Press Accident Number, Police Will Use Alcohol And Drug Test Devices

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JAKARTA - The Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of the National Police socialized alcohol test kits and drug test kits in a technical working meeting (Rakernis) of the Directorate of Law Enforcement of Korlantas Polri (Ditgakkum).

"According to Integrated Road Safety Management System (IRSMS) data we have. One of the causes of traffic accidents is driving a vehicle under the influence of drinking alcohol and drugs," said Dirgakkum Korlantas Polri, Brigadier General Aan Suhanan in a written statement in Jakarta, Wednesday, November 30.

After the socialization, his party will implement it in the location with the highest number of accidents. This tool is an effort by the National Police Korlantas in reducing the number of traffic accidents.

"With this tool, it can reduce the potential for accidents by testing on road users. Tests of alcohol and narcotics at certain events can prevent accident rates," Aan emphasized as quoted by Antara.

This alcoholic test kit consists of two types of props, namely, mouthpiece and flanel. How to use it, for a mouthpiece by attaching a tool to the mouth and then blowing it.

While the flanel is blown enough without attaching a mouth. This tool is quite effective in detecting alcohol levels in the body of motorized vehicle drivers.

The draft carries the theme, law enforcement of traffic in the 4.0 era to create Polantas professionalism and transparency in the context of realizing traffic Kamseltibcar in order to increase public trust.

On the same occasion, President Director of PT Jasa Raharja Rivan A Purwantono said that the socialization of alcohol test kits and drug test kits greatly supports the performance of his institution. The reason is, it can relieve his party in providing compensation to traffic accident victims.

"This (alcohol test kit and narcotics test kit) is important. That the driver driving drunk with alcohol cannot be given compensation," he asserted.

"Currently, because there is no tool, there is no verification. So there is no evidence in the accident report. We hope for very good support. This means that Jasa Raharja is not only helped, of course BPJS too," he explained.