Bambang Soesatyo Invites The Automotive Community To Socialize Driving Safety On Highways

Chairman of the MPR RI, Bambang Soesatyo invites the automotive community to campaign for safety driving on the highway. (Special)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly as well as Chairman of the Indonesian Motor Association (IMI) and Deputy Chairperson of the Golkar Party, Bambang Soesatyo, revealed data from the Ministry of Transportation that every hour, an average of 2-3 people die from traffic accidents. Economic losses due to traffic accidents are estimated at 2.9 to 3.1 percent of Indonesia's gross domestic income (GDP) in 2020. Or around IDR 44 trillion to IDR 47.8 trillion with a total GDP of IDR 15,434 trillion.

"Therefore, the existence of the automotive community is very important. Like the DKI Jakarta MBI, in addition to actively conducting touring and organizing social humanitarian activities, it is also active to educate users of large motorcycle vehicles about the importance of awareness of obeying traffic signs, realizing driving safety and traffic. So that it can suppress the potential for traffic accidents and not being arrogant on the highway," said Bamsoet after attending the celebration of the 4th anniversary of the DKI Jakarta MBI.

Also present were the Chairman of MBI Rio Castello, the Chairman of the DKI Jakarta MBI Jaya Azhari, as well as the CEO and CoFounder of Hang Lekiu Group Rionaldo Putra.

The chairman of the 20th DPR RI and the former Chairman of Commission III of the DPR RI for Law, Human Rights and Security explained that there is nothing wrong with having a hobby of riding big motorbikes. Doctors, entrepreneurs, academics, celebrities and various other groups are very allowed to engage in the automotive world. Even from automotive hobbies, it can expand the network, while making the automotive community the glue of national unity.

"MBI DKI Jakarta must continue to grow into a solid automotive community. Stay committed to maintaining membership inclusiveness with an infinite spirit of brotherhood. At the same time make MBI DKI Jakarta a big family that upholds the spirit of brotherhood, and places social brotherhood as the breath of the organization," explained Bamsoet.

The chairman of the Central MBI Board of Trustees explained, according to data from Korlantas Polri, until November 2022, the number of motorized vehicles in Indonesia was recorded from private cars, buses, goods cars, motorbikes, to special vehicles which had reached 151.9 million units. Especially for motorcycles, it has reached 126 million units. The largest is in Central Java (17.6 million units), East Java (17.3 million units), DKI Jakarta (17.1 million units), and West Java (15.7 million units).

"Data from Korlantas Polri also noted that the number of traffic accidents throughout Indonesia from January to September 2022 reached 94,617 cases, an increase of 70 thousand cases compared to the same period in 2021. And resulted in 19,054 people being victims or an increase of 683 people compared to the same period in 2021," concluded Bamsoet.