Singapore teen among three fined RM3,500 under Malaysia’s new illegal racing law

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 3 — A 19-year-old Singaporean man was among three individuals fined RM3,500 each under the newly amended law against illegal racing by the Magistrate’s Court here today.

The three, Syajahan Alfian Abdullah, 19; Muhammad Daniel Hakim Mohamad Rashid, 24; and Gonzales Mckhovic anak George, 18, pleaded guilty to engaging in illegal racing and riding their motorcycles in a dangerous manner on the Second Link Expressway last month.

They entered their guilty pleas after the charges were read out to them individually before Magistrate Nur Fatin Mohamad Farid.

The court also ordered all three to serve four months in prison if they failed to pay their fines.

According to the charge sheet, Singaporean national serviceman Syajahan Alfian was accused of riding a motorcycle at high speed and participating in a speed contest at Kilometre 12.5 of the southbound section of the Second Link Expressway at 2.10am on October 18.

He was charged under Section 42A(2) of the Road Transport Act 1987, as amended in 2026, which carries a fine of between RM2,000 and RM10,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both, upon conviction.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Daniel Hakim and Gonzales Mckhovic were each charged with racing their motorcycles on the northbound section of the Second Link Expressway between Kilometres 7.8 and 18.2 at 2.10am on October 18.

Both men were charged under Section 42A(1) of the same Act, which carries a fine of between RM2,000 and RM10,000, imprisonment for up to two years, or both.

The case was prosecuted by traffic police prosecuting officer Inspector S. Vikineswary, while all three accused were unrepresented.

The Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2026, which came into effect on October 16, introduced harsher penalties for illegal racing and reckless motorcycle riding through the inclusion of Section 42A.

The Transport Ministry said the amendments to the Road Transport Act 1987 (Act 333) were intended to enhance road safety, strengthen enforcement and modernise service delivery by the Road Transport Department (JPJ).

The amendments also aim to close legal loopholes that could allow certain parties to evade responsibility for offences committed using their vehicles.

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新山，11月3日讯——今天，新山地方法庭根据新修订的禁止非法赛车法，对包括一名19岁新加坡男子在内的三人处以每人3500令吉的罚款。

这三人分别是 19 岁的 Syajahan Alfian Abdullah、24 岁的 Muhammad Daniel Hakim Mohamad Rashid 和 18 岁的 Gonzales Mckhovic anak George，他们承认上个月在二号通道高速公路上非法飙车和危险驾驶摩托车。

在法官努尔·法廷·穆罕默德·法里德面前，法官分别向他们宣读了指控，他们随后认罪。

法院还命令，如果三人未能缴纳罚款，则将被判处四个月监禁。

根据控状，新加坡国民服役人员沙贾汉·阿尔菲安被控于 10 月 18 日凌晨 2 点 10 分在第二通道高速公路南行路段 12.5 公里处高速驾驶摩托车并参与速度比赛。

他被控违反 1987 年道路交通法第 42A(2) 条（该条于 2026 年修订），该条规定，一经定罪，可处以 2,000 至 10,000 令吉的罚款、最高两年的监禁，或两者并罚。

与此同时，穆罕默德·丹尼尔·哈基姆和冈萨雷斯·姆霍维奇分别被指控于 10 月 18 日凌晨 2 点 10 分在二号高速公路北行方向 7.8 公里至 18.2 公里路段驾驶摩托车飙车。

两人均被控违反同一法令第 42A(1) 条，该条文规定可处以 2,000 至 10,000 令吉的罚款、最高两年的监禁，或两者并罚。

该案由交通警察检察官 S. Vikineswary 督察提起公诉，而三名被告均未聘请律师。

2026 年 10 月 16 日生效的《道路交通（修正）法》通过纳入第 42A 条，对非法赛车和鲁莽驾驶摩托车的行为施加了更严厉的处罚。

交通部表示，对 1987 年道路交通法（第 333 号法令）的修订旨在提高道路安全，加强执法力度，并使道路交通局 (JPJ) 的服务交付现代化。

这些修正案还旨在堵住法律漏洞，防止某些当事人逃避对其车辆所犯罪行的责任。

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