Police to clamp down on buses, bikers

JAKARTA: Jakarta Traffic Police launched on Monday a month- long operation, under the name Patuh Jaya, targeting undisciplined public bus drivers and motorcyclists.

Chief of Jakarta Traffic Police Sr. Comr. Djoko Susilo said his division had deployed a full force of 1,750 traffic police in the operation.

"We will work together with the Organization of Land Transportation Owners (Organda) in the operation to punish recalcitrant public transportation drivers," Djoko told reporters at the Jakarta Police headquarters.

Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani said the operation was being conducted to reduce traffic violations, which often led to vehicular accidents and traffic jams in the city.

As of October this year, there were 954 fatalities in road accidents, in addition to 3,993 people injured and material losses amounting to Rp 8.7 billion. --JP