Reduce Accident Fatalities: Homebound Travellers Urged to Drive Responsibly
JAKARTA — Public participation through safe driving awareness and proper travel preparation is regarded as key to reducing accident fatalities during the 2026 Lebaran homebound exodus.
Edo Rusyanto, Coordinator of the Road Safety Action Network (Jarak Aman), stated that human factors remain the dominant cause of road traffic accidents. Consequently, homebound travellers need to increase awareness for low-risk driving.
“We know that human factors are the dominant trigger for road traffic accidents. For this reason, homebound travellers need to increase awareness of low-risk traffic behaviour in order to reduce accident fatalities on the road,” said Edo Rusyanto in an official statement on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
“Travellers need to prepare themselves as well as possible before travelling and discipline themselves to rest regularly in order to maintain fitness as a foundation for maintaining concentration whilst driving,” added Edo.
He assessed that the reduction in accident cases and fatalities during the 2025 Lebaran season was attributable to synergy among road safety stakeholders and increased public awareness.
“Citing data from the 2025 Ketupat Operation by the Traffic Police Directorate, accident cases during that period fell by approximately 31 percent, whilst fatalities or deaths fell by 53 percent,” said Edo.
Data from the 2025 Ketupat Operation recorded 3,181 accident cases with a total of 787 deaths.
“Therefore, accidents must be prevented. We know that the common cause of accidents is the failure to anticipate situations whilst driving,” said Lilik.
According to him, failure to anticipate road situations is often triggered by driver fatigue. For this reason, drivers are advised to rest periodically during their journey.
“Additionally, avoid excessive caffeine consumption and increase water intake,” added Lilik.
He also recommends that drivers take rest breaks of approximately 15 to 20 minutes every two hours of driving to maintain concentration and fitness during the homebound journey.