Police: Every Hour, 3 Life Hovering in Highway

Author : Administrator | Tuesday, November 06, 2012 09:28 WIB

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VIVAnews - Corps traffic police recalls the extraordinary high number of traffic accidents on the highway. In police records, from January to July 2012, the number of accidents reached 69,345 events across Indonesia. Of this total, 31,185 people died.

"If calculated per hour, about three people lost their lives due to traffic accidents," said Chief Inspector General of Police Korlantas. Pudji Hartanto in his press conference, Tuesday, November 6, 2012.

Of that amount, 81 percent of accidents caused by human factors, related breach or disobey traffic regulations. The rest, due to technical factors, nature, and more. Indiscipline that many road users lethal example is running a red light, cross railroad crossings, to accelerate the vehicle above the recommended speed limit.

"When people order and discipline in traffic as well as the safety, the number of accidents can be reduced for sure," said Pudji.

To foster community berlalulintas discipline, the police began to introduce traffic signs to children. "It is very important to introduce traffic safety from an early age."

Harvested from: http://nasional.news.viva.co.id

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