'Bajaj', top air polluter

'Bajaj', top air polluter

From Warta Kota

The Jakarta provincial administration is reportedly studying a project for the procurement of Toyota-Kijang taxis and the upgrading of the bajaj, by modifying the engines of the three- wheeled motorized public transportation vehicles from two-stroke to four-stroke.

I disagree with the bajaj modification plan because in Jakarta today the bajaj has become the biggest single air polluter. Besides, bajaj drivers tend to drive carelessly without observing road etiquette.

Therefore, the best solution would be to send the bajaj to Jakarta's outskirts or restrict bajaj operation to settlement areas or neighborhood lanes. While Jakarta's previous plan to replace bajaj has not been realized, how can it now consider rejuvenation?

RISMAN, Jakarta