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Ahmad Shabery beri jaminan


AHMAD SHABERY (tengah) ditemani Dr. Ramlan (kiri) ketika melawat pelumba basikal lebuh raya wanita negara, Mariana di KPJ Damansara semalam.


MENTERI Belia dan Sukan, Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek memberi jaminan untuk memperbaiki sebarang kelemahan yang ada dalam prosedur latihan skuad basikal lebuh raya negara bagi menjamin kesela- matan pelumba-pelumbanya pada masa hadapan.

Ahmad Shabery berkata demikian ketika mengulas insiden kemalangan melibatkan lima pelumba negara yang dilanggar sebuah kereta Kancil ketika menja- lani latihan dan sesi pemili- han di Putrajaya kelmarin.
Dalam insiden tersebut, seorang pelumba wanita negara, Mariana Mohamed, 34, mengalami kecederaan parah selepas patah tulang lengan, rusuk dan lutut kanannya, manakala empat lagi pelumba hanya mengalami kecederaan ringan.

"Sudah tentu saya rasa amat sedih dengan kejadian buruk yang menimpa lima pelumba kita ini, terutamanya Mariana yang agak parah," kata Ahmad Shabery ketika melawat Mariana di Hospital Pakar KPJ Damansara semalam.

"Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) akan mengkaji semula proses latihan skuad basikal negara, termasuk prosedur-prosedur keselamatan pelumba di atas jalan raya sama ada bantuan daripada pihak marsyal atau polis setakat ini mencukupi atau tidak.

"Kita perlu lihat dan kaji perkara ini dengan teliti, tengok apa kekurangannya dan memperbaiki lagi ciri- ciri keselamatan yang sedia ada kerana jelas sekali insi- den seperti ini perlu dihindari pada masa hadapan," tambahnya lagi.

Turut sama mengiringi Ahmad Shabery dalam lawatan tersebut ialah Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif (CEO) Institut Sukan Negara (ISN), Datuk Dr. Ramlan Abd. Aziz dan Timbalan Presiden Persekutuan Kebangsaan Berbasikal Malaysia (PKBM), Datuk Naim Mohamad.

Menurut Ahmad Shabery, beliau kini sedang menanti laporan penuh daripada pihak polis dan tindakan pihak berkuasa tersebut terhadap pemandu yang melanggar pelumba negara itu.

"Saya mahukan penjelasan dan tindakan daripada pihak polis. Adakah insiden ini adalah kesilapan kita sendiri ataupun salah pemandu kereta berkenaan yang tidak hiraukan tanda- tanda amaran.

"Sekiranya pemandu itu yang lalai, saya mahu polis mengambil tindakan yang tegas ke atasnya kerana jelas sekali ia bukan perkara yang boleh dipandang ringan, ia melibatkan nyawa pelumba negara," kata Ahmad Shabery lagi.

Selain itu, beliau juga menjelaskan betapa penting- nya untuk menanam keseda- ran kepada orang ramai supaya menerima fenomena baharu sukan berbasikal yang kini menjadi satu sukan riadah yang semakin diminati di Malaysia.

"Saya harap orang ramai dan pengguna jalan raya yang lain menghormati mereka yang menaiki basikal ketika beriadah di sekitar Putrajaya.

"Masyarakat perlu tahu bahawa ini adalah fenomena baharu di Malaysia.
"Saya lihat gejala rempit sudah berkurangan dan ramai remaja sudah mula cenderung kepada sukan riadah berbasikal ini seperti fixie.

"Ini suatu perkembangan yang baik," jelas Ahmad Shabery.



Oleh SHAHRIL NIZAM ABDULLAH
shahril@kosmo.com.my

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