2 Bangladeshis stopped for lugging chainsaw, brooms, signboards on motorcycle

New Straits Times

24-07-2025

SHAH ALAM: Two Bangladeshi nationals were stopped and fined on the main stretch of the Federal Highway near the Melawati roundabout here yesterday for riding their motorbike dangerously.
They were seen hugging signboards and brooms, and one of them was even carrying a chainsaw, which the blade was protruding from the side.
The pillion rider, believed to be in his 20s, was wearing a construction hardhat instead of a motorcycle helmet.
They were stopped by policemen from the Shah Alam Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division, who were conducting an operation in the area.
The rider, known only as Ayatollah, 28, said he and his pillion were carrying their tools as they were working as landscapers along the highway.
"This is my own motorcycle — I bought it two months ago and don't have a licence. I use it for work, cutting trees and cleaning both sides of the highway between Kuala Lumpur and Klang," he said.
They were among hundreds of motorcyclists detained for various offences, particularly for failing to use the designated motorcycle lane on the Federal Highway.
Most of the detained riders claimed that they were unaware of the motorcycle lane, despite commuting daily.
A 36-year-old employee of a law firm said he forgot to switch his navigation app to motorcycle mode when travelling from Jinjang, Kepong, to the Shah Alam court complex.
"I forgot to change to motorcycle mode, and I'm not really familiar with the Federal Highway and its motorcycle lanes.
"The navigation app directed me along the main route. If I'd switched to motorcycle mode, perhaps it would have shown the special lane," he said.
Yesterday, Shah Alam police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said police issued 147 summonses against motorcyclists during a joint enforcement operation named Op Bersepadu at Km13.3 of the Federal Highway heading towards Klang.
The operation – bolstered by drone surveillance – was conducted by the Shah Alam district Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Division, the Air Wing Unit and the Selangor Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department.
"A total of 180 vehicles were inspected and 147 summonses were issued. The majority of offences involved failure to use the motorcycle lane, with 141 summonses issued for the violation," he said.