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Motorcycle taxi drivers have modified their vehicles to keep passengers dry and high above the floodwaters.

Malaysia is emulating developed countries which do not use motorcycle taxi services to ensure the safety of road users, says Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi.

Motorcycle taxi or Dego Ride service has been banned from operating on the country's roads due to factors affecting the safety of motorcyclists and pillion riders.

Dego Ride service providers are today warned that their motorcycles will be sealed if they continue to offer the motorcycle taxi service which has been banned by the government.

RTD Enforcement Division director Datuk V. Valluvan Veloo says they understood the motorcycle taxi operator will be back in operation despite the warnings and summonses that were issued.

The Cabinet had left it to the ministry to decide on the matter and to explain to the public why the service had to cease.

Three motorcycle owners were issued summonses by the Road Transport Department (RTD) yesterday for providing unauthorised motorcycle taxi service known as 'Dego Ride'.

Its chairman, Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said, however, the operator should be prepared to face legal action for operating without a license.

"The Road Transport Department and the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) will launch undercover operations to arrest those who offer Dego Ride services.

Despite an order it cease operations with immediate effect as announced yesterday, the Dego Ride motorcycle taxi service appears to be still available here today.

The Transport Ministry has ordered the Dego Ride or motorcycle taxi service to stop immediately because of safety factors.

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