Background

During his administration, President Yudhoyono issued an Instruction No. 4 year 2013
on a decade of action for road safety which consists of five pillar; safety management,
road safety, vehicle safety, people safety, and post-crash safety. The instruction aligns
with UN Global Road Safety program which aims at reducing the victims number of
road traffics fatalities of accidents. The Ministry of National Development Planning will
coordinate with other relevant institutions, such as Ministry of Transportation, Ministry
of Public Works, Ministry of Health and the Police, in the implementation each pillar. In
the long-term plan, the government set target of reducing 50 percent of road traffic
fatalities in 20201.

In the third pillar of Vehicle Safety, Ministry of Transportation is responsible of

developing the regulatory framework of program implementation. The Ministry should
ensure that all vehicles on the road has passed the test and fulfilled a generic safety
standard requirements. The Ministry will conduct the technical testing and follow the
requirements based on the Government Regulation No. 55 year 2012 on vehicles. The
technical requirements cover all aspect of vehicles, including checking on the structure,
equipment, size, body, technical design, loading capacity, utilization, etc. In the
structure aspect, the checking will include: grounding framework, motor, emission
system, power system, wheeling system, suspension system, steering wheel system,
braking system, lighting system, and other supporting components.

In line with the national agenda, Ministry of Transportation released a ministerial

regulation no. 111 year 2015, which regulates the speed limits for vehicles in highways,
inter-cities and residential areas. The maximum limits are 100km/hr in highways, 50-
60km/hr in the cities and 30km/hr in residential area. The limits may vary depending on
the regional authority.

In line with the action programs, the government of Indonesia has adopted the ASEAN
Road Safety Strategy since Nov 2015. The latest ASEAN report states that there are
some remaining challenges in Indonesia, namely:
Strengthening the lead agency in road safety at the provincial level.
Implementing regulations for vehicle standards.
Implementing regulations for child restraints
Implementing regulations on blood alcohol content limits.
Implementing the enforcement of speed limits.
Improving the enforcement of both front and rear seat belt usage.
Strengthening the technical-scientific work force to assume roles in road safety.
Developing policy and strategy to address motorcycle safety

Indonesian standards for motorcycles

Ensuring the vehicle safety standards, Indonesian National Standardization Agency

(BSN) releases certain quality requirements for some parts of motorcycles. The national
standards (SNI) relevant with motorcycle are in the following:

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In 2014, it is reported that the estimated road traffic death rate in Indonesia is 15 per 100000 population.
 SNI 06-0101:2012 on motorcycle tires
SNI 6700:2012 on motorcycle inner tube
SNI 2770.2:2009 on rear-view mirror for motorcycles vehicle
SNI 09-1401-1989 on rear-view mirror, reflectivity test procedure
SNI 09-1641-1989 on brake pedal of 2-wheels vehicle
SNI 09-1880-1990 on clutch and brake lever of motorcycle made of aluminium alloy
SNI 09-0143-1987 on vehicle brake lining (classification, dimension, coefficient of
friction)
SNI 09-4404-1997 on motorcycle braking test procedures
SNI 09-4408-1997 on hydraulic brake cable
SNI 04-2051-2004 on primary battery vehicle
SNI 4658-2008 on motorcycle rim

The national standards are only mandatory for battery, tires and rims marketed in
Indonesia. Ministry of Industry is responsible for regulating the procedures of
obtaining the mandatory SNI certificate. While the others are voluntarily applied by
manufacturers.

In regional level, a Multi-sector Road Safety Special Working Group (MRSSWG), was
established with representation from all ASEAN countries to coordinate activities at
regional level and to report regularly to the Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM)
through the Land Transport Working Group (LTWG). There was an idea of improving
the motorcycle braking system standard using ABS system for a better passengers safety.
Like other ASEAN countries, there are no specific mandatory standard requirements for
type of braking system for motorcycle in Indonesia yet. Meanwhile ABS braking system
standards are considered and being implemented in other countries, such as the EU
member states, India (scheduled in 2018), Taiwan (scheduled in 2019) and Japan
(scheduled in 2018).
In national level, local motorcycle manufacturers association (AISI), along with
BOSCH2 has been advocating for the implementation of ABS system requirement in
order to improve national vehicle safety standards as well as to catch up with
international demand. AISI Chairman Gunadi Sindhuwinata understands that the
implementation should also consider about local industry structure and capacity. He
believes that manufacturers will, however, follow a higher safety standard requirements
to increase their product competitiveness.

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See http://dapurpacu.com/309779/aisi-godok-wacana-sepeda-motor-wajib-abs-dengan-bosch/