Police must keep better watch<\/p>\n
From Warta Kota<\/p>\n
On Jan. 30, 2001 evening the traffic all along Jl. MH Thamrin,
\nJakarta, was smooth because there were some traffic police
\nofficers on duty enforcing discipline from the traffic circle at
\nthe end of Jl. Thamrin (in front of Bank of Indonesia) as far as
\nthe one at Hotel Indonesia.<\/p>\n
As a daily user of Jl. Thamrin, particularly on my way home
\nfrom the office in the evening, I notice that there are always
\ntraffic jams in front of two bus-shelters: the one at Sarinah and
\nthe one across the road from Sogo shopping center.<\/p>\n
In my opinion, there are three factors which normally cause
\nthose traffic jams, namely (i) the attitude of people waiting for
\nthe bus or simply crowding the bus shelters (they often wait
\noutside the shelter or on the road); (ii) the attitude of bus
\ndrivers, who often do not stop at the shelter but almost in the
\nmiddle of the road, and they do not care about other road users
\n(sometimes two big buses stop side by side thus blocking the slow
\nlane, especially at the Jl. Wahid Hasyim crossing); and (iii) the
\nabsence of the police exactly at the time where there are traffic
\njams, in particular at the two spots above.<\/p>\n
What surprises me is the traffic situation near the Sogo or
\nHotel Indonesia traffic circles. Although there are often
\npolicemen on duty there, traffic jams have continued to occur and
\nare ignored, as if police were too lazy to take action.<\/p>\n
I think I have brought this to all parties' notice and hope
\nthey will take the necessary remedial actions.<\/p>\n
ANWAR FUAD<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-must-keep-better-watch-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }