Dangerous routes bedevil travelers
Dangerous routes bedevil travelers
JAKARTA (JP): A recent survey of accident locations labeled some streets and roads dangerous. The cause of the accidents range from the quality of the roads to the absence of traffic signs.
Homebound travelers should take care on the following dangerous and flood-prone routes.
According to the survey, travelers driving the north coast route should take care between Jatibarang and Palimanan, Tanjung and Margasari, Slawi and Margasari, Bawen and Magelang, and Salatiga and Boyolali.
Travelers driving along the south coast route should be careful between Wangon and Majenang, and Purworejo and Kebumen.
The flood-prone roads on the north coast are between Pamanukan and Lohbener, Lohbener and Indramayu, Karangampel and Cirebon, Kendal and Semarang, and the Losari-Tegal-Pemalang-Pekalongan- Waleri route.
On the south coast, the flood-prone area stretches along the Ciamis-Banjar-Majenang-Wangon-Gombong-Kebumen-Purworejo route.
The Meteorological and Geophysical Agency predicts cloudy skies between Feb. 10 and Feb. 30 all over Java.
It might rain in West Java around Feb. 15. In the western part of Central Java and in East Java it might rain around Feb. 10 or Feb. 20.
Between Feb. 20 and Feb. 30, rain is predicted in West Java and eastern Central Java in the middle and end of the period. In East Java it is forecasted to rain at the beginning and middle of the period.
Between Feb. 10 and Feb. 20, there is a 50 percent chance rainfall in Jakarta will exceed 86 mm, in Bekasi 71 mm, in Cikampek 78, in Indramayu 77 mm, in Brebes 75 mm, in Batang 115 mm, in Rembang 50 mm, and in Surabaya 68 mm.
Between Feb. 20 and Feb. 30, rainfall in Jakarta will measure 50 mm, in Bekasi 35 mm, in Cikampek 60, in Indramayu 49 mm, in Brebes 75 mm, in Batang 165 mm, in Rembang 48 mm, and in Surabaya 60 mm.
Over 50 mm is considered heavy rain, said W. Sulistya, the chief forecaster at the Meteorological and Geophysical Agency.
"We can't predict if there will be flooding from the rainfall forecast because the absorption capacity of the land and the quality of flood control systems also contribute to the flood risk," he said. (jsk)