Speaking in Jakarta on Wednesday, he said that the policy has been proposed since 2009, but its implementation has continued to be delayed.
“The longer we postpone, the greater the chance of more accidents occurring,” he added.
Therefore, he emphasized the importance of accelerating the policy’s implementation to improve national road safety.
“The sooner the better, so there will be no more victims related to ODOL vehicles,” the minister stressed.
Earlier, Minister Purwagandhi emphasized the importance of accelerating the implementation of the zero ODOL policy to prevent fatal accidents: six thousand deaths were linked to vehicle loading violations in 2024.
He said that 27,337 accidents involving freight vehicles were recorded in 2024, which accounted for about 10 percent of the total national traffic accidents. The government is, therefore, pushing the policy to ensure transportation safety.
He further said that safety must be the main priority in land logistics governance, stressing that human lives must not be sacrificed for the sake of efficiency and profits in goods transport.
“According to Jasa Raharja (state-run insurance company), the number of fatalities related to ODOL vehicle accidents stood at around six thousand,” he said.
While it was slated to be implemented in 2023, the zero ODOL policy has been continuously postponed since 2017 due to requests for relaxation from drivers and logistics business players in the country.
Purwagandhi noted that the ban on over-dimension and overloaded vehicles is stipulated in Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation, which was enacted 16 years ago.
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