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Traffic Law of Indonesia: Fines / Penalties For Traffic Infraction
Traffic Law of Indonesia: Fines / Penalties For Traffic Infraction
social and performance situations. Although exposure training is normally conducted with the
assistance of a therapist as part of a cognitive-behavioral treatment program, it can also be
incorporated into your daily life.
If you have social anxiety, you most likely face these types of situations with fear and dread or
avoid them completely. Both strategies can sustain your anxiety in the long term.
Local Regulations
Driving in Bali / other area in Indonesia during your holiday is a wonderful experience as
many spots in the street that may interest you to stop for a while. You don’t have to
worry about time schedule from your travel agents. However you must know about
traffic law in Indonesia as Bali is part of Indonesia. Just in case you broke one of the
article, you know the consequences.
When you break the traffic rule, police officer will stop you and give you Surat TILANG,
it’s abbreviation of evidence of infraction. The police officer take your driving licence or
vehicle document and change with either blue or pink color of surat tilang. The Blue
color means you willing to put amount of money as much as maximum fine to the
nearest bank so after you pay then the police officer will give your documents back
immediately (vehicle documents, driving licence, etc.). As in the court you don’t have to
pay maximum amount of fine, later you can take your change after judge decided how
much you should pay in the court. If you don’t come on the court on the day, your
change money goes to treasury fund of Indonesia.
Pink color means that you willing to pay penalty at the traffic court, usually about 2
weeks later. For such not serious (no fatalities) of violations the fine you must pay
usually about 20 – 40 % of the maximum penalty. After you pay the fine, you can take all
your paper back. On surat tilang, police officer will write such as your name, age,
education, date of traffic court for you, article you had broke, amount of fine, etc.
Here is summary of some of the important articles from Traffic Law
of Indonesia No 22 / 2009
1. FOR EVERY BODY
Who make malfunction of: traffic signs, road markings, traffic signals, pedestrian
facilities, safety devices on the road (article 275 juncto article 28).
Maximum penalty Rp 250.000,-
TURN SIGNAL
a. No signal when turn left/ turn right (article 294 juncto article 112).
Maximum penalty Rp 250.000,-
b. No signal when moving to other side (article 295 juncto article 112).
Maximum penalty Rp 250.000,-
TRAFFIC SIGNS
a. Disobey traffic sign (article 287 juncto article 106).
Maximum penalty Rp 500.000,-
b. Disobey order / prohibition of manual traffic signals (article 287 juncto 106).
Maximum penalty Rp 500.000,-
c. Disobey railway crossing alarm/ signal (article 296 juncto article 114).
Maximum penalty Rp 750.000,-
EMERGENCY STOP
No Safety Triangle Sign/ or other signs when stop/ park on the street in emergency
situation (article 298 juncto article 121).
Maximum penalty Rp 500.000,-
PRIORITY VEHICLES
Doesn’t give way to priority vehicles with sirens or special light and/ or escort by the
police, such as :
a. fire trucks on duty,
b. ambulances on duty,
c. vehicles is helping traffic accident,
d. motorcade state officials,
e. motorcade state guest,
f. motorcade mourner,
g. particular convoy, etc. (article 106 juncto article 134 and article 135).
Maximum penalty Rp 250.000,-