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RTD to haul up parents of 12-year-old filmed driving car
The Road Transport Department (RTD) will summon the parents of a 12-year-old who drove a car with his two younger siblings in a residential area after the unnerving episode went viral on social media.
RTD director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said that he was aware that the case was already under police investigation.
The Road Transport Department (RTD) will summon the parents of a 12-year-old who drove a car with his two younger siblings in a residential area after the unnerving episode went viral on social media.
RTD director-general Aedy Fadly Ramli said that he was aware that the case was already under police investigation.
However, he said that RTD also has its own investigation and a notice to assist the investigation has been issued to the parents of the children concerned.
“We will let police complete the investigation first and then RTD will take action under the Road Transport Act 1987,” he told the media after an integrated operation targeting foreign drivers, conducted by RTD and the Putrajaya Corporation today.
The incident gained widespread attention yesterday, when a one-minute 49-second video clip went viral, showing a woman stopping a Perodua Viva driven by the young boy and his siblings.
In the video, the car is seen speeding over a bump in front of a house before the woman intervened and ordered the vehicle to stop.
Today, Sepang district police chief Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof reportedly said that police have obtained a statement from the child’s father.
The case is being investigated under Section 39(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, which prohibits anyone under 16 from driving.
Aedy added that a fine will be imposed on the boy’s parents for allowing their child to drive without a licence and they will be offered counselling services.
He advised parents to supervise and not allow minors to drive without a licence.
“This is the role and responsibility of parents to warn children not to drive vehicles without a licence. While some children may possess driving skills, it does not exempt them from the legal requirements,” he said.
- Bernama
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