Traffic Violation Data 2020: The Number Continues to Decrease

Traffic violations are acts that violate rules or minor criminal offenses. Nevertheless, the impact of traffic violations is quite significant, most notably causing traffic accidents. 

This impact not only harms oneself but also other drivers. In fact, the government has provided regulations to create a conducive traffic situation. Yet, there are still those who disregard these rules. 

Some traffic violations that still occur include: 

1. Running a red light 

2. Incomplete driving attributes 

3. Not having a driver's license (SIM) and vehicle completeness

4. Driving against the flow 

5. Violating traffic signs

6. Crossing the busway lane

7. Vehicles not meeting safety standards

8. Driving on the sidewalk

9. Carrying excessive loads 

10. Exceeding speed limits 

Various efforts to address traffic violations are often carried out by the police. For example, conducting periodic socialization, implementing ticketing systems, monitoring via CCTV, and various types of compliance operations to take action against violators. 

These methods are considered effective in reducing the number of traffic violations. Based on data collected from the NTMC Polri website, there was a significant decrease in the number of traffic violators in 2020, especially during the Operation Patuh Jaya. Here is a more detailed explanation. 

Operation Patuh Jaya 2020 

Operation Patuh Jaya is a routine agenda from the police to reduce the number of traffic violations during the PSBB (Large-Scale Social Restrictions) period. This year, it was held simultaneously across Indonesia for two weeks from July 23 to August 5, 2020. 

In this operation, Korlantas has mapped areas with the highest number of traffic violations in Indonesia. The highest traffic violation rates were recorded in East Java, Central Java, and then West Java. 

The types of traffic violations in each region also vary. Therefore, the Patuh Operation applies a thematic system by selecting the five most dominant violations in each area. Such as driving against the flow of traffic, violating stop line markings, passengers and drivers not wearing SNI helmets, crossing the shoulder of the toll road, and using rotators and sirens not in accordance with regulations.

There are also several sanctions for traffic violators that emphasize preemptive, preventive, and humanitarian measures ranging from warnings to ticketing. For stubborn drivers, law enforcement is applied according to applicable regulations.

Through Operation Patuh Jaya 2020, there is good news during the operation, namely a 48 percent decrease in violations compared to last year. 

During the two weeks, the police have taken action against 548,797 traffic violators. This number has drastically decreased from 1,060,606 violators recorded in 2019. 

Motorcyclists are the most frequent traffic violators 

The type of vehicle that committed the most violations during Operation Patuh 2020 was motorcyclists. The number recorded was around 175,839 violators. However, compared to last year, which had 566,794, the number of violations decreased by 69 percent. 

Meanwhile, for car drivers, the number of violations recorded was 33,321. In 2018, the number was 113,210, meaning it decreased by 71 percent. 

Regarding the number of accidents caused by traffic violations, there has also been a decrease. During Operation Patuh, there were 2,388 accident cases. Compared to 2019, this number decreased by 30 percent, where accidents were recorded at 2,728 cases.

In addition to Operation Patuh Jaya, the police also conducted similar operations such as Operation Ketupat, Operation Simpatik, Operation Zebra, Operation Lilin, and others to reduce the number of traffic violations that cause accidents.

Author: Dinno Baskoro