Drivers 'angry' over law
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This is a digitised version of an article from The Cayman Compass's print archive. Occasionally, the digitisation process introduces transcription errors, or other problems.
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"The big public debate over the new traffic law roars on. Not only has it refused to die down, but the outcry has grown in intensity as official statements fail to calm passions," Jakarta Post newspaper said in an editorial on Wednesday.
The law, which imposes penalties for failing to carry a driving licence while behind the wheel or for not wearing seatbelts, comes into force in Jakarta on 17 September. The Post said the punishment was not equal to the offence and many Indonesians did not share the government's view that the new law would instil discipline.
