Police ticket 6,603 offenders

Police ticket 6,603 offenders

JAKARTA: Officers from the Jakarta Police's traffic division
have ticketed 6,603 offenders since the new three-in-one traffic
policy began on Jan. 26.

The head of the traffic division, Sr. Comr. Sulistyo Ishak,
said on Thursday violators were ticketed after entering the
three-in-one restricted zone.

Police also called on motorists to begin wearing their seat
belts, warning they may begin vigorously ticketing those who
violate the regulation beginning on May 5.

According to data from the city police, 1,874 people have been
injured in 5,647 traffic accidents since the beginning of this
year. Of this number, 34 percent suffered head injuries that may
have been prevented had they been wearing their seat belts. --
Antara