Rambu Jalan Korban Vandalisme Di Yogyakarta Dibersihkan, Dari Umbulharjo Hingga Pojok Beteng Timur

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YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Transportation Service (Dishub) carried out a clean action for traffic signs for vandalism victims. The action took place from the intersection of four APPIs, Umbulharjo, to Pojok of East Central Bejok.

Secretary of the Yogyakarta City Transportation Agency Golkari Made Yulianto said this activity was to fill the commemoration of the 2022 National Transportation Day in order to improve traffic safety.

"We are cleaning up from the APPI intersection to the East Beteng Pojok intersection because there is a lot of vandalism in the road for traffic signs. We call this cleaning as a sign 'jamsan'," said Golkari in Yogyakarta, quoted from Antara, Friday, September 16.

According to him, traffic signs that have been installed must be maintained properly so that they function optimally to provide instructions or directions for road users.

If the traffic sign becomes the target of vandalism, Golkari continued, it will not be able to function optimally and can potentially endanger road users or traffic accidents.

Yogyakarta City is a tourist destination city and of course many drivers come from the city lua. If traffic signs don't function properly, it could cause tourists to get lost or harm road users," he said.

For example, tourists will get lost or run against traffic flow because one-way road signs do not function optimally because they are targeted for vandalism.

The most common acts of vandalism are attaching various stickers and scribbling on traffic signs with spray paint. "The cleaning is with soap water and tiltner," he said.

The public is also asked to actively report if they find traffic signs targeted for vandalism, damaged or covered by billboards to tree branches. Reports can be submitted through the Jogja Smart Service (JSS) application.

"We will feel very happy and helped if there are people who report the condition of the sign. Officers will immediately respond and make repairs," he said.

Through the cleaning of the signs, Golkari hopes to become part of education to the public to maintain these public facilities.

People who vandalism on traffic signs can also be categorized as violating the provisions of the Public Order Regional Regulation. But what is important for us at this time is to provide an understanding to the public that the existence of signs is important for driving safety," he said.