Victim numbers down for `Zebra'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The number of dead and wounded victims of
\ntraffic accidents in the city declined by 26.4 percent to 96
\npeople in the last three weeks of the ongoing one-month Operation
\nZebra, a police spokesman said yesterday.<\/p>\n
National Police spokesman Brig. Gen. K. Ratta said on Tuesday
\nthat the number the dead and wounded reached 127 victims during
\nthe three weeks prior to the operation.<\/p>\n
The number of traffic accidents during the ongoing operation
\ndropped 26.4 percent to 64, as compared 87 cases recorded in the
\nprevious period.<\/p>\n
Ratta said the number of violators ticketed during the current
\noperation dropped 7.6 percent to 16,678 violators, or 794 people
\nper day.<\/p>\n
By comparison police ticketed 18,095 violators, or 861 people
\nper day, during the previous three weeks, he said.<\/p>\n
\"This figure gives strong indication that awareness of traffic
\nrules has increased,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Quoting data from the City Police Headquarters, the spokesman
\nsaid, that of the 96 victims in the last three week period, 19
\ndied, 56 were seriously wounded and 21 slightly injured.<\/p>\n
The number of dead and seriously wounded, as well as slightly
\ninjured, in the previous three weeks were 30 and 67 and 30
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
\"The number of traffic accidents and ticketed violators were
\nfound to remain high in previous operations. But this time it
\nseems to us that many people are more aware of the traffic
\nrules,\" Ratta said.<\/p>\n
The ongoing operation, which inspects vehicle and driving
\ndocuments, carried out throughout the country, is scheduled to
\nend next Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Preparations<\/p>\n
The operation in the city is carried out by a 1,500 member
\njoint force, including personnel from the police, military,
\nTraffic and Land Transportation Control Agency (DLLAJR), military
\npolice of the Armed Forces (POM-ABRI) and the state-owned toll
\nroad firm PT Jasa Marga.<\/p>\n
Due to preparations of the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic
\nCooperation (APEC) forum, to be held next month in Bogor, 30
\nkilometers south of here, a large number of the personnel are now
\nbeing trained and deployed to help with security for forum
\ndelegates.<\/p>\n
Only a few of the 1,500 personnel will be assigned to continue
\nthe operation which will mainly focus on city bus drivers,
\npedestrians, sidewalk vendors and offenders on highways.<\/p>\n
Under the new fine scale, traffic offenders will be ticketed
\nbetween Rp 15,000 (US$6.90) to Rp 150,000, depending on their
\ninfractions. Under the new ticketing system, suspected violators
\nare required to choose one of three alternatives given.<\/p>\n
The first option is that the violator acknowledges his offense
\nand pays the fine at a nearby office of the state Bank Rakyat
\nIndonesia (BRI). The second is that the violator admits his
\noffense and is willing to attend court hearings and pay the fine
\nbased on the judge's decision. The final alternative is for the
\nviolator to deny his offense and attend court. (bsr)<\/p>",
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