Korlantas Offers Safety Driving Training to Green SM Taxi Drivers During Management Meeting
Jakarta, VIVA – The Head of the National Police Traffic Corps (Kakorlantas) Polri, Irjen Pol Agus Suryonugroho, received an audience from the management of Green SM Taxi to discuss improvements in safety and transportation governance, following several accident incidents that have drawn public attention.
In the meeting, Irjen Agus emphasised that the approach prioritised is not solely law enforcement, but collaboration with transportation business actors. He stated that Korlantas aims to foster a more communicative working pattern to encourage joint improvements.
“I am not proud of carrying out law enforcement, but I would be pleased to collaborate and communicate with partners to find the best solutions,” said Agus.
He explained that every accident incident must be viewed comprehensively. According to him, accident causes are not only from driver factors or human error, but can also be influenced by vehicle conditions, company management, and even road and environmental factors.
“It is not absolute that the fault lies with the driver. It could also be from the vehicle or management. Even corporations can share responsibility,” he said.
Agus also highlighted the importance of evaluating accident incidents, including those at level crossings with trains. He affirmed that accident analysis results can serve as a basis for improving supervision systems and transportation company governance.
In addition, Korlantas encourages the implementation of a traffic attitude record system to monitor driver behaviour in an integrated manner, including violation data recorded through the electronic ticketing system (ETLE). This step is deemed important to ensure drivers have competence as well as good driving behaviour.
Agus also offered a retraining programme for drivers through the Indonesia Safety Driving Center (ISDC), as an effort to enhance discipline and traffic safety awareness.
“From around 10,000 drivers, there needs to be control and guidance. They can be retrained to be more disciplined and compliant,” he said.
In response, the Director of Green SM Taxi, Denny Gunawan, conveyed that his side welcomes the collaboration plan. He also expressed sympathy for the incidents that occurred and assured that the company has taken initial steps, including contacting the victims.
“At the same time, we sympathise with the events that took place. We have also taken several steps, one of which is contacting the victims, regardless of the ongoing investigation process,” said Denny.