"Our ETLE system has detected 10 million violations in a single month," said Senior Commissioner Latif Usman, Director of Traffic for the Greater Jakarta Police, in a statement received on Sunday.
Usman did not specify the types of vehicles involved in the violations. However, the high number was identified by hundreds of ETLE cameras operating across Jakarta's roads.
"We have 137 ETLE cameras in Greater Jakarta, with 127 static cameras and 10 mobile units," he said
Usman revealed that the most common violations involved motorcycle riders not wearing helmets.
This was followed by vehicles disregarding the odd-even traffic policy and car drivers failing to use their seatbelts.
"The violations include not wearing helmets, violating the odd-even policy, and using mobile phones while driving," he explained.
Usman emphasized that ETLE is a digital system that assists the police in enforcing traffic laws and maintaining order.
Unlike manual enforcement, ETLE allows for fining traffic violators without physically stopping or apprehending them by officers.
"Cameras and the magnetic induction sensors of the ETLE system can automatically detect violations and capture photographic evidence," he said.
In addition to static ETLE cameras positioned at red light intersections, mobile ETLE units are also deployed on police patrol vehicles operating throughout the city.
The ETLE regulation was signed by Inspector General Firman Shantyabudi, Head of the National Police's Traffic Corps, on May 16, 2023.
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