I have already said before in this blog that Grab Food delivery, Food Panda delivery by motorcycle seems to provide the fastest growing job prospects for Malay youngsters in Malaysia - including university graduates.
Didnt believe me? Well please read this now. This is what the PH government is planning for the Malay youngsters:
Syed Saddiq to introduce Indon motorcycle ride-hailing service Go-Jek
an effort to help the motorcyclist group
not enough for govt to organise one-off programme or build race tracks
They want to be defended, they need jobs.
That is a more pressing issue, " he said
Saddiq brought founder of Go-Jek to meet Dr M and Anthony Loke
presentation was accepted kindly
we will finalise discussion
he wished to create hundreds of thousands of job opportunities for motorcyclists
Go-Jek based in Jakarta where consumers use their services through app
My comments :
I sense another disaster in the making.
This is another exclusively "Kuala Lumpur" solution.
As if the entire 32 million people in Malaysia live in Kuala Lumpur.
This is NOT a solution for the whole of Malaysia.
There are Mat Rempits and Mat Motors who hang out near the bridge in Kuala Kangsar. Or cruise near the airport in Kota Bharu. What about them?
There are Mat Rempits and Mat Motors who hang out near the bridge in Kuala Kangsar. Or cruise near the airport in Kota Bharu. What about them?
This will also not work for a variety of reasons.
Lets look at some 'macro' and 'micro' issues.
1. Motorbike taxis started in Bangkok, then it also popped up in Jakarta. Both in Bangkok and Jakarta it reflects a failure of their governments to develop highways, roads and public transport. The traffic jams in Bangkok and Jakarta were too messy.
Clever entrepreneurs started motorcycle taxis in Bangkok to help people beat the terrible jams. The Thais at first closed one eye to these illegal two wheel taxis. Because the Thais knew they could not improve much on the traffic jams. Later they began to organise the motorbike taxis - with safety training, licensing etc.
- Both in Bangkok and Jakarta, it was NOT unemployable Mat Rempits / Mat Motors who became motorcycle taxis.
- Serious people who had motorcycles and who were looking to earn an honest income or earn extra income became motorcycle taxis.
- Not unemployable, drug infected, street racing Mat Rempits.
It still represents their failure to develop infrastructure and public transport, which created a demand for motorcycle taxis in Bangkok. A new supply and demand equation manifested itself. The Cabinet Ministers in Thailand did not simply make a decision - lets have motorcyle taxis.
Motorcycle taxi in Bangkok.
In Malaysia this is khalwat.
2. Then what about the existing cab drivers and Grab drivers in Malaysia ?
The Grab taxis have provided employment to the unemployed. They are putting some taxis out of work. The employment - unemployment equation there is maybe the same.
Now the Mat Motors aka Mat Rempits will be putting both the regular cab and Grab drivers out of work. Obviously you have not thought about that?
Now the Mat Motors aka Mat Rempits will be putting both the regular cab and Grab drivers out of work. Obviously you have not thought about that?
3. Helmets and hygiene how?
Have you driven a motorcycle? I have owned FIVE motorbikes (including a big bike, a long time ago.) For safety you must wear a helmet. And in Malaysia your head really sweats inside a helmet. The helmet can stink. Your helmet is like your underwear - strictly personal to the owner. You dont share it with a hundred other people.
Have you driven a motorcycle? I have owned FIVE motorbikes (including a big bike, a long time ago.) For safety you must wear a helmet. And in Malaysia your head really sweats inside a helmet. The helmet can stink. Your helmet is like your underwear - strictly personal to the owner. You dont share it with a hundred other people.
So do you seriously expect these Mat Rempit motorcycle taxis to provide clean, dry, non stinky helmets for their passengers? I dont think so. That is why in Bangkok (the picture above) the bike taxi passengers dont wear helmets. Bau busuk lah.
4. Then what about khalwat?
In some states "lelaki wanita bukan mahram" cannot ride on the same motorbike. So how are you going to allow Mat Rempit motorcycle taxi drivers to pick up female passengers? Or female taxi riders to pick up male passengers? Is this syariah compliant? Dont forget "Islam is the official religion of the Federation".
In some states "lelaki wanita bukan mahram" cannot ride on the same motorbike. So how are you going to allow Mat Rempit motorcycle taxi drivers to pick up female passengers? Or female taxi riders to pick up male passengers? Is this syariah compliant? Dont forget "Islam is the official religion of the Federation".
5. This suggestion is not "market driven" with reference to the supply and demand for taxi services. As I said this appears to be an exclusively Kuala Lumpur decision. The suggestion here is simply to give the Mat Rempits (almost exclusively in Kuala Lumpur) an opportunity to earn a living from their motorbikes.
But what is the real issue with the Mat Rempits and Mat Motors here?
The real issue here is the Mat Rempits and Mat Motors being unemployed.
That is the real problem we have to tackle.
WHY are they unemployed?
WHY do they waste their lives speeding around on motorcyles?
Why are these kids ending up as Mat Motors and Mat Rempits?
Lets tackle the real problem.
The real issue here is the Mat Rempits and Mat Motors being unemployed.
That is the real problem we have to tackle.
WHY are they unemployed?
WHY do they waste their lives speeding around on motorcyles?
Why are these kids ending up as Mat Motors and Mat Rempits?
Lets tackle the real problem.
Speeding around aimlessly on motorbikes is not an option.
It is a choice for them.
They dont want to work.
They want to lepak on their motorcycles, show off stunts, race their motorbikes down the street, organise in motorbike gangs etc.
They are irresponsible. No discipline.
There is no sense of responsibility or discipline.
Their upbringing, their culture, their family, their elders, their political leaders, their school teachers, their religion, their ostards, the education system has FAILED THEM. They have failed these youngsters miserably.
And please stop and think.
How come the other races do not seem to have these problems or to the same degree.
Have you seen a Chinese Mat Rempit lately? Or an Indian 'Mat Motor'?
There are NONE - or very, very few.
It is a choice for them.
They dont want to work.
They want to lepak on their motorcycles, show off stunts, race their motorbikes down the street, organise in motorbike gangs etc.
They are irresponsible. No discipline.
There is no sense of responsibility or discipline.
Their upbringing, their culture, their family, their elders, their political leaders, their school teachers, their religion, their ostards, the education system has FAILED THEM. They have failed these youngsters miserably.
And please stop and think.
How come the other races do not seem to have these problems or to the same degree.
Have you seen a Chinese Mat Rempit lately? Or an Indian 'Mat Motor'?
There are NONE - or very, very few.
So what is the solution?
Now you want to risk other peoples' lives by making these mat motors 'two wheel taxis'?
Better think carefully.
Now you want to risk other peoples' lives by making these mat motors 'two wheel taxis'?
Better think carefully.
It is much easier, safer and will become a longer lasting solution with positive results to :
Like everyone else.
That would be a better solution.
Instead you want the drug addicted, street racing Mat Rempits to become two wheeler taxis. The death toll will increase lah.
- teach them to get up early every morning,
- shower or mandi, to be clean,
- to wear clean clothes,
- go to work on time,
- work hard,
- be disciplined,
- be trustworthy, be reliable, be honest at work and outside work
- dont cheat people, dont cheat your employers,
- dont be rude to people (especially according to other peoples' race, religion, language, colour etc).
Like everyone else.
That would be a better solution.
Instead you want the drug addicted, street racing Mat Rempits to become two wheeler taxis. The death toll will increase lah.
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