Mudik Travelers by Motorcycle: Between Need and Safety

The check was carried out because Taufik would use the motorcycle, which was produced in 1993, to go home to Pekalongan, Central Java, three days before Idul Fitri.

KOMPAS/HERU SRI KUMORO (KUM)

Motorcycle travelers are speeding along the Indramayu-Cirebon north coast route in Susukan District, Cirebon Regency, West Java, Thursday (21/5/2020).

Tens of millions of people are estimated to go on mudik (exodus) by motorbike during this year's Idul Fitri (Lebaran). Even though it is not recommended because it is risky from a safety aspect, motorbikes are still the choice of many people for going on mudik for a number of reasons.