Reasons For The Police To Stop Traffic Engineering For Lebaran 2022

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JAKARTA - The Traffic Directorate of National Police (Korlantas Polri) has officially stopped the one-way, odd-even, and contraflow traffic engineering scheme on toll roads during the homecoming and return flow of Lebaran 2022, on May 9. The reason is that the traffic flow and the number of vehicles on the toll road have returned to normal.

"Analysis and evaluation of observations through digital maps and CCTV as well as reports from members in the field that traffic flow has decreased and is at a normal daily position," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Monday, May 9.

Then, another consideration for ending the three traffic engineering schemes is the safety of the drivers.

If the scheme is still applied, then the vehicle speed will automatically be higher. Thus, the potential for accidents will also increase.

"The vehicle will increase the speed which is possible for an accident that results in the fatality of the victim," he said.

For some of these reasons, the traffic engineering scheme was discontinued. This termination is also based on a Joint Decree on the implementation of one-way traffic engineering for the homecoming and return flows of Eid 2022.

"Currently the current is opened for both directions," said Dedi.

For information, the Traffic Police Corps had implemented a one-way, odd-even, and contraflow scheme on the Kalikangkung toll road KM 414 to Jakarta-Cikampek KM27 during the homecoming and return of Lebaran 2022.

The entire traffic engineering scheme aims to break down the density of vehicles, both on toll roads and arterial roads.