Police operations yet to ease traffic

Police operations yet to ease traffic

JAKARTA: After two months of an operation to ensure motorists
followed the road rules, City Police chief of traffic Sr. Comr.
Djoko Susilo acknowledged that such efforts were not enough to
reduce traffic congestion.

"(Heavy traffic) is closely related to the culture of our
society, which is undisciplined," he was quoted as saying by
Tempointeraktif.com on Thursday.

Although police had stationed officers to direct and monitor
traffic in Pasar Minggu, Pancoran and Mampang in South Jakarta,
KH Mas Mansyur in Central Jakarta and in Cawang, East Jakarta,
the effect was only temporary, he said.

"As soon as the officers left the areas, the traffic there
returned to chaos," Djoko said.

However, police said they had made some progress in two areas,
with less vehicles seen driving on the emergency left shoulder
lanes of toll roads and less motorcyclists forgetting to wear
helmets. -- JP