Participation in illegal racing races may be subject to criminal penalties.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Wild racing action has recently gone viral on social media.

One of them is a video uploaded by the Instagram account @ bekasi, the last one on Saturday (12/9/2020).

“Young people again in the foot race in Bunderan Al Azhar Sumarecon Bekasi, last night,” said the statement on the climb.

Illegal racing is found in other areas as well, including Ciledug, Cipondoh, and Cipete.

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Responding to this phenomenon, Polda Metro Traffic Director Jaya Kombes (Pol) Sambodo Purnomo Yogo emphasized that there are criminal penalties for parties participating in illegal racing races.

Illegal driving is not allowed because it is often done without permission from the police and closes roads to disrupt the flow of traffic.

“It is not allowed. Everyone cannot do it without permission from the authorities,” Sambodo said when contacted on Sunday (9/13/2020).

Sambodo explained that there are criminal penalties for those determined to pursue an illegal career.

The sanction refers to article 12 subsection 1 of Law No. 38 of 2004 on Roads.

In that article, it is stipulated that every person is prohibited from committing an act that results in the interruption of the function of the road in the road benefit space.

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Under Article 63, offenders may be subject to criminal penalties in prison for 18 months or a maximum fine of Rs 1,500 million.

According to Sambodo, so far his party has never ruled out an illegal race because they often disperse after seeing police patrol.

“In motorcycle racing, many times we separate car racing, but to race because they only have intermittent time, sometimes we go to them that have dissolved,” said Sambodo.