Reflecting On The Sumedang Bus Accident, NTSC: Borrowing The Philosophy Of The Surabaya People, If You Ride A Speeding Pedicab, Be Reminded

Bus accident in Sumedang, West Java. (Photo: Doc. Kemenhub)

JAKARTA - Safety is the main thing in a trip using transportation. To realize safe travel, especially with the bus mode, the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT), Soerjanto Tjahjono, gave some tips.

First, said Soerjanto, don't be easily tempted by offers of cheap or sloping bus rental prices.

"But I want to take the philosophy of the people of Surabaya when we ride rickshaws when we were small. The pedicabs are speeding. Be reminded, the rickshaws pay 25 don't ask for 50 facilities. This philosophy means if we travel by bus, don't talk about the price," he said in a public dialogue event ' Let's Congratulations Together ', Wednesday, March 17th.

Second, in planning a tourist trip, transportation is the support. To ensure a safe and comfortable journey, make sure the condition of the bus to be used is in roadworthy conditions.

"So if we want to go on a trip, don't look at the price but look at whether the bus is feasible, (how) the condition is, the driver is healthy or not. The important thing is for safety together, our motto is let's be safe together," he said.

Finally, provide a proper rest area for bus drivers. Because, the driver plays an important role for safety in traveling.

"We all have to be responsible and participate in supporting the properness of his rest. Because many accidents are caused by tired drivers," he said.

Previously Soerjanto said that the awareness of providing comfortable sleeping facilities for bus drivers was still low. This alarming phenomenon is very easy to find in various long-distance travel activities. Where, tourists after traveling and being driven to hotels, forgetting where the bus drivers rest.

"If we travel to Jogja, when we arrive in Jogja we stay at the hotel and drop off by the bus at the hotel. Then where does the bus (driver) sleep? To the square continues to sleep in the trunk of the bus," he said.

Soerjanto said the inadequate bed could affect the health condition of the bus driver. So that it will be risky for the safety of tourist travel.

"So, we are trying to think together about the quality of the driver's sleep? So, we try to manage travel agents and all kinds of take care where the driver's problem can rest," he said.

Previously, a bus accident occurred in Sumedang Regency, West Java (West Java) and killed 29 passengers. The bus driver with the initials YA was named a suspect in the fatal accident.