Dedi, A Person With Disabilities Who Is Willing To Regulate Traffic In Ciledug, Has Been Managed By Thugs To Fight For Land

Dedi, a person with a disability who is willing to become a traffic control volunteer in Ciledug/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

TANGERANG Hot sun and street dust have become Dedi's daily food. The man with disabilities is willing to spend his time on the streets, regulating traffic in the Ciledug Raya area, Tangerang City. Even though Dedi was dressed as a police officer, the 52-year-old man was not a member of the police.

Dedi's body limitations did not make him discouraged. In fact, with his shortcomings, Dedi actually helped many people on the streets by managing traffic.

What Dedi has done is not only this time, he has been a traffic control volunteer in Ciledug for almost 28 years and he has never complained a bit.

Dedi admitted that his desire to become a traffic police force was very strong. But what is the power, the limitations he has had since birth make him bury his dreams of becoming a traffic policeman.

"Actually, I want to be a police officer. But conditions like this. So help regulate traffic," said Dedi when met at his home in the Larangan area, Tangerang City, Thursday, March 30.

Dedi admitted that he never felt any fear in controlling traffic in the Ciledug Raya street area, Tangerang City.

"Not afraid. (Starting to park) from 9 am to 5 pm," said Dedi with enthusiasm.

Besides Dedi, Sukini as his wife said that her husband had experienced unpleasant things from thugs at the location where her husband worked. However, thanks to the local residents who helped him, thugs left Dedi.

"There used to be people who were popular. Thugs who didn't know Pak Dedi. He wanted to take Pak Dedi's parking lot. Only with the help of the residents, the thugs finally left," said Sukini.

Sukini shared that her husband had been a volunteer for traffic flow since he was a teenager.

Even though you can't walk, the street (the road is-ed) is crawling. Keep managing traffic like that. Pak Dedi wants to regulate it, because the conditions are jammed, the food is strictly and precisely regulated," said Sukini.

"Alhamdulillah, if Mr. Dedi manages, it's smarter and smoother. If it's really crowded, run away (silence)," he continued.

The figure of this man who has been full of patience has always walked crawling to arrive at the location he wants to regulate his traffic.

Dedi Married

Over time, Sukini began to like Dedi. Until finally he decided to marry Dedi.

Then, she saved to buy a modified wheelchair and motorcycle to facilitate her husband's mobility.

"In the past, there was no wheelchair, there was no motorbike. After getting married, we bought a motorbike like this, we joined the two (of the connection)," said Sukini.

Muhammad Fauzi, a local resident, said that he had seen Dedi since childhood. Fauzi said, Dedi had been managing traffic since he was a child. That means, for decades Dedi has been a volunteer.

Fauzi said that Dedi's presence really helps road users in his area.

"Help. If people go through, it will be helped," he concluded.