Illegal terminal

Illegal terminal

From Jayakarta

Bogor! Bekasi! Cikampek! Kota! Kalideres!...Anxious commuters
listen to these words called out by a man advising to which
destination the arriving bus is going. The bus has hardly stopped
before commuters swarm at it, each trying to squeeze through the
two doors to get on the bus already crowded with passengers.
People like to wait for their buses at illegal terminals such as
UKI, Cawang, CSW intersections, near the Cikampek Toll gate, etc.

The commuters are mostly employees who work in Jakarta, Bogor
and Bekasi. A commuter who works in the downtown area admits that
he prefers to wait for the bus at such a place because he can
reach his destination quicker, rather than starting from a legal
terminal such as Kampung Rambutan, where buses like to stop and
wait a long time, until enough passengers get on.

No doubt, these illegal terminals only add to the traffic
problem. But drivers do not stop long when policemen are present.

And in the absence of a policeman on duty, the bus crew can
take advantage of the situation.

YAYAT RUHIAT

Jakarta