643,000 Violators During 2022, Police Claims ETLE Lowered 7 Percent Accident Rates In Central Java

Illustration of online CCTV or ETLE cameras. (Doc Polri Public Relations)

Central Java - Central Java Regional Police conveyed that the implementation of law enforcement based on electronic traffic law enforcement (ETLE) cameras is able to suppress traffic accidents.

Direktur Lalu Lintas Polda Jateng Kombes Pol. Agus Suryonugroho mengklaim, ETLE keliling atau mobile menurunkan 7 persen jumlah kasus kecelakaan di Provinsi Jateng.

"There is a downward trend in the number of accident cases by up to 7 percent with the implementation of this ETLE," he said after handing over an ETLE mobile device to the Batang Police Traffic Unit Head AKP Dhayita Danaswari in Batang, Central Java, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, October 4.

He added that the implementation of law enforcement based on ETLE or the provision of evidence of electronic violations applies to all police stations throughout Central Java.

Kombes Pol Agus explained that his members had taken legal action through ETLE mobile against 643,000 violators since January-September 2022.

To the Batang Police, Kombes Pol Agus targets to be able to implement ETLE mobile-based legal action against 100 motorists who violate traffic rules per day.

"However, after I analyzed and evaluated, the Batang (traffic control) was quite good. Only on toll roads, Batang is still quite vulnerable," he said.

Therefore, his party ordered the Batang Police Traffic Unit to collaborate and communicate intensely with toll road managers, including increasing patrols on toll roads.

According to him, the Central Java Police have not yet implemented the implementation of ETLE on toll roads. However, vehicle speed camera equipment facilities are already available at a number of road points.

"The current speed action on toll roads is not optimal. However, there are already facilities in the form of speed camera. Later we will encourage toll road managers to increase or the ETLE mechanism with speed camera," he said.