PERANAN KEPOLISIAN DALAM MENEKAN ANGKA KECELAKAAN DAN RESIKO FATALITAS KECELAKAAN LALU LINTAS DI WILAYAH HUKUM POLRES LEBAK POLDA BANTEN

Abstract

Articles 240 and 241 of Law No. 22 of 2009 concerning Traffic and Road Transportation state that every traffic accident victim has the right to receive first aid and treatment at the nearest hospital in accordance with statutory provisions. In reality, these rights are often not optimally fulfilled for traffic accident victims, either by the government through its officials, or by drivers or transportation service providers. This study aims to identify and analyze the factors that cause traffic accidents and the procedures for handling traffic accident cases carried out by the Law Enforcement Unit of the Lebak Police Traffic Unit. This study aims to identify and analyze the role and efforts of the Lebak Police Traffic Unit to reduce the number of traffic accidents and reduce the risk of fatalities resulting from traffic accidents. This study aims to identify and analyze the level of awareness and compliance of the Lebak Regency community with traffic regulations, as well as the condition of infrastructure and other supporting factors that contribute to the number of traffic accidents within the Lebak Police jurisdiction. This method also includes techniques such as interviews, participant observation, and the collection of related documents, all of which contribute to the extraction of rich and useful information for comprehensive analysis. In this way, researchers can assess how existing theories are applied in practice and how the community responds to existing regulations or policies. Factors that influence the occurrence of traffic accidents in the Lebak Regency area are predominantly caused by human factors. Most accidents begin with violations of traffic signs. These traffic sign violations can occur due to ignorance or lack of awareness on the part of the driver. In the services of the Gakkum Unit of the Lebak Police Traffic Unit in handling traffic accident cases, members of the Lebak Police Traffic Unit still often experience difficulties in realizing legal certainty and fulfilling the sense of justice of the community simultaneously. Also, how efforts are made to reduce the occurrence of traffic accidents, namely by taking a pre-emptive, preventive, and repressive approach. Where each approach has its own advantages and disadvantages. However, the Lebak Police Department prioritizes a preemptive approach, which prioritizes early prevention through optimizing educational activities.

Keywords: Accident Reduction, Fatality Risk, Police Role