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Police start ticketing violators of odd-even policy
The Jakarta Police started ticketing violators of the odd-even traffic policy on Tuesday, the first day the traffic restriction was fully enforced in a bid to ease traffic congestion along the city's main thoroughfares.
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A policeman tickets a motorist for violating the odd-even policy on Jl. Sudirman. (kompas.com/David Oliver Purba)
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he Jakarta Police started ticketing violators of the odd-even traffic policy on Tuesday, the first day the traffic restriction was fully enforced in a bid to ease traffic congestion along the city's main thoroughfares.
The police said they ticketed dozens of motorists who violated the policy. Most of the motorists said they were not aware of the restriction.
“I pass through this road every day,” said Fransisco, who was stopped by a traffic officer when driving along Jl. Sudirman as reported by kompas.com.
The man, driving a car with the plate number B1861, insisted he did not know that he had violated a traffic regulation.
The police officer let him go without issuing a ticket, but told the driver that he would ticket him if he passed through the road on an even-numbered date.
Under the odd-even policy, only cars with even-numbered license plates are allowed to pass through Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Jl. Sudirman, and Jl. Gatot Subroto on even-numbered dates. The same policy holds for cars with odd-numbered plates on odd-numbered dates. The policy also affects parts of Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Jl. Rasuna Said and Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat.
Another motorist insisted that Tuesday was Aug. 31 when the police tried to give him a ticket. “Today is Aug. 31. My car has an odd number,” said the man. He finally realized, however, that he was wrong, and the police ticketed him.
Andri Yansyah, the head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, said 200 personnel from his agency and the Jakarta Police were deployed to enforce the regulation. (bbn)
