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Half million rupiah fine for motorcyclist violators: Police
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Road users pass a sign prohibiting motorcyclists from entering Jl. Sudirman in South Jakarta on Aug. 9. (JP/Seto Wardhana.)
T
he Jakarta administration will carry out a trial run of a ban on motorcycles from Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat to the Senayan traffic circle in South Jakarta, from Sept. 12 to Oct. 10.
Those who violate the policy will be fined Rp 500,000 (US$37.5), Jakarta Police traffic division chief Sr. Comr. Halim Pagarra said on Tuesday.
The hours of the trial run are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day.
“We will inform residents about this,” Halim said as quoted by tribunnews.com.
Motorcycles have been blamed for causing traffic congestion and accidents in the city.
“Even though we know the public will oppose the policy, as you have heard from transportation experts and the police, we cannot live under these conditions forever,” Jakarta Transportation Agency head Andri Yansyah, said recently. (hol)
