Thu, 03 Aug 1995

Traffic violators netted

JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta office of land transportation agency has netted 20 buses and four trucks for violating traffic regulations during an operation.

The operation was held on Tuesday on Jl. Pejagalan Raya, Jl. Tubagus Angke, and Jl. Daan Mogot.

Lorenz Simatupang, head of the office said that the types of violations committed by the drivers of the vehicles included parking on sidewalks, not closing bus doors while in motion and driving in the wrong lanes.

Simatupang told reporters that ten of the violators had been ticketed. The buses and trucks driven by the 14 other people were impounded.(29)