Education Law No. 2 of 2009 concerning Traffic to Improve Driving Safety for Students of SMK Triguna Jakarta

Abstract

Traffic accidents are still one of the leading causes of death and injury in Indonesia, especially among the productive age, including vocational high school students. Low legal awareness and understanding of traffic regulations is one of the causes of the high number of violations and accidents on the highway, especially among students who are starting to actively use motor vehicles. This phenomenon shows that although the rules have been clearly stated in Law Number 2 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation, their implementation in the field is often ignored. Lack of knowledge about signs, traffic rules, and accompanying legal consequences makes students vulnerable to involvement in violations, both mild ones such as not wearing helmets, to high-risk ones such as violating traffic lights. This community service activity is designed as a concrete effort to answer these problems by focusing on increasing the knowledge and legal awareness of SMK Triguna Jakarta students. Through education based on Law Number 2 of 2009, students are expected to comprehensively understand the rights and obligations of road users, the meaning and function of traffic signs, as well as legal sanctions that can be imposed in the event of violations. This approach emphasizes not only the cognitive aspect, but also on the formation of orderly traffic attitudes and behaviors as part of a safety culture. The method of implementing activities includes interactive counseling that provides opportunities for students to ask questions and discuss directly with resource persons. This combination of methods is expected to be able to create a meaningful learning experience, so that the message conveyed can be well absorbed and implemented in daily life