3-in-1 still confusing

3-in-1 still confusing

From Kompas

At 4:30 p.m. on June 9, I was ticketed by the police on Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The police said that though I had entered Jl. Sudirman before 4 p.m., when it was already 4 p.m. in the area I should have left the road via an alternative street.

Many car drivers were ticketed on the same afternoon, meaning that part of the public and the police have different perceptions of the three-in-one traffic rule. In fact, there was no problem before as long as cars entered the area before the end of the time limit.

On the next day I called the South Jakarta Police for clarification about the matter, only to get a vague answer. They suggested that drivers negotiate with policemen when such a thing happens.

I hope the authorities will provide a detailed explanation for the public and the police or the Jakarta communications office about the application of this rule.

ASNET L. BUNGA Jakarta