People wearing flip-flops and sandals are banned from riding motorbikes in Indonesia.

Indonesian Traffic Police Director Firman Shantyabudi has just made a statement that surprised many people in this country: the police will not allow people to wear flip-flops or sandals when driving motorbikes to help ensure safety and avoid serious injuries in the event of an accident.

The representative of the Indonesian Traffic Police Department explained that wearing flip-flops has no benefit in protecting drivers, on the contrary, the human skin is at risk of being directly rubbed against the road and can be burned, burnt when exposed to heat, high temperature or fire. The more people wear them, the less protective the flip-flops are for drivers and the more likely they are to lead to casualties.

Therefore, Indonesian police recommend that when going out, you should wear full protective gear such as helmets and shoes, instead of wearing flip-flops or sandals. At the same time, the police force of this country will focus on handling motorcyclists wearing flip-flops or sandals in the upcoming campaign in 2022.

After the above information was published, not only the people but also the Indonesian media were quite surprised because wearing flip-flops while driving a motorbike is very normal for people in a tropical country like Indonesia. Most people believe that wearing flip-flops does not affect traffic law compliance or traffic safety. And the police's punishment for wearing flip-flops is unreasonable.

However, the police said that in the coming time, they will only stop vehicles to remind, explain, and guide people to wear shoes and sandals for safety, but will not impose fines. This is an activity to gradually raise traffic awareness for Indonesian police before the country orders "say no" to flip-flops when driving.

Nguyen Hoang