KALIBARU – The winding road on Mount Kumitir was interrupted yesterday (9/2). Even if it doesn't last long, but on the main route Banyuwangi-Jember there was a long line of vehicles. The queue of vehicles occurred because there was an activity to clean up fallen tree trunks around Km 45. The location is included in the Jember Regency area.
“There was a line, but the location is in the Jember area,"said Kalibaru Police Chief, AKP Bambang Suprapto, through Kanitlantas Iptu Yonny Kadarisman. That long line of vehicles, explained Iptu Yonny, not really a traffic jam.
That's because the officers in Jember were cleaning up a fallen tree. "A tree was cut and all vehicles were asked to stop first"," he explained. Iptu Yonny conveyed that the Mount Kumitir route in the Banyuwangi area is also prone to fallen trees. So that, All motorists must be careful when crossing the winding highway.
“It could be that there will be a landslide or a fallen tree, especially now the weather is extreme," he said. Even though the weather is sunny, it's clear, Motorcyclists and cars still have to be careful. Especially, the drivers often compete quickly and don't want to give up.
“Whether it's hot or raining, you have to be careful, because it is prone to landslides,He said. One of the locations that are considered the most vulnerable, light him, being on the corner of the gandrung statue. At that location, besides the bends are quite extreme, The slope of the road is also threatening.
“Gandrung statue bends are the most dangerous," he said. So far, he still said, many vehicles have accidents around gandrung statue. The accident was in the light category, currently, and weight. “Small incidents often happen around the gandrung statue," he said. (radar)
