Driver's lament

Driver's lament

From Media Indonesia

Traffic congestion in Jakarta is affecting productivity, the
mentality of road users and the beauty of the city.

With traffic backed up all around Jakarta, time and energy are
wasted on the road. It takes me two hours to drive to my office,
which is only 15 kilometers away from my house. The traffic
situation will continue to deteriorate as the number of vehicles
increases, not to mention what traffic will be like when cheap
Timor cars hit the market. Meanwhile, the number of roads remains
the same.

If only Jakarta had a comfortable mass transportation system
like the one in New York or Washington DC. Without a subway we
can only brace ourselves for the inevitable traffic chaos to
come.

A. SUTRESNA

Jakarta