The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Traffic accidents are all too common in Indonesia. According to the traffic police, the number who died last year reached more than 30,000, for the most part due to low awareness of what constitutes safe driving.
Sr. Comr. A. Sukri P, a unit head at the National Police's traffic directorate said Thursday that people in the country still did know about or obey traffic regulations.
Low awareness was not only dangerous for drivers but also other motorists and pedestrians, he said.
"Of the three components of driving -- the driver, the vehicle and the condition of the road -- it's the driver that is the most important," Sukri said.
He said that, as a result of this, there had to be an improvement in driver discipline.
"But first, (drivers) have to understand the rules better."
Police recently started a safe driving campaign, with a particular emphasis on public transport drivers.
The campaign, dubbed Supir Heroik, is aimed at broadening drivers' understanding of traffic regulations, Sukri said at the launch of the social responsibility program of tire producer Goodyear.
The program, supported by the national police headquarters and the directorate for road safety at the Transportation Ministry, is being held to promote safe driving and improve the image of public transport drivers, said Alex Irawan, the finance director of PT Goodyear Indonesia.
Suripno, the ministry's director for road safety, also reminded people to take an active role in promoting safe driving by complying with road rules and controlling their emotions while driving. Accidents could happen if drivers failed to control their emotions, he added.
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