[sustran] Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing

Paul Barter paulbarter at reinventingtransport.org
Mon Dec 17 16:58:24 JST 2012


*** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan ***

http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-restriction-plan/560260
Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012

Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on
major streets by March next year to ease the capital’s notorious
traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said.

The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or even
license plate numbers in Jakarta’s main business areas.

The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta
Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But
determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, he
said, would require further study.

Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even
resistance from road users in Jakarta.

“If we don’t take some drastic measures [Jakarta’s traffic problems]
will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any
smaller,” Joko said.

“Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy]
slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport
and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel.”

Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging demand
for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport once the
regulation is in place.

“In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an
additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized [Kopaja]
buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp [public
transportation],” he said.

Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect
motorcycles. “So far those exempted by this regulation are public
transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas,” he
said. “Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we will
study this further.”

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Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on "jakarta
odds evens license plate", such as the following:

Odd-even system to benefit plate makers
Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012
If you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even
license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you
should ...

Police to install devices to spot fake license plates
Jakarta Post-14 Dec, 2012
The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce the odd-even
license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and criticism from
Jakarta's ...

House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying
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administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle restriction
scheme, ... days depending on whether their license plates end in odd
or evennumbers, but ...

Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan
NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012
The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on
even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would be
...

Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan
Jakarta Globe-6 Dec, 2012
Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on
... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate numbers in
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Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates
Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012
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Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013
BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012
Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles
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Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan
Jakarta Globe-8 Dec, 2012
... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement a license
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