JP\/17\/TRAFFIC<\/p>\n
Understanding the causes of Jakarta traffic jams<\/p>\n
To understand traffic problems thoroughly is the first step
\ntoward an attempt to solve this royal mess, right? Here are
\nseveral corroborating fact(or)s, which contribute to the
\nhorrendous traffic conditions in the city.<\/p>\n
1. Greater Jakarta's population of over 11 million has expanded
\ngreatly, especially in the east (Bekasi) and the west
\n(Tangerang), but the city's transportation system has always
\nfocused on developing and\/or improving the north-south grids -- a
\nsystem inherited from the Dutch colonial administration, which
\noriginally designed the city.<\/p>\n
2. Jakarta has only 7,500 kilometers of road. It must accommodate
\n4.7 million vehicles. Let say each vehicle takes up an average of
\nthree meters of road, then, if all vehicles in the city are on
\nthe streets, they would require at least 14,100 kilometers of
\nroad, meaning that if just half of the vehicles were on the road
\nat the same time, it would be total bumper to bumper traffic --
\nnot too unlike a gigantic parking lot.<\/p>\n
Shockingly, the majority of Jakartans, or 56.3 percent, use
\npublic transportation, only 13.3 percent use private cars and
\n28.3 percent ride motorcycles.<\/p>\n
3. Jakarta has about 600 railway crossings which can slow traffic
\nas trains pass every 15 minutes. Overpasses and underpasses may
\nhelp relieve some traffic congestion but there aren't nearly
\nenough to really solve it.<\/p>\n
4. Many pedestrian sidewalks are notoriously occupied by street
\nvendors, forcing people to walk in left lane of streets,
\neffectively cutting one lane off of most roads. Sixty five
\npercent of fatalities in traffic accidents are pedestrians 35
\npercent of which are children.<\/p>\n
5. Unsuccessful solutions like the three-in-one regulation, only
\nshift the problems to other places. Alternative streets also
\nresult in traffic congestion as damaged vehicles block the road.<\/p>\n
6. Amid chronic traffic congestion, many people, especially
\ngovernment officials and VIPs use police escorts complete with
\nsirens to force other motorists to pull over to make way for
\nthem.<\/p>\n
7. Many roads are in a state of disrepair causing motorists slow
\ndown, creating bottlenecks and inevitably traffic congestion.<\/p>\n
8. Many projects under construction take up several lanes of road
\nfor the installation of telephone lines, water pipes and
\nelectricity projects.<\/p>\n
9. Hundreds of spots on the city streets are prone to flooding
\nand after just a mild shower they can be 10 to 20 centimeter deep
\nponds across the road causing motorists to inch their way through
\nthe quagmire and again creating more traffic headaches.<\/p>",
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