Ditlantas Polda DIY Bans Buses From Crossing Extreme Derivative Paths In Bukit Bego To Breksi Cliffs

Dirlantas Polda DIY Kombes Alfian Nurrizal. BETWEEN/Luqman Hakim.

YOGYAKARTA - The traffic directorate of the Yogyakarta Special Region Police will prohibit all types of bus transportation modes from crossing three extreme derivative routes in this province during the Eid 2024 holiday.

Dirlantas Polda DIY Kombes Alfian Nurrizal said the derivative route as well as extreme incline was in the Bukit Bego area of Jalan Imogiri-Mangunan and Cinomati, Bantul, as well as the Breksi Cliff tourist destination area, Sleman.

"It's okay to climb, but for those of our derivatives we will divert. I don't want any victims to happen for the umpteenth time," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, April 3.

According to Alfian, the ban on downing the three routes is in accordance with safety recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC).

Buses that want to get off through the three lanes will be diverted through other safer alternative routes.

"Our ban applies to all buses, if you can still get a robot (minibus), two wheels and four wheels can still be done," he said.

Alfian explained that in Bukit Bego there is a very long and steep descent route accompanied by sharp turns.

On February 8, 2024, there was a tourism bus accident on the route by killing three passengers.

Likewise in Cinomati, according to Alfian, in addition to having a sharp derivative, the path is very narrow and winding.

"Although it has the ability to drive or maybe the wind brakes are good, we don't know the conditions on the road, and it might rain," he said.

Head of Traffic Division of the Transportation Service (Dishub) DIY Rizki Budi Utomo said Bukit Bego Jalan Imogiri-Mangunan, Bantul was indeed the main route for tour groups with the Breksi Cliff route to Puncak Beci, ending at Parangtriris Beach or vice versa.

"According to friends in tourism, the travel package pattern is like that. Some are from Breksi, Becici, and end up in Parangtritis or vice versa," he said.

Therefore, Rizki asked that buses that want to pass through the Bukit Bego area must be ensured that they are in good health as evidenced by the results of the last motor vehicle test (KIR).