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From Kompas

On June 21, 2002 my driver drove my parents to Cipanas, West Java in a Toyota Kijang van. Both of them had just been discharged from hospital for different illnesses. The rear seat was folded to give room for a wheelchair, a bag of clothes, a small TV and some other necessities for my parents.

In Ciawi, however, a traffic policeman stopped the car and said that my driver had violated a traffic regulation because we were carrying goods in a passenger car. The policeman argued that a special van had to be used for carrying goods. However, the wheelchair and the other things placed at the rear did not prevent the driver from seeing out the back. The policeman insisted we were wrong.

Toyota Kijang is frequently touted in TV commercials and advertisements as a car with a rear section spacious enough for a bathtub.

Therefore, PT Astra International as the producer/assembler of Kijang vans must clarify this matter. If, indeed, carrying things in the back of vans is against traffic regulations, Astra must change the design of the rear seat in such a way that it cannot be folded.

SRI SUKESTI, Jakarta