9m vehicles to crowd C. Java

9m vehicles to crowd C. Java

SEMARANG: At least 9 million vehicles would drive down Central
Java streets during the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday season, a
police official said on Monday.

Director of Central Java's Traffic Police, Sr. Comr. Bambang
Purwoko, said the vehicles would comprise the province's 4.5
million vehicles plus 3 million from Jakarta and the remaining
1.5 million from East and West Java.

"We have ordered all officers to watch routes that are prone
to congestion, accidents, landslides and floods to ensure smooth
traffic," Bambang said.

In their work, the police will be assisted by the Indonesian
Military and civilians, numbering around 18,000 people. The
officers will be equipped with 652 vehicles, including
helicopters and 30 tow-trucks.

At this time of the year, he said, traffic accidents usually
took place from the hours of midnight to 6 a.m. when drivers were
tired and sleepy. -- JP