Solo City Government: Electric Tourist Vehicles Don't Disobey Traffic Rules

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SOLO - The Surakarta City Government, Central Java, ensures that the operation of electric-based tourist vehicles does not violate traffic (traffic) rules, one of which is by preparing infrastructure in the form of markings on the highway.

"The city government will ensure that these vehicles continue to run and prepare the infrastructure," said Deputy Mayor of Surakarta Teguh Prakosa in Solo, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 19.

He said one of the infrastructures that was prepared was in the form of road markings to distinguish the lanes for cars and two-wheeled vehicles from electric fuel-based vehicles.

He ensured that the vehicle was operated only to serve tourism within the city of Solo.

"We have seen which areas enter the highway area, which tourist and cultural areas are passed. The routes include the Surakarta City Hall, Vastenburg Fort, and Kauman Batik Village. Other routes include Mangkunegaran Temple, Manahan, and Depok Market. "The third route from Jongke Market passes through Kampung Batik Laweyan, Bumi Village, and a souvenir center," he said.

Previously, national transportation observer Djoko Setijowarno suggested that the tourist electric car should not be operated on the highway. He said that if you want to operate the car on the highway, you have to go through a type test first in order to issue a type test registration letter (SRUT).

"On the basis of the SRUT from the Ditjenhubdar, the police issue a vehicle registration number and license plate. In addition, as public transportation, periodic tests or KIR must be carried out," he said.

He said that if the electric car, which was a grant from the Tahir Foundation, continued to run on public roads, the manager could be charged with the Traffic and Road Transport Law, which is subject to sanctions in accordance with Article 277 of the 2009 LLAJ (Traffic and Road Transport) Law.

In the article it is explained that every person who imports motorized vehicles, trailers, and patch trains into the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, manufactures, assembles, or modifies motorized vehicles that cause a change in type, trailer, patch carriage, and special vehicles operated within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia. a country that does not fulfill the type test obligation as referred to in Article 50 paragraph (1) shall be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of 1 (one) year or a maximum fine of Rp. 24,000,000.00 (twenty four million rupiah).

Regarding this, the Mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, said that there had been coordination with a number of parties related to the operation of the tourist vehicle.

"Including Mr. Joko (transportation observer), we have received his input, route issues, safety issues, basically he supports it. Indeed, there are routes that pass through the highway, so we give a solution, namely by giving them their own markings," he said.

He said the existence of the tourist vehicle is one of the government's efforts to support the development of tourism in the city of Solo.