Kajang district police chief Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the youngsters were arrested after they were seen at 6pm performing dangerous antics in cycling as a group down a hill at Jalan Impian Makmur towards a school. A member of the district police traffic investigation and enforcement section saw them while undertaking an operation against errant cyclists, called ‘Ops Basikal Lajak’.

The children’s bicycles were seized. Ahmad Dzaffir said that many of them had been modified and did not meet safety standards.

All the youngsters were detained at the district police traffic branch and later released to the care of their parents.

Negeri Sembilan head of traffic investigation and enforcement Supt Ibrahim Mohd Abdul Kadir said those engaged in dangerous cycling, including taking action which put the lives of other road users at risk, can face action under the Road Traffic Rules 1959 which carries a maximum fine of RM2,000.

If offenders are under age, their parents can face action under Section 31 of the Child Act 2001 for neglect of children and such, with the maximum punishment comprising imprisonment of 10 years and a RM20,000 fine, he added, warning that police would take stern action against errant cyclists.