Governor says foreigners will only be allowed to rent cars, after series of road traffic offences
The Indonesian island of Bali plans to ban tourists from renting motorbikes after a series of incidents in which foreigners have violated traffic rules.
“As tourists, [you should] act as tourists, using the vehicles prepared by travel agents, instead of roaming around with motorbikes, without wearing T-shirts and clothes, with no helmets, violating [traffic rules], and even without a licence,” he said. Bali drew 6.2 million foreign visitors in 2019, and the island’s economy relies on their spending. But local people’s patience with tourists has been tested by frequent reports ofVideos and reports of unruly or offending drivers have been shared widely on social media over recent years. They include a clip of a Russian Instagrammer who launched his motorbike off a dock as part of a stunt in 2020.
The details of the plan to ban tourists from renting motorbikes are yet to be determined. “Further study is needed, we will then correct the wrongs. All this time, seeing the riders that I have observed on the ground, they can rent without having a licence, which then leads to troubles,” Bali’s deputy governor, Tjok Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, was quoted as saying in local media.
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