Making Residents Uneasy And Dangerous, North Penajam Paser Police Aims For Illegal Racers

Head of North Penajam Paser Traffic Police, East Kalimantan AKP Ning Tyas Widyas Mita (ANTARA/Nyaman Bagus Purwaniawan)

Penajam Paser Utara Police, East Kalimantan, has given strict sanctions to every perpetrator of illegal racing. The illegal racing action began to feel the residents. "We will order illegal racing and vehicles that use racing or brong exhausts, and impose criminal sanctions or fines for the perpetrators of illegal racing," said North Penajam Paser Police Traffic Unit Head AKP Ning Tyas Widyas Mita in Penajam, Antara, Tuesday, July 4. Wild racing, he said, could pose a very fatal risk, in addition to endangering road users, it also disturbs the public. The Traffic Police Unit (Sat Lalu) of the North Penajam Paser Police will take firm action against all illegal racers without any difference. "If the perpetrators of illegal racing, parents' students are summoned to hold a trial in court," he said. The police will carry out patrols and raids to curb illegal racing. If caught, the vehicle will be detained and given maximum sanctions and fines. Wild racing in North Penajam Paser Regency cannot be tolerated, because there have also been many complaints from the public and are dangerous regarding the reckless actions of young people.

"Perpetrators of illegal racing are also often not equipped with a driver's license and vehicle registration," said Ning Tyas.