Drag races still go on amid police prohibition<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
A regular "track race" turned out to bring bad luck to Dwi Karno,
\n21, as he hit a police patrol car during a race with his peers on
\nJl. Benyamin Sueb in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Two police officers, Second Insp. Pujiono and Second Brig.
\nGustomi drove to the scene after they were given information of
\nthe race that often took place there.<\/p>\n
Upon their arrival, Dwi lost control of his speeding Suzuki
\nSatria motorcycle and hit the patrol car. His motorcycle was
\nbadly damaged and he fractured his right ankle. The front window
\nof the patrol car was shattered and the front part of the car
\nbody was dented.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Police Traffic Division chief Sr. Comr. Sulistyo Ishak
\nsaid that police have been intensifying monitoring several
\nlocations where such races frequently occurred.<\/p>\n
"We have identified 13 locations in the city which have been
\nregularly used by youths to have these races. We have deployed
\nmore personnel to monitor those places," he said.<\/p>\n
Sulistyo said that police banned racing on streets for safety
\nconcern.<\/p>\n
"Racing on streets will put other motorists' lives and theirs
\nin danger. Most of the youths tend to ignore traffic regulations
\nwhen speeding with their friends," he said.<\/p>\n
Most of the youths raced prior to the breaking the fast time.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post observed that the races usually took place on
\nJl. Benyamin Sueb, Kemayoran, Central Jakarta; Jl. Arteri Pondok
\nIndah, South Jakarta; Jl. Casablanca, South Jakarta; Jl. Puri
\nKembangan, West Jakarta; and Jl. T.B. Simatupang, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Law No. 14\/1992 article 61 par. 3 on traffic stipulates that a
\nmotorist who uses the road not in line with the road rules will
\nface up to a Rp 1 million (US$117.65) fine or a maximum sentence
\nof up to one month in prison.<\/p>\n
For breaking the traffic regulation, they will face a similar
\nsentence and the same fine as stated in Law article 61 par. 1.<\/p>\n
Police will also intensify their patrol on roads prone to
\ntraffic accidents, traffic congestion and traffic violations.<\/p>\n
"We have been monitoring 46 roads closely as many traffic
\naccidents occur there," Sulistyo said, adding that most of them
\nare located in South Jakarta and Bekasi.<\/p>\n
The worsening traffic woes added with the increasing traffic
\naccidents and traffic violations, police have launched its
\nOperasi Zebra Simpatik Jaya 2003 to take stern measures to
\nviolators.<\/p>",
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