(Video) The untold story behind the bicycle tragedy

A POLICEMAN has shared his account on Facebook the efforts undertaken by the department to stop the teenagers from being on the roads at late hours.
In the post by Zulhazri Abu Bakar, a policeman accounts for the incidents before the tragedy. He wants to remain anonymous.
"We have warned and cautioned them even using a loudspeaker. Some of us have even lost our patience and threw away their bicycles, just to warn them so that they don't repeat it again," he said.
But all these was in vain. They were too free from parents supervision, he said.
He said that the group was not just from around Johor Baru but also from Plentong, Pasir Putih, Masai, Tampoi, Kempas, Skudai, and Tiram.
They would come in groups almost every weekend.
He added that if the police chased them, they would scream and taunt the authorities by carrying their bikes to the other side of the road.
"They don't cycle by the side of the road but in the middle of the roads where they lost their lives. 95% of their bikes are small with small tires."
He called for the public not to blame the authorities, but parents and guardians have to play their roles as well.
"Teenagers would want freedom and to have fun. Their don't mind lying to their families with all types of promises and reasons just so that they can go out. Some are out for days."
He said the teenagers were between 10 years old to early twenties.
Together with the post, two videos were uploaded showing the daredevil bicycle gang evading the police.
Watch the video here: