City considering motorcycle lanes

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