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Jakarta to implement 'odd-even' plate system to battle traffic

Published: 29 Nov 2012 at 11.13
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Jakarta will enforce an odd-even vehicle plate system in an attempt to reduce the Indonesian capital’s notorious traffic by up to 40%.

The Jakarta Police Traffic Division and Jakarta Transportation Agency will allocate days that vehicles are permitted to drive on the city’s roads based on the last digit of the registration plate, with plans to test the system as early as January next year.

Jakarta's crippling traffic jams cost the Indonesian capital billions of dollars per year. AFP PHOTO/ADEK BERRY

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djay
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Discussion 3 : 29 Nov 2012 at 16.203
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Interesting. One would think that half of the vehicles have odd number plates, and half have even number plates. They are going to remove half of the vehicles from the roads every day, yet only reduce congestion by around 30 percent.
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Discussion 2 : 29 Nov 2012 at 12.482
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Rich implement two-car-per-person policy...
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Discussion 1 : 29 Nov 2012 at 12.231
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This has been tried elsewhere and abandoned. Too many resources were required for proper enforcement. Drivers with two cars (one odd, one even plate)simply alternated cars; others claimed they forgot the date; a new black market in odd/even plates arose.
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