Opened Today! This Is How To Register And Require For Free Homecoming For Motorcycle Users Held By The Ministry Of Transportation

Motorcyclists take advantage of free homecoming transportation using ships. (Photo via ANTARA/HO-BKIP Kemenhub)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) provides good news for residents who want to go home on motorbikes. The Ministry of Transportation opens registration for free motorbikes using ships for the Lebaran 2023 period starting today, Thursday, March 23.

Direktur Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Laut Ditjen Perhubungan Laut Kemenhub, Hendri Ginting menyebutkan, pendaftaran dan registrasi mudik motor gratis akan dilakukan secara daring melalui https://mudikgratis.dephub.

Registration opens on 23 March-5 April 2023 with registration verification will be carried out on March 25-7 April 2023. Meanwhile, direct registration will be carried out from 23 March 2023-16 April 2023 at the Nusantara Passenger Terminal of Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta and the Jakarta Ministry of Transportation's basic floor Cipta Building.

Hendri Ginting said the homecoming flow was carried out on April 15 and 17, 2023, with the Tanjung Priok Port route, Jakarta to Tanjung Emas Port, Semarang. As for the backflow, there are also two times with the Tanjung Emas-Tanjung Priok route on April 25 and 28, 2023.

"For quotas, 2,500 passengers/trips and 1,250 motorbikes/trips are available, bringing the total quota for going home to 5,000 people and 2,500 motorbikes, while back 5,000 people and 2,500 motorbikes," said Hendri.

The free motorbike homecoming program with ships is in order to improve the smooth running of highway transport traffic and reduce the potential for road user traffic accidents, especially motorcycle users on the north coast (Pantura).

Hendri said that the free motorbike homecoming with the ship was also a form of support from the Directorate General of Sea Transportation introducing alternative modes of transportation for the 2023 Lebaran homecoming.

"In addition to reducing the level of density on the highway and reducing the number of road traffic accidents for motorcyclists, the free homecoming for motorbikes with ships is a form of introduction to the public that ships can be an alternative mode for Eid homecoming," he said.

During the Eid 2023 transportation period, the Ministry of Transportation predicts an increase in the number of travelers. Based on a survey conducted by the Ministry of Transportation's Transportation Policy Agency, the number of travelers amounted to 123.8 million people, an increase compared to 2022 of 85.5 million people.

The Ministry of Transportation hopes that the free homecoming for motorbikes with ships can suppress the existing homecoming density.

"With the predicted increase in the number of travelers in 2023, we hope that this free homecoming can have a positive impact," said Hendri.

The following are the requirements to take part in the free homecoming program for motorbikes by ship, namely having a valid STNK and SIM, the condition of the motorbike is feasible to run, there should be no additional modification/access on vehicles that can interfere with the lishing process, there must be a support/central standard (standard two), must be equipped with a rear handle.

Furthermore, the size of the wheels and standard tires or according to factory specifications, it is not allowed to have left, right or rear side boxes, the number of helmets must be in accordance with the number of passengers, motorcycle gasoline when it will be transported must be in a maximum condition of 1 liter / motorbike, and motorcycle keys can be entrusted to the implementing officer / committee.

Meanwhile, the documents that must be brought at the time of registration are the identity cards of the prospective travelers, the original STNK and the original SIM.