Odd Even Tried At Margonda Depok, Held Weekend 4-5 December From Ramanda To UI

Police stand guard at Margonda (Polres Depok Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Depok Metro Police will start conducting trials of the odd-even (Gage) implementation on Saturday and Sunday. The date chosen is 4-5 December 2021 on Jalan Margonda Raya, Depok City.

Head of the Traffic Unit (Kasat Lalu) of the Depok Metro Police, Kompol Jhoni Eka Putra, explained that the trial to be held was one of the stages of a field study carried out with relevant stakeholders. The Gage trial will be conducted on Jalan Margonda starting from Simpang Ramanda to the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Flyover.

"On Saturday and Sunday it will start at 12.00 WIB to 18.00 WIB. Gage will only be carried out on weekends, because traffic jams often occur. This is one solution to reduce vehicle volume," said Jhoni as quoted from berita.depok.go.id , Wednesday 24 November.

This policy only applies to four-wheeled vehicles. However, this does not apply to special vehicles such as ambulances or other emergency conditions.

Motorcyclists and public transport are also not subject to this Gage rule.

"Because it's still a trial, it's just a socialization, no action has been taken. We continue to do socialization, both in person and online," he said.

Dozens of personnel will be alerted in this trial. Gage. They are a combination of the Depok Metro Police, the TNI, the Transportation Agency and the Depok City Satpol PP.

"So remember for odd dates use odd vehicles, even dates use vehicles with even numbers. If it goes smoothly the following week, it will be held again and there has been action," he added.

He also invited the public to support the implementation of Gage, so that the congestion problem in Depok City can be unraveled. In the socialization stage, his party wants to see the implementation of Gage in the field, then an analysis and evaluation is carried out to see if Gage can solve traffic jams in the Margonda Raya area.