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Ill-discipline: A number of motorists enter the Transjakarta corridor at the Jembatan Gantung stop in West Jakarta
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Ill-discipline: A number of motorists enter the Transjakarta corridor at the Jembatan Gantung stop in West Jakarta. The motorists risked being ticketed to avoid traffic congestion outside the corridor.(JP/Ricky Yudhistira) (JP/Ricky Yudhistira)
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span class="inline inline-center">Ill-discipline: A number of motorists enter the Transjakarta corridor at the Jembatan Gantung stop in West Jakarta. The motorists risked being ticketed to avoid traffic congestion outside the corridor.(JP/Ricky Yudhistira)
I refer to 'Jakarta traffic chaos crying out for tougher rules' (The Jakarta Post, June 16, p9).
This article is just another example of the lack of enforcement of current laws. There is no need for new or tougher laws ' what is needed is for existing laws to be upheld.
The police and courts need to get tough. Jakarta can start fixing traffic problems by stopping drivers who disregard the current laws. Police should stop holding out their hands and start handing out tickets.
If a motorist is stopped and found to have no license or registration, their vehicle should be confiscated and put in a holding yard. If the owner can produce the proper licensing or documentation within 30 days and pay a fine based on the days the vehicle was impounded, they can get their vehicle back.
If 30 days passes and the vehicle has not been reclaimed, it goes out of Jakarta to be auctioned off.
Not only will Jakarta have less traffic, it will be more law-abiding traffic. An increase in citations will bring more funds to the state coffers, as will the fines for impounding. More will have to pay for driving licenses and proper updated registration documents, which also increases state funds.
The sale of unclaimed vehicles also adds to the funds. These funds could be used for road upkeep and new construction.
The important thing is to get the unlicensed, law-breaking drivers off the roads. If the uncle of the inexperienced unlicensed public minivan driver had his vehicle confiscated, then perhaps he would think twice before putting someone unauthorized at the wheel.
X Simaging
Jakarta
