This research was carried out in the jurisdiction of Sleman regency, at the
Sleman Police Precinct traffic police unit, by interviewing Chief of Police trafic
Unit. The results showed that, prohibition of use of mobile phones while driving
until the day has not been effective in Sleman regency. It can be seen there are
still many motorists who use mobile phones while driving either call or send short
messages/Short Message Service (SMS), and until now traffic police in Sleman
Regency has not taken the enforcement With ticketed for motorcyclists who use
mobile phones while driving, but the actions performed by traffic police are still
reprimand with verbal strikes. Factors that cause the public to not observe the
prohibition of use of mobile phones when driving is caused by several factors,
namely the Community factor (incomprehension factor/ignorance of society and
the disagreement factor of society), Law enforcement (a factor of no strict
sanction by law enforcement).
Keywords: law enforcement, use mobile phones while driving, traffic police unit,
verbal strikes.