Zig-zagging drivers on the Becakayu Toll Road given only verbal warnings by police

Metro Jaya Police Traffic Directorate (Ditlantas) has issued verbal warnings to a number of car drivers who carried out dangerous actions by weaving in a zig-zag pattern along the Bekasi-Cawang-Kampung Melayu Toll Road (Becakayu) in East Jakarta. The head of the PJR Jalan Raya patrol, Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya, AKBP Reiki Indra Brata Manggala, said the drivers had been identified and were given verbal warnings as well as educational exhortations to refrain from repeating the act. ‘For the drivers who performed zig-zag on the Becakayu Toll Road, East Jakarta, we have located them. They were only given verbal warnings and educational admonitions to not repeat the act,’ he said. In addition, the police have identified the zig-zag drivers on the Becakayu Toll Road. According to Reiki, the drivers have also issued apologies after driving recklessly on the toll road. ‘The individuals have also issued apologies for driving recklessly,’ he added. Reiki stressed that the police did not impose tickets on the drivers; they chose an educational approach to prevent similar incidents. ‘Thus, they were only given admonitions and apologies and were not ticketed. We give verbal warnings while carrying out educational appeals.’ Previously, amateur video circulating on the Instagram account @jakarta_siders showed five cars driving together in a convoy on the Becakayu Toll Road on the night of Wednesday (4 March). In the footage, vehicles can be seen changing lanes in a zig-zag pattern from lane one to lane three in sequence. The action appeared to block the toll road, even though traffic was relatively light; such manoeuvres were deemed dangerous to other road users and could spark accidents, especially if other vehicles travel at high speeds. The public criticised the behaviour, with residents calling for firm action to ensure it does not happen again.