Car owners ask for 3-in-1 leniency<\/p>\n
Evi Mariani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The overnight downpour troubled private car owners on Thursday
\nmorning, many of whom were trapped by flooded alternative routes
\nwhile trying to avoid the three-in-one traffic policy.<\/p>\n
Some motorists asked the police to allow them to pass through
\nthe restricted zones, where a minimum of three people are allowed
\nper vehicle, because they could not pass through the submerged
\nalternatives.<\/p>\n
The three-in-one traffic policy stretches from Blok M in South
\nJakarta to Kota in West Jakarta; and from the Park Royal
\nApartments on Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto in the west to the Kuningan
\nintersection in the east.<\/p>\n
In response, Jakarta Police traffic division chief Sr. Comr.
\nSulistyo Ishak said police would be "flexible" about the
\nthree-in-one zones whenever necessary. He did not explain what
\n"flexible" meant.<\/p>\n
Sulistyo called on Jakartans and city administration officials
\nto help clean piling waste from gutters in order to reduce the
\nimpact of the floods on traffic.<\/p>\n
Police monitoring had found 29 spots in the city that were
\nprone to traffic congestion whenever rain fell. Of the 29 spots,
\n11 are in North Jakarta, nine in West Jakarta, five in South
\nJakarta and four in East Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Floods also forced police to close several streets temporarily
\nbecause water reached meter-high levels in some areas.<\/p>\n
One area badly affected was Jl. Kapten Tendean from Mampang
\nPrapatan heading towards Blok M in South Jakarta. Overflowing
\nwater from the nearby Krukut River behind the Tarakanita Catholic
\nschool had begun to flood the street from early on Thursday
\nmorning.<\/p>",
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