Except For Food Transportation, Large Trucks Are Prohibited From Passing In Garut Until April 16

The police are controlling goods transport trucks in Garut Regency, West Java, Friday (5/4/2024). ANTARA/HO-Polres Garut.

The Garut Police Traffic Unit (Satlantas) carried out a large truck control operation operating on the Garut Regency highway, West Java (West Java).

Head of the Traffic Unit (Kasatlantas) of the Garut Police, Iptu Aang Andi Suhandi, said that this action was excluded for food transportation and the aim was to maintain smooth traffic.

"For those who are stubborn in accordance with the Decree (joint decree) on April 5 at 09.00 WIB which is still operating, we will take action by applying a ticket," he said in Garut, West Java, Friday, April 5, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said that his staff before carrying out control first socialized the SKB regulations, namely the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of PUPR, and the Korlantas Polri regarding regulations for limiting the operation of goods transportation during the Eid 2024 holiday.

The SKB is enforced until April 16, 2024, including in the Garut area. Control is carried out for goods transport vehicles that are still operating on roads with manual ticketing.

"Sorry, I can't do it with ETLE, I just did the ticket manually," he said.

He explained that the ticketing action refers to Article 301 in conjunction with Article 125 of the Road Traffic and Transportation Law, namely that motorized vehicle drivers transporting goods do not use a road network in accordance with the road class so they can be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of one month, or a maximum fine of Rp. 250 thousand.

The rules for prohibiting restrictions and taking action against goods transport trucks, he said, apply to all roads, namely national roads, provinces and districts in the jurisdiction of the Garut Police.

"So for the regulation as a whole, both on national, provincial, and district channels, related to traffic transportation restrictions," he said.

He added that the regulation on the prohibition of transportation only applies to trucks transporting excavated or mining products, then building equipment, while transportation of basic necessities, oil, gas, animals, and fertilizers is allowed to operate.

"Vice vehicles with three or more axes that carry the results of the excavation, mining products and building equipment, we will carry out prosecution, except for the carriers of basic necessities, oil and gas, animals, fertilizers, there are exceptions according to existing regulations," he said.

He conveyed that his staff together with joint personnel from other agencies had carried out homecoming security operations and the return of Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijri at every security post and traffic control post in Garut.

"Personnel are ready at every post to carry out Ketupat Lodaya 2024 operations so that it runs smoothly, safely, and orderly," he said.