Palu allows traffic chaos for security

Palu allows traffic chaos for security

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Hendro Surahmat, a senior official at
Palu municipality administration, said on Wednesday that his
office had canceled regular ticketing for traffic violations
during the 7-month election period for security reasons.

He said that traffic monitoring had been stopped since March
and it would resume at least one week after the second round of
presidential election in late September.

He argued that his decision had strong grounds, because during
the election, the political situation in the area is extra tense,
so to relieve some of that tension it would be better to allow
motorists to break the law.

If we wrote tickets, it would fuel more tension in the area,
he explained.

From January 1 to March 10, the traffic department ticketed
234 motorists, 112 private drivers and 73 public transportation
drivers. -- JP