Electronic traffic law enforcement for motorcyclists on Sudirman-Thamrin commences today

The Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Directorate will begin imposing fines on motorcyclists caught violating traffic rules through the Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) system today, after it was announced last month that the policy would include motorcycles. 

Following a trial period over the weekend, during which 341 motorcyclists were caught with violations but escaped with warnings, the policy is now fully enforced on the capital’s busiest commercial thoroughfare, Jalan Sudirman and Jalan M.H. Thamrin. 

Fahri Siregar, who heads the Traffic Directorate Law Enforcement Sub-division, previously said that there will be a total of 57 CCTV cameras utilized for ETLE on Sudirman and Thamrin.

The ETLE system allows police to utilize CCTV cameras and record traffic violations, such as driving without a helmet, disobeying traffic signs, to usage of mobile phone while driving. Those violations are punishable by a IDR250K (US$18.20) fine, IDR500K fine and potential two-month jail sentence, as well as three-month jail sentence with IDR750K fine, respectively. 

If the police decide there has been a violation, they will send a traffic ticket to the motorist’s address by mail and/or email. The motorist will then have 14 days to pay their fine via a partner bank. Failure to do so would result in their vehicle registration being frozen, meaning the motorist wouldn’t be able to pay their annual vehicle tax until their fines are paid.

For the time being, the ETLE system is only going to be used to impose fines on motorcyclists who have Jakarta license plates due to database limitations. The police aim to be able to fine all violators as the system subsequently gets updated in the future.



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