Hundreds Of Cars Violate Odd Even Rules At Bandung Pasteur Toll Gate

Traffic scene near Pasteur Toll Gate Bandung, West Java/Antara Photo

BANDUNG - Hundreds of vehicles were turned over by the Traffic Unit (Satlantas) of the Bandung Police during the implementation of odd-even blocking at the Pasteur Toll Gate (GT), Bandung City, West Java.

Head of Satlantas Polrestabes Bandung AKBP Rano Hadiyanto said as of 10:00 western Indonesia time there were 232 vehicles in Pasteur that were turned over. The vehicle, he said, had an odd number plate.

"There have been 232 vehicles turned back at the Paster toll gate by officers because they do not match the current date, which is an even date," said Rano, Saturday, September 4.

According to Rano, on Saturday, it is predicted that many vehicles will be turned over. This is because the flow of vehicles entering the city of Bandung is predicted to increase on weekends.

"Yesterday, out of five toll gates in the city of Bandung from Paster to Buah Batu, starting at 06.00 western Indonesia time in the morning until 21.00 western Indonesia time, there were 817 vehicles that were turned back," he said.

Even though it is predicted, Rano hopes that the vehicles entering the city of Bandung will not continue to increase until the evening.

He also asked people outside the city and the people of Bandung to refrain from doing mobility to reduce the potential for the spread of COVID-19.

"Hopefully there will be no increase which proves that public awareness of the existence of this odd-even system has begun to improve," he said.