KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- The government has yet to decide whether to raise the minimum age for obtaining a motorcycle licence.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the ministry is weighing the risk of pushing more underage riders onto the roads without valid licences.

"The proposal had been discussed years ago, but there were pros and cons to changing the current minimum age of 16.

"If you raise the age limit, secondary school students cannot get their licence. It will be a problem also, because then the student will ride motorcycles without a valid licence," Loke told a press conference at the Transport Exhibition (TXA) here today.

He noted that some students aged 13 or 14 were already riding motorcycles without licences despite the ...