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olice will not impose any fines on drivers recorded on CCTV cameras violating traffic rules during a trial run of the new electronic ticketing system, dubbed Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE). The trial will run during the month of October.

“There will be no fines, because it’ll be just a trial,” Jakarta Police traffic unit chief Sr. Comr. Yusuf said on Thursday, as quoted by tempo.co.

The police will announce the ETLE system to the public on Oct. 1 as they will begin to test the effectiveness and accuracy of the CCTV cameras, Yusuf said.

The trial will take place on Jl. Sudirman and Jl. M.H. Thamrin. Four CCTV cameras will be installed at locations with high rates of traffic violations.

The cameras can detect several types of traffic violations, Yusuf said, such as violations of road signs, traffic lights and the odd-even policy.

The cameras can also detect drivers driving on the wrong side of the road and people who are not using their seat belts, “even if the windows are dark”, Yusuf added.

Data on violators of traffic laws will be sent directly to the Jakarta Police’s Traffic Management Center (TMC) on the same day.

Police will then issue and send a ticket to the vehicle owner’s address. If the owner has moved, police will send the ticket to the new address.