Permits for 46 buses temporarily revoked

Permits for 46 buses temporarily revoked

JAKARTA (JP): The city land transportation control agency has
temporarily revoked the operational licenses of 46 public buses
in East Jakarta for repeatedly violating traffic regulations.

Head of the agency's Transportation Control Department Herman
Tonglo Langi said on Tuesday that the 46 buses had breached the
regulations by forcing passengers to get off the buses before
reaching their final destinations.

"The agency has warned them, but they simply ignored the
warning. Therefore we decided to revoke the permits for two
weeks," Herman said yesterday, adding that the punishment was
handed down on July 17.

Herman said that the decision was made based on reports from
two of the agency's five branch offices in East Jakarta and West
Jakarta.

"The East Jakarta branch reported 95 public vehicles which had
violated traffic regulations, while the West Jakarta branch
reported six vehicles," Herman said, adding that the other three
branch offices have not yet submitted their reports.

"Forcing passengers to get off the buses before their final
destinations is disastrous," Herman said.

Herman said that the agency would continue to take stern
actions against disobedient drivers by revoking their operational
licenses.(yns)