Busway and traffic congestion

Busway and traffic congestion

Tired of writing and talking about the subject, we have to
swallow what is forced down our throats. Not for the good of the
majority of the citizens, but for the benefit of the few that are
engaged in this "project".

The chaos however, will prevail, as long as the police cannot
handle the existing misbehavior and non-existent discipline of
public transportation drivers. Are the police scared of them?
They look the other way when these drivers disobey regulations
and orders. The police should be consistent. The police should
take away their driver's licenses and force them to sit the
driving test again before letting them back on the roads again.
Never mind that the drivers will not be able to work for several
days because of this. Because, if they followed the regulations,
they would not have their licenses taken away! It is as simple as
that. I travel regularly from Grogol to Kebayoran and it is a
nightmare! From Semanggi to Grogol it can take me 2 hours in 1st
and 2nd gear, ruining my clutch and wasting my gasoline. It's the
same story if I take the alternative route via Roxi.

Give the traffic-police a daily "on the road" bonus of Rp
20.000. -- that would mean for 25 working days in a month
additional take home pay of Rp 500.000. -- which might spur the
officers to do their jobs properly without just daring to catch
drivers consisting of single women and old men for minor
mistakes, and otherwise playing "blind". The money is actually
there and would be wisely spent on such a drive to enforce
discipline instead of splashing out billions on the Busway and
restricting sole drivers, who nevertheless pay annual vehicle
taxes and should be allowed to drive without restriction on the
most convenient road they choose to their planned destinations.

MRS. SUHARTO
Jakarta