Traffic law better enforced

BANDUNG, West Java: The police have considered raising the fines for violators of the traffic law but cautioned that the policy should be enforced on a selective basis.

Local police chief Maj. Gen. Soebandy said Saturday that the fines in areas where traffic was heavy should be higher than in lighter areas

He asked all police under his command to study traffic in their respective areas before formulating the policy.

Earlier this month, plans by the Jakarta government to raise such fines triggered strikes that paralyzed the city of 8.5 million people.

Soebandy said that most street accidents in West Java were preceded by some form of traffic violation.(pan)