To Suppress Road Accidents, Government Limits Maximum Driving Speed

The Ministry of Transportation issued the Minister of Transportation Regulation regarding the procedures for determining the speed limits of motorized vehicles. This regulation will be effective in February 2016. At this time the regulation is entering the stage of socialization to the public.
According to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transportation, this regulation is to limit the maximum speed on the highway. It is hoped that this regulation can reduce the number of accidents. Data from the International Police shows that 14{eb0cbbe258a46b7d7c454b716cbdd527426ce519e0a22265fccc41f5a3f3f857} of road accidents in 2014 occurred due to human factors (human error), one of which was exceeding the speed limit. Vehicle speed limits are enforced according to road conditions and class.
The following is an overview of Permenhub 111/2015:
The determination of the speed limit is determined nationally and is stated by traffic signs:
- A minimum of 60 (sixty) km/hour in free flow conditions and a maximum of 100 (one hundred) km/hour for expressways;
- Maximum 80 (eighty) km/hour for intercity roads;
- Maximum 50 (fifty) km/hour for urban areas; and
- Maximum 30 (thirty) km/hour for residential areas.
The highest speed limit can be set lower on the basis of the following considerations: - High frequency of accidents in


