Fuel-saving measures<\/p>\n
Now is really the time that a habit of saving energy is
\nimplemented in Indonesia. So many offices (including government
\noffices) have their air conditions running while windows are open
\n(because of smokers); in private households this happens as well.<\/p>\n
Very concretely, I would suggest the following measures during
\nthe present fuel shortage:
\n1. Implement 2-3 car-free Sundays per month on the streets, where
\nall private vehicles are banned from the streets, and only taxi,
\nbig buses (not metro mini and angkot and bajaj), ambulances and
\npolice are allowed to drive. This was done in 1973 in Germany
\nduring the global oil crisis. There are two effects, first, the
\ngasoline that will be saved and second, the city's residents will
\nbe able to breathe better.
\n2. Punish all drivers\/owners who leave their vehicles parked with
\nidling engines.
\n3. Stop the increase in the numbers of cars on the road that
\nconsume large amounts of fuel and encourage people, especially in
\nthe cities, to buy cars with excellent fuel efficiency.
\n4. Ban trucks and buses with thick, black emissions, as those are
\nlikely to be old and thus burn more fuel.
\n5. Expand the busway system and substitute Metro Mini services,
\nthis will create more load on the busway system thus decrease
\nfuel per passenger consumption, at least in the central areas of
\nJakarta.
\n6. Improve the traffic flow by further restrictions within a
\ndefined central zone in Jakarta in order to reduce traffic jams
\nand thus optimize cars' fuel usage.
\n7. Start a campaign for \"car pooling\" so that friends and
\nneighbors can share cars to go to work.<\/p>\n
There are many other possibilities but 1, 2 and 4 can be
\nimplemented now.<\/p>\n
JOACHIM HARTMANN
\nJakarta<\/p>",
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