City considering motorcycle lanes

JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso says his administration will study the possibility of establishing special lanes for motorbikes in the capital.

"There are several roads where special motorcycle lanes could be established," Sutiyoso said on Thursday at his offices.

He gave as an example the slow lanes on Jl. Sudirman and Jl. Thamrin.

He acknowledged, however, that establishing special tracks would not on its own solve the acute traffic congestion in the city.

"The solution can only be achieved through a macro transportation approach," the governor said.

Crippling traffic jams are commonplace every morning and evening in the capital of 12 million people as new cars and motorcycles continue to clog up the city's thoroughfares. --JP