Pijar Foundation Collaborates with LAN RI to Hold the Road Safety Fellowship 2025 to Advance Two-Wheel Safety Regulations to Protect Indonesia’s Golden Generation

Pijar Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia and the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), held the Road Safety Fellowship 2025: Realizing Golden Indonesia 2045 through an Innovative and Adaptive Two-Wheel Safety System, on July 16–17, 2025 at the Grand Mercure Kemayoran Hotel, Jakarta.

This program brought together civil servants from across ministries/agencies to strengthen capacity and build policy consensus to promote innovative and adaptive two-wheel vehicle safety systems in order to realize Indonesia’s Golden Vision 2045.

“The demographic bonus will be wasted if the productive generation dies on the roads. Two-wheel accidents can no longer be considered normal. Without strict regulations and adequate safety systems, this will become a deadly threat to the nation’s future,” said the Head of the National Institute of Public Administration (LAN), Dr. Muhammad Taufiq, DEA.

As the organizing partner, Pijar Foundation emphasized the importance of cross-sector collaboration based on data and research in realizing progressive road safety policies.

“Data shows that there are three fatalities every hour due to road accidents. This is not just a number—it is a warning that without strong policy intervention, Indonesia could lose its most important asset in the journey towards Golden Indonesia 2045,” stressed Cazadira F. Tamzil, Executive Director of Pijar Foundation.

Data from the Ministry of Transportation and the National Traffic Police (Korlantas Polri) recorded a significant surge in two-wheel vehicle accidents, increasing by more than 50 percent in the last five years.

In 2024 alone, there were over 150,000 accident cases, the majority involving two-wheelers, causing 26,893 fatalities. This figure reflects an increasingly concerning fatality rate and highlights that two-wheel vehicles remain a weak point in our road safety system.

Ironically, most victims are from the productive age group, particularly those aged 15 to 24—the young generation who should be the backbone of the national economy. If left unaddressed, Indonesia risks losing its vital demographic potential in the journey towards 2045.

In facing increasingly complex road safety challenges, cross-sector collaboration and the adoption of safety technologies are imperative. Regulations must evolve responsively to innovation, be developed inclusively, and be grounded in robust data.

Synergy among stakeholders is the key to advancing more progressive and adaptive road safety policies.

“The rapid development of vehicle technology today brings many benefits to all of us—from improved fuel efficiency, driving comfort, reduced exhaust emissions, to braking systems that enhance road safety,” explained Dr. Drs. Aan Suhanan, M.Si., Director General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, as delivered in a speech by Yusuf Nugroho, ST, MT., Director of Road Facilities and Safety.“Opportunities and challenges in harmonizing safety policies, especially for technology-based two-wheel vehicles, can be discussed together, and the results can serve as input for the government in formulating adaptive policies to technological developments—thus reducing accident rates through the wise use of technology,” he added.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global target of reducing traffic accident fatalities by 50 percent. In response, the National Traffic Police (Korlantas Polri) stressed the importance of protecting the productive age group as a main pillar of the Golden Generation 2045.

“If we fail to protect the productive age group from accident risks, Indonesia will lose its competitiveness and demographic strength towards 2045. Traffic accidents not only cause significant material losses, but also deep emotional wounds, loss, and irreplaceable social impacts,” stressed Police Commissioner Arief Bahtiar, S.I.K., M.M., Head of Standards for Prevention and Enforcement, Directorate of Security and Safety, National Traffic Police (Korlantas Polri).