YLKI should get facts straight<\/p>\n
Having read the article on the Ministry of Transportation's
\nplan to import secondhand buses from Australia and Japan, it
\nimmediately struck me that it was a good idea to cheaply import
\nolder buses provided that they were still in good condition. I
\nwas therefore surprised to read the reaction of the Indonesian
\nConsumers Foundation (YLKI), which expressed its worries about
\nroadworthiness and possible pollution.<\/p>\n
I'd just like to point out to the YLKI that it is a daily
\noccurrence when plying Jakarta's roads to find oneself totally
\nengulfed in clouds of thick, black smoke emanating from buses
\nthat look more like rusty cattle pens on bald tires than anything
\napproximating to public transportation vehicles.<\/p>\n
If a compulsory inspection using the Australian or Japanese
\nstandards were introduced here, I am sure the bus problem would
\nbe solved immediately. Put simply, no more buses would be allowed
\non the roads due to their total lack of roadworthiness.<\/p>\n
By contrast, I have never seen a bus produce a toxic cloud,
\neven if the bus was old, in the countries referred to above. And
\nthere, they really look like buses. The regulations and yearly
\ninspections in those countries ensure that buses, and road
\ntransport vehicles in general, comply with the set maximum of
\nemission limits as well as exigencies of public safety.<\/p>\n
Rest assured, the imported buses will provide welcome relief
\nfor the pollution-choked residents of Jakarta when they arrive.<\/p>\n
SOREN LAX, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ylki-should-get-facts-straight-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }