Indonesian Traffic Conditions in Context Kondisi Lalu Lintas Indonesia dalam Konteks

Abstract

This paper is focused on describing Indonesian traffic flows conditions. Each type of road in this country has heterogeneous traffic flow. This article shows the pattern of vehicles composition in several cities in Indonesia and also in developing countries. Besides that, this paper also describes the trend line of traffic accident by age in Indonesia in 5 years and the traffic performance values in Indonesia. The condition of mixed traffic will affect how to manage road network either at road segment or at intersection. Therefore, the Indonesian Government has implemented a facility called School Safety Zone (ZoSS) to manage environment surrounding children school located at major road. These facilities are implemented to improve the safety of pedestrian crossings by controlling and reducing traffic speeds. Based on the literature review, it can be summarized that motorcycle has dominance in the traffic flow and also involved in traffic accidents.