Tire Valve Operation, Incidental Shock Therapy of Obedience
3 October 2013 15:06 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Surabaya - Zainal, spokesman of Land Transportation Directorate General at the Transportation Ministry, stated that the tire valve operation has no solid legal framework. He said that the tire flatenning measures was not in accordance to any existing regulations.
However, the operation indeed provided an incidental shock therapy concerning traffic obedience, according to him. "The effect lasts temporarily, not permanently," said Zainal. Therefore, given its non-permanent effect, tire valve operation does not require any legal framework.
On the other hand, Eddi, Surabaya Chief of Transportation Agency said such operation in Surabaya has a legal framework as stated in City Ordinance No. 22/2003 on Road Function and No. 10/2001 on Motorized Vehicle Relocation.
He claimed that Surabaya has done such measures long before Jakarta initiated the news-breaking operation. Parking violation is not merely based in the limited parking area, but also the community's habit, said Eddi.
DIANANTA P. SUMEDI