DAMPAK IMPLEMENTASI UNDANG-UNDANG NO.22 TAHUN 2009 TENTANG LALU LINTAS DAN ANGKUTAN JALAN TERHADAP KESADARAN HUKUM PENGENDARA SEPEDA MOTOR (STUDI KASUS DI WILAYAH HUKUM POLRESTA SURAKARTA).

Abstract

The objective of this research is to investigate: (1) the impact of the implementation of Law Number: 22 of 2009 on Road Traffic and Transportation toward the legal awareness of motorcycle riders in the Jurisdiction of the City Police of Surakarta; and (2) the factors which cause the motorcycle riders to have the low legal awareness on road traffic affairs. This research used the qualitative research method with an embedded single case study strategy. The research was conducted at the jurisdiction of the City Police of Surakarta. The sources of the data of the research were informants, places and events, and archives and documents. The samples of the research were taken by using the purposive sampling technique toward the persons who really knew the problems being studied. The data were gathered through in-depth interview, observation, and content analysis. The data were validated through data triangulation. They were then analyzed by using the interactive model of analysis. The report of the result of the research was presented in the form of explanation expressed factually based on the prevailing facts and realities in the interview and data collection. The results of the research are as follows. 1) Law Number: 22 of 2009 has not been able to improve the legal awareness of motorcycle riders as indicated by the high violations toward the traffic regulations in the jurisdiction of the City Police of Surakarta. The violations toward the traffic regulations tend to increase more significantly compared to the ones prior to the implementation of the law. The data of the research show that the violations toward the traffic regulations were 28,685 in 2008, 31,536 in 2009, and 17,867 in 2010. The decrease in the violations in 2010 is due to the fact that the first-year socialization of the new law was done in 2010 in which those against the regulations were not imposed on the firm sentence but reprimands only. In 2011, the number of violations increased up to 39.935. It happened because those against the regulations were imposed on the stern sentence by the City Police of Surakarta. 2) The factors which cause the low legal awareness of the motorcycle riders are related to following: a) Law: substantially Law Number: 22 of 2009 is still debatable particularly on its Articles on using the Indonesian National Standard helmet, turning on the primary lamps in the day, and turning the motorcycles right or left; b) Structure: structurally, the related authorities and apparatuses are lack of cooperation and performance particularly on the procurement of facility and infrastructure to support the implementation of the law; and c) Culture: culturally the law has not been able to grow the good obedience and order culture in road traffic. Other factors causing the low legal awareness are community factor and legal enforcement factor respectively. Key Word: Implementation of LAW NUMBER 22 OF 2009, Road Traffic, legal awarenes