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Police to crack down on rotator lightbar, siren misuse
Jakarta Police, together with the military police and transportation agency, will conduct a joint operation to crack down on the illegal use of rotator lightbars, sirens and rotating lights.
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Jakarta Police, together with the military police and transportation agency, will conduct a joint operation to crack down on the illegal use of rotator lightbars, sirens and rotating lights starting Oct. 11. (Antara/Idhad Zakaria)
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akarta Police, together with the military police and transportation agency, will conduct a joint operation to crack down on the illegal use of rotator lightbars, sirens and rotating lights.
The joint operation will be conducted for one month starting Oct. 11.
"Law No. 22/2009 on traffic and land transportation regulate the use of rotator lightbars and sirens," Jakarta Police traffic unit chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Budiyanto said on Wednesday.
He explained that according to the law, red, blue and yellow lights were to only be used by priority vehicles. Red rotating lights are only to be used by prisoner transportation, armed forces escorts, firefighters, ambulances, the Indonesian Red Cross, rescue vehicles and hearses, while blue rotating lights were to only be used by police vehicles.
Meanwhile, yellow lights should not be used with a siren and only be used for road patrols, maintenance and cleaning of public facilities, towing vehicles and special barrage transport.
Budiyanto said vehicles found using rotator lightbars and sirens illegally could be charged under multiple articles of the Traffic Law. He said violators could face a maximum one month in jail or an Rp 250,000 (US$18.5) fine. (dis)
