Alternative traffic plan

Alternative traffic plan

From Kompas

The worst traffic jams seem to take place in the morning when
government employees and private sector workers leave their homes
almost at the same hour (8:00) and when they return home at
around 5:00.

Traffic jams cause physical and psychological fatigue. One
cannot feel fit to start work and be productive after getting off
to such a wretched start in the morning.

The government has tried to solve the traffic problem and some
measures have been taken, such as the 3-in-1 system, re-routed
traffic in certain areas, changing two-way traffic into one-way
traffic during rush hour, etc. But on the whole, traffic jams are
still the norm.

I would like to propose working schedules be arranged so that
different institutions open and finish at different hours. The
Jakarta administration, central government offices, state
companies, private businesses, schools and universities should
have different schedules. For example, we could set three working
schedules: 7:00 to 15:30; 8:00 to 16:30; and 9:00 to 17:30. This
system would also benefit us by saving on fuel, money and time.

Of course this arrangement is not without problems as better
coordination would be needed and families would also have to
reschedule their daily routines. However, a little rescheduling
might be worth a lot of relief.

FATHA ICHSANA M.

Jakarta