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City clamps down on ilegally parking
The Jakarta administration on Friday unveiled a new weapon in the war on illegal parking: wheel clamps
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The Jakarta administration on Friday unveiled a new weapon in the war on illegal parking: wheel clamps.
Officers from the city transportation agency slapped wheel clamps on at least 13 cars, part of a new drive to curb illegal parking.
The initiative is a joint effort with the Jakarta Police, which on Friday ticketed 52 illegally parked motorcycles and cars by 2 p.m.
Transportation agency official Riza Hashim said in West Jakarta, agency officers locked the wheels of two cars on Jl. Gadjah Mada at 8:30 a.m. and one on Jl. Hayam Wuruk, which was illegally parked in front of a Super Indo mart, at around 1:30 p.m.
"The agency released the two cars on Jl. Gadjah Mada later in the afternoon after their owners claimed them," he said, adding the owners were issued tickets.
Friday's measures represent a new tactic in the battle against illegal parkers, after the administration in January began towing illegally parked cars.
With 22 tow trucks owned by the agency and 10 from the police, the agency was towing about 10 to 15 cars a day.
The agency then added another 69 tow trucks from private companies to deal with the flood of illegally parked vehicles.
The agency now employs a total of 22 wheel clamps around the city as a complement to the tow trucks.
Riza said that in South Jakarta, the agency locked the wheels of five cars on Jl. Mampang Prapatan, Jl. Warung Buncit, Jl. Pasar Minggu and the area around the Bidakara office building on Jl. Gatot Subroto.
Police ticketed 22 vehicles in the area on Friday.
The agency put wheel clamps on two cars illegally parked in front of the Pasar Baru market, while police ticketed 10 vehicles in the area of Jl. Salemba and Jl. Samanhudi, all in Central Jakarta.
In East Jakarta, Riza said the agency slapped a wheel clamp on a vehicle parked in front of private elementary school SD Tarakanita on Jl. Pemuda.
The agency locked the wheels of two cars in North Jakarta on Jl. Yos Sudarso and Jl. R.E. Martadinata.
Deputy Governor Prijanto said he hoped the wheel clamps would help prevent motorists from parking illegally.
"We will maintain this policy until Jakartans are aware that they are not allowed to park their vehicles illegally," Prijanto said Friday at City Hall.
