Last year's road death toll 30 a day<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Every day last year more than 30 people died and
\n57 others were injured as a result of traffic accidents in
\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n
The national police recorded that 11,019 people were killed,
\n9,941 seriously injured and 11,631 slightly injured in 16,516
\nserious traffic accidents during 1995.<\/p>\n
A serious accident is one in which at least one person is
\ninjured.<\/p>\n
Even though there was a decline in the number of accidents
\nlast year as compared to the year before, there was a slight
\nincrease in the number of fatal casualties. There were 17,469
\ntraffic accidents in 1994, in which 11,004 people were killed,
\n11,055 slightly injured and 12,348 seriously injured.<\/p>\n
Data compiled at the state insurance company, PT Jasa Raharja,
\npaints a different picture however. Last year it paid Rp 51.8
\nbillion (US$22.5 million) in compensation for the deaths of
\n16,245 people and the sufferings of 29,262 who were injured and
\n146 who became permanently disabled because of the accidents.<\/p>\n
In Jakarta alone, there were 1,215 serious traffic accidents
\nin 1995. Five hundred and eight people died, 867 were seriously
\ninjured and 429 slightly injured. In 1994, there were 1,440
\nserious traffic accidents, in which 584 people died, 1,026 were
\nseriously injured and 503 slightly injured.<\/p>\n
The police also recorded almost 16,000 traffic violations on
\nthe toll roads throughout Java in 1995. Most involved people
\ndriving too slowly or on the hard shoulder of the highway.
\n(sim\/bsr)<\/p>\n
Traffic accidents in Indonesia:<\/p>\n
Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
\n ------------------------------------------------------
\n Accidents 22,587 19,920 17,323 17,469 16,516<\/p>\n
Deaths 10,621 9,819 10,038 11,004 11,516<\/p>\n
Seriously 13,794 13,363 11,453 11,055 9,941
\n injured<\/p>\n
Slightly 17,536 14,846 13,037 12,348 11,631
\n injured<\/p>\n
Sources: National Police<\/p>\n
Traffic accidents in Jakarta:<\/p>\n
Year 1993 1994 1995
\n -----------------------------------------
\n Accidents 1,754 1,407 1,215<\/p>\n
Deaths 498 584 508<\/p>\n
Seriously 1,192 1,026 867
\n injured<\/p>\n
Slightly 911 503 429
\n injured<\/p>\n
Sources: City Police<\/p>\n
Traffic violations on toll roads in Java in 1995:<\/p>\n
Driving on hard shoulder of the highway : 3,619
\n Continuously driving in the outside lane of the highway : 3,241
\n Weaving between lanes : 1,447
\n Speeding : 1,578
\n Driving too slowly : 3,633
\n Overtaking other vehicles on the left : 2,433
\n ----------------------------------------------------------------
\n Total : 15,951<\/p>\n
Sources: National Police<\/p>\n
Types of vehicles involved in violations of toll road regulations
\nin 1995:<\/p>\n
Buses 2,404
\n Trucks 5,384
\n Minibuses 2,084
\n Cars 2,550
\n Pick ups 2,484
\n Jeeps 1,045
\n ------------------
\n Total 15,951<\/p>\n
Sources: National Police<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/last-years-road-death-toll-30-a-day-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }