700 motorists ticketed per day in `Zebra' drive<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Police said that around 700 motorists were
\nticketed every day in and around the city during their ongoing
\none month traffic operation code-named Operasi Zebra 1994 which
\nbegan on Monday.<\/p>\n
"During the first three days of the operation, a total of
\n2,085 traffic violators were ticketed. More than half were fined
\nfor disobeying traffic signs," said Col. Soeroso, the head of the
\nTraffic Directorate of the City Police Headquarters.<\/p>\n
More than 1,500 personnel, including the police, military,
\nTraffic and Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJ), military
\npolice of the Armed Forces (POM-ABRI) and state-owned toll road
\nfirm PT Jasa Marga, are taking part in the operation being held
\nsimultaneously throughout the country.<\/p>\n
Under the new fine scale, traffic offenders can be fined
\nbetween Rp 15,000 and Rp 150,000, depending on the classification
\nof their infractions. Under the new ticketing system, violators
\nare required to choose one of three given alternatives.<\/p>\n
The first option is that a violator acknowledges his offense
\nand pays the fine at a nearby branch of the state-owned Bank
\nRakyat Indonesia (BRI). The second is that a violator admits his
\noffenses as stated by the ticketing officer and attends court
\nhearings in person, paying whatever fine the judge determines.
\nThe final alternative is for a violator to refuse to admit his
\nguilt and to only pay the fine once a decision has come from the
\ncourt.<\/p>\n
Lt. Col. A. Latief Rabar, a spokesman for the City Police,
\nsaid that 87 percent of the 2,085 traffic offenders netted during
\nthe first three days of the operation chose the first alternative
\nwhile the remaining 13 percent chose the second.<\/p>\n
"None of them chose the third option," Soeroso said.<\/p>\n
He said 538 offenders were ticketed on the first day, 776 on
\nthe second day and 771 on the third day.<\/p>\n
During the three day operation, the joint team impounded three
\nvehicles, seized 350 driving licenses and some 220 vehicle
\nlicense documents (STNK).<\/p>\n
Accidents<\/p>\n
Soeroso said an average of three accidents were reported every
\nday during the operation. "So far, only one person has died in
\ntraffic accident."<\/p>\n
He gave no record, however, about the number of accidents
\ntypical before the operation.<\/p>\n
Besides disobeying traffic signs, the joint team also reported
\nother types of violations for speeding, driving without required
\ndocuments, such as driving licenses and vehicle ownership
\ndocuments and for exceeding passenger capacity limits.<\/p>\n
The operation, which will last on Oct. 26, was launched as
\npart of the authorities' concerted efforts to enforce the
\ncontroversial Traffic Law No. 14 issued in 1992 which imposes
\nheavy fines against traffic violators. The law mandates a maximum
\nfine of Rp 6 million.<\/p>\n
In a related development, the City Police also announced
\nyesterday that they have seen a significant increase in the
\nnumber of people applying for driving licenses in the past few
\ndays.<\/p>\n
"The number of people applying for driving licenses has risen
\nfrom 1,800 to 2,000 per day since the first day of the Operation
\nZebra 1994," said Lt. Col. Anton Bahrul Alam, the head of the
\nDriving License Unit<\/p>\n
About 35 percent were applying for a new driving license,
\nanother 35 percent for renewal of documents and the remaining
\nwere replacing their old, worn-out ones.<\/p>\n
Officially, an applicant has to spend at least Rp 65,000 for a
\ndriving license. Many, however, decide to use middlemen to
\nprocess their documents in order to avoid police bureaucracy,
\neven though they end up paying double the amount. (bsr)<\/p>",
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