Traffic enforcement in Jakarta carried out

Tough enforcement of traffic offences in Indonesia’s congested capital Jakarta is being implemented. During 2015 the number of traffic offenders who received summons increased by 15% to 1,037,828, compared with 865,197 in 2014. Of the total, 428,195 traffic offenders were younger drivers aged from 16 - 30. Most of the road offences were committed by motorcyclists, totalling at some 770,252. Also in 2015, the number of motorists who received summonses for driving in the wrong direction rose by 69.6% to 169,5
January 7, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Tough enforcement of traffic offences in Indonesia’s congested capital Jakarta is being implemented. During 2015 the number of traffic offenders who received summons increased by 15% to 1,037,828, compared with 865,197 in 2014. Of the total, 428,195 traffic offenders were younger drivers aged from 16 - 30. Most of the road offences were committed by motorcyclists, totalling at some 770,252. Also in 2015, the number of motorists who received summonses for driving in the wrong direction rose by 69.6% to 169,500 in 2015, compared with 99,281 in 2014.

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