Proposal to ban kap chai must be backed with scientific proof

KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to ban "kap chai", or small motorcycles from entering the city to reduce carbon emissions must be supported with scientific research, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (pix).
"The small ones do not emit much. It is the large motorcycles that do. Why is there a need to halt the small ones (from entering the city)?" he said in a news conference after launching the Taman Eko Rimba mobile application here.
He said that the proposal to ban the motorcycles was not feasible, and gave examples on how vehicle management is conducted in London and Oxford.
"We need to know which vehicle contributes the largest carbon print before implementing it.
"Is it the lorries, buses, cars or motorcycles? I believe it is the large lorries that should not be allowed to enter," he said.
He agreed in principle that reducing carbon emissions by cutting out private transportation was the way to go, but said proper research needs to be done to determine if such a move would really be the most beneficial to the environment.
He was responding to Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's proposal on the matter.