Police to conduct traffic operation

Police to conduct traffic operation

JAKARTA: Targeting undisciplined motorcyclists, the Jakarta
Police started the second phase of its traffic operations on
Tuesday.

Police officers will put proper use of helmets under the
spotlight and will take stricter action against offenders.

"We will do more enforcement instead of just giving warnings,"
city police chief Insp. Gen. Firman Gani was quoted as saying by
Tempointeraktif.com on Tuesday.

He explained that during the first 30-day operation, his
officers had reprimanded around 5,000 violators and gave tickets
to some 5,000 others. The highest number of violations was for
jay-walking.

His office also recorded 300 traffic accidents with 64
fatalities during the period of the operation. -- JP