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The Malaysian government will hold legal street races to counter the growing number of illegal motorcycle racing. The government will close down the capital city, Kuala Lumpur once a week so that young riders can road race legally.
#Malaysia: Government To Legalise Motorcycle Street Racing In KL? | Hype.my
This is an incredible decision from the Malaysian authorities. They would possibly receive a lot of flak for making street racing legal. Something which the riders would have been punished for, would now be organised properly where they will participate legally.
Would something like this reduce the incidents of street racing? On the one hand, it would ensure that those who were indulging in illegal street races will now have an organised platform where they can pit their skills. So they won't have to ride recklessly in traffic, since the roads would be closed to regular traffic and open only for them.
On the other hand, you will have more youngsters who will be inspired to take up racing on the streets, seeing so many others doing so. Would this actually increase the number of people racing on the street in traffic as well?
There are no easy answers to this and we wait and see how this different approach works out in Malaysia. Would it be successful in taming the menace of street racing or would it only bolster the enthusiasm of illegal street racers?
What would be the outcome if something similar was tried as a pilot project in India?
This is an incredible decision from the Malaysian authorities. They would possibly receive a lot of flak for making street racing legal. Something which the riders would have been punished for, would now be organised properly where they will participate legally.
Would something like this reduce the incidents of street racing? On the one hand, it would ensure that those who were indulging in illegal street races will now have an organised platform where they can pit their skills. So they won't have to ride recklessly in traffic, since the roads would be closed to regular traffic and open only for them.
On the other hand, you will have more youngsters who will be inspired to take up racing on the streets, seeing so many others doing so. Would this actually increase the number of people racing on the street in traffic as well?
There are no easy answers to this and we wait and see how this different approach works out in Malaysia. Would it be successful in taming the menace of street racing or would it only bolster the enthusiasm of illegal street racers?
What would be the outcome if something similar was tried as a pilot project in India?
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