Beware of billboards

Beware of billboards

From Neraca

The collapse of a Ramayana store billboard on Jl. Bekasi Timur
in East Jakarta last week killed a street vendor.

The case should serve as an example for the responsible
parties to take action in preventing the dislodging of other
billboards, particularly in this rainy and stormy season.

The billboards on Jl. Thamrin and Jl. Pramuka are of such
immense size, they must have been produced by big advertising
bureaus. These billboards are supported by iron frames which are
inadequate to hold things in place.

I would appeal to the advertising bureaus to seriously
consider the safety of the environment and not only to seek the
biggest profits from the space facility given by the Jakarta
administration.

I would also request the Jakarta administration to make an
evaluation of the requirements for billboard installation in the
face of the heavy rain and strong winds which have lately hit the
capital city.

It seems to me there are no standard requirements for a safe
construction of a billboard supporting framework. The Jakarta
administration needs to implement strict standard requirements
for the purpose.

The many giant billboards projected against Jakarta's skyline,
like huge plants in the jungle, are becoming serious threats for
all road users passing the area or those taking shelter when it
rains.

KARMANDI

Jakarta