We’re in the midst of “Operation Zebra”, an nationwide op run by Indonesia’s traffic police, checking drivers for valid licenses, registration, making sure that they’re wearing helmets for two-wheeled vehicles, and such.
In the first week that the operation has run in Bali, as many as 6,563 traffic rules offenders have reportedly been caught.
“Compared with Operation Zebra in 2015, it’s up 71 percent this year,” police spokesman Anak Agung Made Sudana told Indonesian media on Thursday.
“If we want to reduce the number of violations, the police cannot work alone. The most important thing is the awareness of motorists for obeying traffic rules,” the former Denpasar police chief said.
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This includes parking in proper parking spaces/lots and not just parking on the side of the road, jamming things up, Sudana said.
Operation Zebra kicked off on Nov. 16 and will run until Nov. 29.
