Police in Bali are conducting increased traffic patrol operations as a result of what they are calling a ‘rampant’ rise in the number of violations on the island’s roads.
Police are concerned that a huge amount of these violations are being carried out by tourists, and they want to see Bali’s roads safe for everyone.
Bali Police Chief Inspector Daniel Adityajaya has confirmed that he and his teams will be taking firmer action against traffic violations.
He revealed that he and his teams will be conducting increased patrols to help promote a greater sense of security for communities and to catch those breaking the rules of the road.
Chief Inspector Adityajaya explained, “The problem of traffic violations that are often done by tourists [is because] we need closer coordination with motorcycle rental parties and other vehicle providers. The goal is for them to remind tourists about the importance of obeying traffic rules.”
He added, “Every member must actively monitor and enforce the rules. Not only to maintain security but also to protect the safety of the community and tourists.”
The most common violations Bali Police are seeing are tourists driving motorcycles without a helmet, driving without a motorcycle license, and driving a vehicle that has incomplete or invalid licenses and roadworthy permits.
Another common violation Bali Police have been reporting is tourists driving with too many passengers on their motorcycles.
Officers across Bali will be conducting spot checks and surveillance patrols. Tourists should always carry a copy of their ID or passport with them while driving, as well as their motorcycle driving license and the details of their vehicle rental provider.
Up in Ubud, the local transportation agency, Dishub, is working to crack down on illegal parking by tourists and locals in the town center.
Although many feel that illegal parking is a fairly harmless offence, the impact of hundreds of illegal parked motorcycles throughout the town centre is having a seriously negative impact on the traffic flow around the tourism hotspot, causing risk to both road users and pedestrians.
Officials from Gianyar Regency Dishub have been joined on patrol by Ubud Police Chief, Commissioner Gusti Nyoman Sudarsana, and twenty police officers to tackle the growing problem of illegal parking in the centre of Ubud.
On patrols conducted this weekend, the teams ticketed three vehicle owners, towed four vehicles, and flattened the tires on 45 illegally parked motorcycles whose owners and drivers could not be located and reprimanded.
Sudarsana explained to reporters, “We carry out parking enforcement, appeals, and warnings along the main Ubud route, Jalan Sri Wedari, Jalan Hanoman, and Jalan Dewi Sita.”
He added, “We deflate vehicles left by the owner or driver to provide a deterrent effect.”
He and his teams want to minimize the amount of illegal parking in Ubud center and do not want to issue fines and tickets unless they absolutely have to.
They feel that deflating tires is a ‘humane’ way of warning drivers that they must park responsibly. He confirmed, “There were 20 people who received warnings to park in the available parking pockets.”
These parking patrols in Ubud have been carried out on a regular basis since May 2023 and are focused on addressing illegal parking from both tourists and locals.
Tourists planning on driving in Ubud should be mindful of parking in the dedicated parking lots and then walking into central Ubud.
Very few restaurants, cafes, and shops in central Ubud have their own dedicated parking spaces.
Dedicated parking lots for both cars and motorcycles can be found at the Sacred Monkey Forest, at Ubud Central Parking on Jalan Suweta, and at Lapangan Astina Ubud, also known as the sports field.
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Paul
Wednesday 23rd of October 2024
What a load of rubbish the main problem is the locals who do not observe any road rules at all.As soon as they see a the police stop they all stop 100m short and wait for them to go .
Exp
Tuesday 22nd of October 2024
"The most common violations Bali Police are seeing are tourists driving motorcycles: - without a helmet and license, - vehicle without/invalid paperwork, - driving with too many passengers."
Only tourists??
In my area only locals, a common theme: - extremely noisy motorbikes and trucks - extreme speeding - no helmet - no lights - overloaded with goods and people - children driving
The police will loose all respect unless the two tier policing come to an end.
Made
Tuesday 22nd of October 2024
OMG, here’s an idea for you. Why don’t you take all the tourists every single one of them line them up and shoot them all in the head? This is just the stupidest stuff I’ve ever read in my life. Targeting the tourist for traffic violations??? It’s absurd!!! You go out on the street you can’t walk on the sidewalk because all the locals are driving their motorcycles on the sidewalks. You see often 3, 4 , 5 , 6. I have seen as many as seven people on a scooter. Many locals not wearing helmets kids under 10 years old driving motorcycles. So many people taking their mufflers off their motorcycles, even though us against the law. And the police chief wants to Target, the tourist for driving recklessly. Where do these tourist learn to drive that way it’s From observing the locals. There are no laws. There truly are no Traffic police. You have many many police doing nothing. Here is an idea instead of paying a policeman 3 million rupiah A month how about you pay them 15 million a month and make it a prison sentence for them to take a bribe or shake down locals and tourist so they can make enough money to feed their families. Get a governor that respects the law and has an idea of how to bring law and order order to Bali. But oh no, let’s just go after the tourist because they have money and the only way they can make a living is by shaking it down tourist. Bali has truly become a laughing stock in the world. The street are littered with rubbish. The rivers are just a dumping ground for garbage. The beaches during monsoon season are lined with garbage the noise pollution from the motorcycles and the loud disco and the loud trucks that have whistles is completely pathetic. So here’s a thought pay the police a decent wage get them to do the job pass out fines so the government can make enough money to pay the police. With that extra money, you can build more roads work on your structure and get ready for more tourist. But what you have to do is stop shaking down the tourist