Governor says phase out old transit vehicles<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Surjadi Soedirdja reiterated on
\nThursday that sooner or later all outdated vehicles currently
\noperating in the city will be phased out.<\/p>\n
"Sooner or later, all vehicles, which are considered no longer
\nappropriate for operation in the city, will be phased out,"
\nSurjadi said after swearing in the new chief of the Provincial
\nProsecutor's Office on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
"But this will start only after new vehicles have been chosen
\nto replace the old ones," he said, refusing to give details.<\/p>\n
The city administration announced plans recently to eliminate
\nall small public transportation vehicles from the city, including
\nthe three-wheeled vehicles bemo and bajaj and the ojek
\n(motorcycle taxis) on ground that they are no longer suitable for
\ntransporting passengers.<\/p>\n
The city has authorized the Land Transportation Owners
\nOrganization to set up a special team to prepare for the
\nreplacement of the bemo with another type of small vehicle.<\/p>\n
According to the chairman of the organization, Aip Syaifuddin,
\nthe team consists of representatives from the City Law Bureau,
\nthe City Land Transportation Control Agency and the City Economic
\nBureau.<\/p>\n
Aip said that the team decided not to choose the type of
\nminivans currently operating in the city as mikrolet because they
\nare not designed for use on narrow roads.<\/p>\n
He added that the bemo will be replaced with a 1,000 cc four-
\nwheeled vehicle especially designed with the same passenger
\ncapacity as the bemo to ply narrow residential roads.<\/p>\n
"The city administration has yet to be informed of the
\nprogress in the preparations for replacing the bemo," said H.
\nPrawoto S. Danoemihardjo, the City's Assistant Secretary for
\nEconomic and Development Affairs.<\/p>\n
Tanah Abang is known to have the highest number of bemo in
\nJakarta. Other areas with many bemo are the Senen and Jl. Kebon
\nSirih areas, the streets around the Cipto Mangunkusumo General
\nHospital and Pulogadung, Salemba Tengah and Rawasari.<\/p>\n
Most bemo drivers are not the owners of the vehicles. They pay
\nabout Rp 15,000 (US$6.81) per day to the owners and spend Rp
\n12,000 per day on petrol. They also have to pay Rp 600 to city
\nofficials daily and must set money aside for repairs. Repairs are
\ncommon since most bemo were imported in 1962. (31)<\/p>",
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