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A TransJakarta bus passes through Sudirman Street, Jakarta, on Saturday (December 4, 2021). (ANTARA/Dewa Ketut Sudiarta Wiguna/KT) - 

City-owned bus operator TransJakarta will increase the number of CCTVs monitoring traffic and passengers' activities by 10 percent at 222 bus stops as a measure to address five accidents in the last 40 days.

Currently, four to eight CCTVs are installed at every bus stop, TransJakarta President Director Mochammad Yana Aditya stated at a press conference here on Saturday.

"We plan to increase the number of CCTVs by 10 percent in 2022," Aditya remarked.

Aditya explained that the numbers of CCTV at bus stops do not include the surveillance cameras installed inside the bus cabin to monitor the driver's performance and passengers' activities.

All CCTVs at the transit stop (BRT) and in the bus cabin are directly connected to the TransJakarta Operating Command Center (TJOCC), according to Aditya.

Through the command center, Aditya's team will be able to keep track of whether a driver is driving carelessly or exceeding the speed limit.

"There will be a reminder on not to surpass the speed limit. The drivers need to be disciplined and our monitoring to watch over many buses," he explained.

Aditya noted that around 3,500 buses were operated by eight thousand TransJakarta drivers on a daily basis.

While driving the bus, a driver must not exceed the maximum speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour. However, he admitted to the presence of some drivers that continued to cross the maximum speed.

"We will conduct some enforcement on the speeding," Aditya stated.

However, his side had yet to divulge the results of the findings related to recent accidents, as they were currently handled by the police that are more authorized to make announcements on the investigations.

Nevertheless, TransJakarta has apologized for the accidents that took place on Thursday, Dec 2, and Friday, Dec 3. The company will conduct an audit to revamp its system of safety management and healthy working//ANT