Yesterday, this paper ran an extensive report about a gathering from the Muslim community coming together to tackle the menace of reckless bike riding from members of the community. This is common especially during upcoming festivals, where Muslim boys riding without helmets, sometimes three to a bike, are zipping madly on our roads. Underage bikers are one more malaise.

This is not to say that only Muslim boys ride bikes rashly, violate traffic laws and lose their lives or limbs. Yet, we are zeroing in on the Muslim community because there was a report about a meeting held by leaders, social workers and intellectuals within the community to decide how to tackle this with an eye on a forthcoming May 1 festival.