Busway to get more women drivers

Fri, 18 Nov 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: Busway operator TransJakarta Busway revealed on
Thursday that at least one third of its drivers would be women.

"They drive well, they hit the brakes smoothly ... We have received
positive responses from our passengers," said TransJakarta
chairman Bambang Gardjito.

He said that the women drivers would be hired for the existing
Blok M-Kota busway route and the two new routes running from East
Jakarta's Pulogadung to Central Jakarta's Harmoni and from
Harmoni to West Jakarta's Kalideres.

Currently, nine women hired in April are working as drivers on
the existing busway route. They work the peak morning rush-hour
shifts, starting at 7 a.m. -- JP

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