Minister Of State Secretary Regarding Tot Tot Wuk Wuk': Officials Don't Use The Wrong Siren

Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi/ANTARA/Andi Firdaus.

JAKARTA - Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Prasetyo Hadi reminded all state officials not to abuse siren facilities, and to respect other road users when driving by themselves in official cars or by escorting avoorijder.

Prasetyo said the Ministry of State Secretariat had also issued a circular to all state officials to follow the laws and regulations regarding escort and use of sirens, as well as pay attention to propriety, especially to other road users.

This statement was in response to the 'Stop Tot Wuk Wuk' movement which was busy on social media.

"We (state officials, ed) must pay attention to propriety, then pay attention to public order, other road users so that it does not mean that the facility (with) arbitrary or arbitrary. That is what we continue to encourage," Prasetyo said in response to reporters' questions reported by ANTARA, Friday, September 19.

Pras, Prasetyo's nickname, continued to explain that some officials use sirens when crossing due to time effectiveness. However, he reminded President Prabowo Subianto himself, on several occasions, not to use the facility, and to use the road as other motorists.

"Mr. President (has) set an example, that in getting an escort himself, the traffic also often congested. Even if the red light, (the vehicle, ed.) also stops when there is nothing that is in a hurry to reach a certain place. The spirit is that spirit," said Pras.

Pras again reminded all state officials not to use the escort and use of the siren beyond reasonable limits.

"We urge that these facilities should not be used for something that exceeds reasonable limits, and still we must pay attention to and respect other road users," said Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi.

In recent weeks, the public has been enlivened with a movement that refuses to give way to vehicles using sirens. The movement was later known as "Stop Tot, Tot, Wuk, Wuk" and received support from many netizens and the community.

Regarding the movement, the Head of the Traffic Corps (Kakorlantas) of the National Police, Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho, when met by reporters at the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta, Friday, stated that the National Police had frozen the use of rotators and escorted car sirens (patwals).

"I am Kakorlantas, I frozen it for escort using voices (sirine, ), that's because this is also a disturbed society, let alone congested," said Inspector General Pol. Agus to reporters.

Kakorlantas also thanked the input given to the public, especially motorists who were disturbed by the noise of car sirens or Patwal motorbikes.

"All public inputs are positive for us, and I am evaluating this. Even if there is a provision at a time when to use sirens, including tots, and I thank the community, for Korlantas while we (have) frozen," said Agus.

The use of strobos and sirens for a number of vehicles, including patwal cars, vehicles led by state institutions, hearses, ambulances, convoys of state guest vehicles, and fire engines are regulated in Article 135 of Law Number 22 of 2009.