Until Next Week, Bogor Police Will Not Apply Odd-even Vehicle Plates

BOGOR - The Bogor City Police have decided that they will not apply odd-even vehicle number plates until next weekend, but instead they will be replaced by a situational crowd free road (CFR) system as it is today.

"For the time being there is none, it has been replaced with CFR. It is enforced considering the situation," said Bogor Police Chief Kombes Pol. Susatyo Purnomo Condro, Sunday, March 13th. That way, people's activities can be excited again, especially in the economic sector. "We from the police will enforce traffic rules according to existing and needed conditions," he said. In two days this weekend, he said, traffic density at the beginning of PPKM level 2 were observed to be busy smoothly and did not cause long traffic jams, so the potential for crowding and could be a place for the spread of COVID-19 was not visible. As of Sunday, March 13, evening, traffic jams in Bogor City can be anticipated so that CFR is also not implemented significantly.

Bogor City Police Satlantas personnel have been alerted at points prone to traffic jams, such as the busy center of Jalan Suryakencana which is famous for culinary tourism and Jalan Sudirman. Officers are prepared if there is a crowd or buildup of vehicles to disperse in order to smooth the lane. Traffic engineering is in the form of closing The lane by diverting vehicles to the road will be enforced immediately if such a situation occurs. Susatyo hopes that the crowded situation without traffic jams will continue until next week, which means that Bogor City is safely under control at PPKM level 2, without an urgent situation for applying odd-even vehicle number plates.