Four-wheelers came via toll roads, while the number of vehicles heading out (of Jakarta) was 2,779,872."
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Jakarta Police recorded as many as 4,320,974 cars entering the capital via toll roads during the "Ketupat" Operation 2015.

The operation was launched on July 10 and held till July 24, coinciding with the exodus of travelers heading home to celebrate Idul Fitri, which fell on July 17 this year.

"Four-wheelers came via toll roads, while the number of vehicles heading out (of Jakarta) was 2,779,872," Senior Commissioner Mohammad Iqbal, a spokesman for the Jakarta Police, said here on Saturday.

During the operation, which was aimed at securing the exodus of travelers for Idul Fitri, the police fined 13,719 drivers and motorists for violating traffic regulations, whereas 8,202 others were reprimanded.

Police personnel also held 5,008 driving licenses, 8,202 vehicle registration documents, 46 trucks, two cars, and 97 motorcycles for traffic violations.

As many as 13,719 vehicles were charged for violating traffic rules, including 221 buses, 996 public transport microlets, 143 metrominis, 453 taxis, 646 freight cars, 1,547 private cars, and 9,713 motorcycles.

Moreover, during the Idul Fitri exodus, the Jakarta Police recorded 82 cases of traffic accidents, in which six people died, 32 were seriously injured, and 75 others sustained minor injuries.

Material losses inflicted by the traffic accidents amounted to Rp117,400 thousand. They involved 80 motorcycles, 28 private cars, four freight cars, five buses, and three bicycles.

In addition, the citys police recorded some 18,055 buses departing with 235,853 passengers and 21,313 buses arriving with 277,819 passengers, in 11 bus terminals.

The number of homebound travelers using trains was 375,128, while 251,086 passengers arrived at the six railway stations in Jakarta.

Furthermore, 375,128 passengers left Jakarta by ships, while 251,086 arrived in the city.

Ships also carried 4,037 motorcycles with 24,343 passengers out of the capital and 2,358 motorcycles with 22,075 passengers to the city during the Ketupat period.

The number of homebound travelers who chose to fly out of Jakarta was 375,784, while 224,711 arrived in the city by flights.
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