National Police Chief Warns of Peak Accident Hours During Eid Exodus: 09.00-12.00 WIB
National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has outlined peak traffic accident hours that travellers should be aware of during the 2026 Eid exodus. The peak accident period is estimated to occur around 09.00-12.00 WIB.
General Sigit made this statement during a Cross-Sectoral Coordination Meeting held at the Mutiara Auditorium, STIK-PTIK Lemdiklat Polri, on Monday (2 March 2026). With the theme “Safe Exodus, Happy Family”, General Sigit convened with ministers and agency heads to align security measures.
“If we look at it, there are still peak hours that we need to anticipate so that the number of accidents can be reduced. The highest hour is at 09.00-12.00, with 532 accidents,” said Sigit at the venue.
He noted a decline in accident figures during the 2025 Eid exodus period, based on an Analysis and Evaluation of Accidents (Anev Laka) conducted by police. The number of accidents fell by 31.43 per cent, with fatalities dropping 53.24 per cent. “Serious injuries also decreased by 7.19 per cent, and minor injuries fell by 27.85 per cent,” he explained.
Beyond time-related factors, Sigit continued, the most dominant cause of accidents was failure to maintain safe distance, accounting for 1,156 cases. Other causes included driver fatigue.
“This may also be caused by increased speed, but on the other hand there are sometimes people who are already tired, drowsy, yet insist on driving, resulting in accidents,” he said.
He noted that travellers often force themselves to drive despite not being in prime condition. This will be an area of focus to ensure field officers continue intensifying road safety awareness campaigns.
“This is certainly an evaluation for 2026, on how we continue to intensify road safety awareness so that we can reduce traffic accident figures,” said Sigit.
On the same occasion, General Sigit stated that the National Police will establish 779 service posts during the 2026 Eid exodus. These locations can serve as rest stops for drivers who become fatigued during the journey.
“These can also be used as rest areas for tired drivers. We also inform drivers to utilise this facility, please disseminate this information,” he concluded.
Several high-ranking state officials attended this coordination meeting, including Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, Minister of Religion Nasaruddin Umar, Minister of Trade Budi Santoso, and Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi. Also present were the Deputy Commander for Operations of the Armed Forces, the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency, the Head of the Meteorological Agency, and executives of state-owned enterprises such as Pertamina, Jasa Marga, and Jasa Raharja.
The meeting was attended by 302 participants in person, including 28 officers from the National Police Headquarters and 36 regional police chiefs from across Indonesia. In the structure of Operation Ketupat 2026, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit acts as the Operation Policy Officer (Bijakops), assisted by Deputy National Police Chief General Dedi Prasetyo as Deputy Officer. Technically, the operation will be led by the Head of the National Police Traffic Corps General Agus Suryonugroho as the Chief of Main Operations. All officials of Operation Ketupat 2026 were present at this coordination meeting.
Meanwhile, regional police chiefs and regional leadership coordination forums participated in the meeting virtually to ensure central instructions reached the regional level.