Drivers urged to obey traffic laws

Drivers urged to obey traffic laws

JAKARTA: Most drivers in the city have a complete lack of
interest in traffic signs or laws, which is one reason for the
heavy congestion on almost every road in Jakarta, an official at
the South Jakarta Mayoralty said on Tuesday.

Head of South Jakarta's transportation agency, Nurbun
Buntaraga, said that drivers, especially those of public
transportation vehicles and trucks, also neglected the conditions
of their vehicles, which often forced them to stop in the middle
of roads to do repairs.

Public transportation vehicles often just stop anywhere to
pick up passengers -- and rarely at actual bus stops -- thus
harassing other motorists and causing traffic jams, he was quoted
by city's official website beritajakarta as saying.

He urged the drivers to comply with the laws to reduce traffic
congestion.-- JP