Bali is banning tourists from renting motorbikes to crack down on bad behaviour 

The Indonesian island of Bali is banning tourists from renting motorbikes. The new rules – part of a crackdown on antisocial behaviour – come after a series of traffic offences by foreigners. Visitors will be encouraged to rent cars instead. ” As tourists, [you should] act as tourists,” Governor I Wayan Koster said. “[This means] 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.” Around 6.2 million people visited Bali in 2019 – including 1.2 milli…

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