Motorcycle Lane on Thamrin Street Comes into Effect Tomorrow
4 February 2018 15:32 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Regulation that stipulates a special lane for motorcyclists on Thamrin Street, Central Jakarta, comes into effect on Monday (5/2).
Nevertheless, very few motorcyclists are aware of such regulation. Whereas, motorcyclists who violate the regulation will receive legal consequences. "I don’t know," Nobi Ashofa Zen said on Sunday (4/2).
Nobi works in the Finance Ministry office and he rides his bike to work. He is aware that there is a motorcycle lane, yet unaware of when the regulation is of immediate effect.
Police's traffic management director Sr. Comr. Halim Pagarra explained that the regulation will come into effect on Februari 5, 2018. Anyone who violates the regulation will be sanctioned. "We have sanctioned those who break this regulation," Halim said.
Furthermore, Halim explained that dissemination of the regulation has been carried out since January 22 - 29 2018 by the police and transportation agency.
The motorcyclists violating the rule will be sanctioned by two months of imprisonment or paying fine up to Rp 500 thousand.
M JULNIS FIRMANSYAH