Illegal Street Racing
Introduction
Street racing has been identified as a threat to civil society with significant social and economic impact . Street racing is illegal in Malaysia , as reckless stunts on public roads endanger the lives of many . One of Malaysia ’ s subcultures include the ‘ Mat Rempit ’ biker gangs , estimated to be over 200,000 which comprise of bikers who either take to illegal racing in large numbers or perform extremely dangerous stunts in public displays of bravado . Most of the illegal riders race with small capacity motorcycles and without proper safety measures . Most of their motorcycles are modified for higher speed or to increase the noise emitted by exhaust , which do not meet standard specifications . Many streets , roads , highways and expressways in Kuala Lumpur , Selangor , Penang , Johor Bahru , Kuala Selangor and other cities have become sites for racing . Among the participants are teenagers riding modified motorcycles .
a. What are the different types of stunts these hooligans carry out and what prizes are offered to the winner ?
‘ Mat Rempit ’ is a Malaysian term for “ an individual who participates in illegal street racing ” , usually involving underbone motorcycle ( colloquially known as Kapcai ) or scooters . Kapcai was called by some elder people due to they are so familiar with it . Not all ‘ Mat Rempits ’ are involved in street racing ; some of them perform crazy stunts for fun , such as wheelie , superman ( lying flat on the seat ) , wikang and scorpion ( standing on the seat with one leg during a wheelie ) , or shuttu le katti . In addition , some of them also created other new stunts like sailboat method and ‘ spider man ’ method .
In addition , these Mat
Street racing has been identified as a threat to civil society with significant social and economic impact . Street racing is illegal in Malaysia , as reckless stunts on public roads endanger the lives of many . One of Malaysia ’ s subcultures include the ‘ Mat Rempit ’ biker gangs , estimated to be over 200,000 which comprise of bikers who either take to illegal racing in large numbers or perform extremely dangerous stunts in public displays of bravado . Most of the illegal riders race with small capacity motorcycles and without proper safety measures . Most of their motorcycles are modified for higher speed or to increase the noise emitted by exhaust , which do not meet standard specifications . Many streets , roads , highways and expressways in Kuala Lumpur , Selangor , Penang , Johor Bahru , Kuala Selangor and other cities have become sites for racing . Among the participants are teenagers riding modified motorcycles .
a. What are the different types of stunts these hooligans carry out and what prizes are offered to the winner ?
‘ Mat Rempit ’ is a Malaysian term for “ an individual who participates in illegal street racing ” , usually involving underbone motorcycle ( colloquially known as Kapcai ) or scooters . Kapcai was called by some elder people due to they are so familiar with it . Not all ‘ Mat Rempits ’ are involved in street racing ; some of them perform crazy stunts for fun , such as wheelie , superman ( lying flat on the seat ) , wikang and scorpion ( standing on the seat with one leg during a wheelie ) , or shuttu le katti . In addition , some of them also created other new stunts like sailboat method and ‘ spider man ’ method .
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