More minivan drivers go on strike over additional buses<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of public transportation minivan drivers
\nwent on strike yesterday causing hundreds of passengers between
\nPasar Minggu and Kampung Melayu areas to be stranded.<\/p>\n
But passengers still had the option of taking other buses
\npassing similar routes.<\/p>\n
Several drivers planned to complain to the House of
\nRepresentatives over too many additional vans plying similar
\nroutes.<\/p>\n
They said there were already 400 vans plying route M16 and the
\nstrike was triggered by the addition of 20 new vans.<\/p>\n
Similar strikes were staged by drivers plying between the
\nKampung Melayu and Pulo Gadung terminals, in East Jakarta and in
\nBogor.<\/p>\n
Streets along Pasar Minggu in South Jakarta and Kampung Melayu
\nin East Jakarta were absent of M16 vans, since drivers pooled
\ntheir vehicles at the Kampung Melayu terminal at about 6 a.m.<\/p>\n
The Kampung Melayu terminal looked less crowded than usual and
\ntraffic congestion was less between the two terminals.<\/p>\n
One of the drivers, Darno, said his income had significantly
\ndropped since the addition of the new vans.<\/p>\n
Soembogo, a staffer of a cooperative which had several M16
\nvans, blamed the Organization of Land Transportation Owners
\n(Organda), who determined the route, and the City Land
\nTransportation Agency (DLLAJ), who issued the permits, without
\nconsidering possible consequences.<\/p>\n
Organda and DLLAJ have acknowledged that there were too many
\noverlapping routes and buses, "but they have behaved
\ninconsistently," Soembogo, of the East Jakarta branch Purimas
\nJaya cooperative, said.<\/p>\n
Soembogo, also a driver, demanded that the agency evaluate
\nevery possible route to prevent unhealthy competition.<\/p>\n
"Drivers would like to serve the public but drivers demand a
\nbetter planned public transportation system," he said.<\/p>\n
The head of the Kampung Melayu terminal, Mufreini, said there
\nwere many public transportation vehicles with overlapping routes
\nwhich lead to Pasar Minggu.<\/p>\n
He expected conditions would return to normal today.<\/p>\n
In Bogor, 300 minivans went on strike because too many new
\nbuses were operating the Sukasari-Merdeka route.<\/p>\n
Bagio, one of the drivers, said his income had dropped from Rp
\n15,000 a day to Rp 10,000 a day.<\/p>\n
Rumors were spreading about new medium-sized buses operating
\non a similar route, but the local transportation agency said
\ntheir office had not issued any permit for a new route since
\nDecember.<\/p>\n
Endang Tabroni, the head of the agency, said the Bogor
\ntownship had 1,885 public transport vehicles. Endang promised to
\nconduct a survey on public transportation in the township.
\n(jun\/10\/24)<\/p>",
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