A video from Indonesia has gone viral for being terrifying; it shows a truck driver running over and killing a female Honda rider, then falling into a state of panic due to the sheer shock. She clearly died instantly.
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In Indonesia, motorcycles account for 70% of traffic accident fatalities.
The original article features footage of an accident in Indonesia in which a female motorcyclist was struck by a truck. In 2022, the number of traffic fatalities in the country rose by 9% from the previous year to 27,531—a figure that returns to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. However, the mortality rate per 100,000 population stood at 11.3 in 2021, which is lower than the global average of 15, the Asia-Pacific regional average of 15.2, and the Southeast Asian regional average of 14.4 for the same year.
While the statistics do not necessarily mark Indonesia as an exceptionally dangerous country, there is a clear imbalance in the nature of these accidents. Motorcycles account for approximately 84% of all vehicles in Indonesia, with a total of about 125 million units in use. Roughly 70% of the country’s traffic accidents involve motorcycles, and only about 32% of the road infrastructure is considered relatively safe for two-wheeled vehicle users. This situation stems from the fact that motorcycles—widely adopted as an essential means of daily transport—are also the primary vehicles involved in these accidents.
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