BANDUNG, West Java: The Traffic Directorate of the National Police is offering a safety course for motorcycle riders in 100 cities across the country.
Patar Gunawan, head of development at the directorate, said the course was necessary to help motorcyclists drive safely on the country's roads. He said a high percentage of traffic accidents involved motorcycles.
"Of the 17,000 traffic fatalities in Indonesia last year, 12,000 were motorcycle riders. Our major concern is how to reduce that number," Patar said.
The officer said the safety course would be offered this month in a number of cities, including Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Semarang, Surabaya and Denpasar.
He said there were at least 35 million motorcycles in use across Indonesia, and that many of these motorcyclists had little idea about safe driving. -- JP
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