Why have we not learnt any lessons?

Dangerous: ‘Basikal lajak’ confiscated in the wee hours in Kulai, Johor, a few years ago. Yet today, we still have teens riding such bikes. — Filepic/The Star

THE comments from the anguished father of a boy who survived the 2017 accident that killed eight teenage cyclists in Johor Baru speak volumes against the “basikal lajak” (modified bicycles) craze (“Mission to stop Mat Lajak”, Sunday Star, April 17; online at bit.ly/star_lajak).

The case of motorist Sam Ke Ting convicted by the High Court for reckless driving and causing the teens’ deaths has generated national interest, with many using social media to express their sympathy and support for Sam.