Crackdown on exhausts - why so much noise now?

When the Mat Rempit thunder down the streets in their modified motorcycles, most Malaysians hope that the authorities would do something.

The Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department has now announced that it would be working with the Road Transport Department and the Department of Environment to crack down on modified motorcycle exhausts.

A large number of motorcyclists have protested the move, with some...