Yes, but how does one deal with such activities from the public who are not bule. What can we do about this?
I wish I knew the answer to that.
Some thoughts:
(1) Expats create a group to submit polite comments, suggestions, grievances directly to the Governor of Bali, then sit back and probably wait for nothing to happen as a result.
(2) Expats attempt to change the mind-set of everyday Balinese to obey existing rules and regulations through advanced techniques of attitude change - (extremely difficult, very long-term at best, then sit back for decades to see what worked).
(3) Figure out ways how to get the police to enforce the existing road "laws" equitably for everybody, (including babies riding motorbikes, drunk road users, people who don't turn their lights on at night, school kids who ride pushbikes three-abreast, people texting, twittering, face-booking while driving/riding, etc). If you can imagine how to do this, let the Governor of Bali know at your earliest convenience, and keep waiting for any action.
(4) Embarrass the authorities by uploading silly videos to Youtube about how not to drive in Bali, or anywhere else in Indonesia.
(5) Start a social media campaign on a site like Avaast with some specific issue(s) in mind. Send the manifesto to the Governor of Bali. Who knows? Maybe in a week or two, a million people might sign it. Then wait and see what happens.
(6) This is a biggie...stop corruption in this country, or at least, make it as "invisible" as most Western countries do. Corruption is everywhere - it's only when somebody gets caught that a scapegoat or actual criminal has to suffer the consequences (if any - think George W Bush, Jr).
(7) Become an Indonesian citizen, change your religion to Balinese Hinduism, (not necessarily in that order), and with enough time, become a fully-fledged member of a local banjar. Then try and get your banjar to agree to complain to the Governor of Bali. Fat chance!
This is by no means an exhaustive list of "possibilities".
If all else fails, accept the fact that you're staying/living in an alien society by choice, and probably should go with the flow, as much as you can. Engage thoughtful Balinese with your ideas and hope for the best. Sooner or later, even the Balinese will have had enough of traffic jams, pollution, no water, getting ripped-off by the Indonesian central government, endless desecration (and Westernization) of their island.
Really, it's up to Balinese to decide when enough is enough. Or is it?
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