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TRANSPORTATION MINISTER CALLS FOR CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE GROWTH
Jakarta, Sept 25 (ANTARA) - Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal stressed the need for control of motorcycle growth here on Thursday.
"Its growth must be controlled not by cutting its production but through regulatory measures," he said after seeing off 3,200 motorcyclists participating in a "Travelling Home for Free" organized by insurance company PT Jasa Rahardja.
Several parties have urged for control of growth of motorcycles ownership in the country in view of its large contribution to road accidents.
Based on data from the national police headquarters around 62 percent of accidents that claimed the lives of 30,000 people involved motorcycles.
As a result, PT Jasa Rahardja spokesman Nasir Hakam said, total compensation the company had paid until July 2008 reached more than Rp400 billion and almost 70 percent of it went to victims of motorcycle accidents.
The minister said there must be a regulatory process in which old motorcycles are replaced by new ones.
"We are indeed committed to reducing the annual number of deaths from traffic accidents," he said.
He also underlined the importance of the community to understand that motorcycles were not designed for long-distance travel.
"Cyclists must have an adequate skill of riding motorcycles and a discipline in following traffic regulations such as wearing helmets whereever they go," he said.
The minister said there was indeed a need to provide a special lane for motorcyclists.
The president director of PT Jasa Rahardja, Didin S Anwar, supported the idea of controlling the growth of motorcycle ownership.
It is estimated around 2.5 motorcyclists will travel to their home villages for Idul Fitr holiday celebrations this year rising by 18 percent from last year.
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"Its growth must be controlled not by cutting its production but through regulatory measures," he said after seeing off 3,200 motorcyclists participating in a "Travelling Home for Free" organized by insurance company PT Jasa Rahardja.
Several parties have urged for control of growth of motorcycles ownership in the country in view of its large contribution to road accidents.
Based on data from the national police headquarters around 62 percent of accidents that claimed the lives of 30,000 people involved motorcycles.
As a result, PT Jasa Rahardja spokesman Nasir Hakam said, total compensation the company had paid until July 2008 reached more than Rp400 billion and almost 70 percent of it went to victims of motorcycle accidents.
The minister said there must be a regulatory process in which old motorcycles are replaced by new ones.
"We are indeed committed to reducing the annual number of deaths from traffic accidents," he said.
He also underlined the importance of the community to understand that motorcycles were not designed for long-distance travel.
"Cyclists must have an adequate skill of riding motorcycles and a discipline in following traffic regulations such as wearing helmets whereever they go," he said.
The minister said there was indeed a need to provide a special lane for motorcyclists.
The president director of PT Jasa Rahardja, Didin S Anwar, supported the idea of controlling the growth of motorcycle ownership.
It is estimated around 2.5 motorcyclists will travel to their home villages for Idul Fitr holiday celebrations this year rising by 18 percent from last year.
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