Jakarta – Following up on the statement by the Indonesian National Police Chief to re-evaluate the number 8 and zig-zag exams for making a motorbike driving license (SIM) or C, the Director-General of Korlantas Polri, Brigadier General Pol Yusri Yunus said that his party would immediately conduct a review and coordinate with various relevant stakeholders.
He said, the National Police Traffic Corps would provide convenience to the public when carrying out the SIM C practice exam. Even so, they still had to be in a safety corridor.
“The Kapolri said that to evaluate several practice exams which are considered by the public, are no longer relevant. That’s right, later we will review what was conveyed by the Chief of Police and we will carry it out,” said Brigadier General Yusri Yunus.
“We will review, evaluate, the forms of practice exams again, especially at number 8 and zig-zag, are they still relevant to use. Because at that time it was already based on research, but we will indeed review it again with the current situation.”
“Because I also know, the aim is to make it easier for the public, but don’t run away from the safety aspect. Because we know this theoretical and practical exam is a legitimacy of competence and skills that every SIM applicant driver must have,” he continued during a press conference in Jakarta, Thursday, (22/6).
In reviewing the elimination of the practice of number 8 and zig-zag, Brigadier General Yusri continues, his party will form a Working Group (Pokja), as well as conduct comparative studies to other countries.
“We will carry out the order from the Chief of Police, we will review it, we will evaluate it, we will form a Pokja team. Later we will even conduct comparative studies to other (more advanced) countries, whether the zig-zag practice or the number 8 is still relevant. or not, or is it still (relevant) but people consider this difficult, because the distance is too narrow, the distance is too close, we will examine everything later,” he explained.
“Even though there we have used the name electronic drive. So later we won’t use the cones anymore, it’s straight from the ground later to determine whether it touches (the vehicle) or not. But later we will try to calculate it again so it doesn’t burden the community, but not run away from the aspects of safety and competence that a SIM applicant must have.”
“We will review everything, because we will involve relevant stakeholders, be it the (Ministry of) Transportation, expert staff who are experts in the field of transport and road traffic, we will sit together to form the Working Group team as soon as possible,” he explained ending the explanation. Bembo
