Letter #8

Letter #8

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a student at Ipeka Christian Bilingual School. My name is
Karina Andin, grade 8. I want to share a personal experience.
Last week, my family and I went to Plaza Senayan. I live in West
Jakarta, so it is quite far. It took about one hour because there
was a traffic jam. Everywhere I go in Jakarta, there are traffic
jams, even on the highways.

Traffic jams all over Jakarta are big problems. As the
citizens, we hate this. Jakarta is a high population city, so
wherever you go, there're traffic jams. People are bored about
this thing.

Traffic jams are caused by many things. First, they're caused
by the big population in Jakarta. They're also caused by the
citizens that don't obey the rules and there are so many cars
here. The citizens that don't obey the rules can cause car
accidents.

If it can be fixed, we will be so happy and tourists will
come. This will help to improve our economy in Jakarta, and also
in Indonesia.

As we know, there are several steps that the government and
the citizens can take. At least, it will reduce the traffic jams.

For us, as the citizens, we can do the little things, such as
obeying the rules. Children can help too. We must teach our
children to obey the rules, like crossing the road at the zebra
crossing and many other things. These things will help them to be
good and responsible citizens.

The government has taken many methods to control the problem.
The government has made good rules, built the highways and
controlled the population. Those are good things, but there are
some things that can be improved still further.

In controlling the population, the government must control the
people that want to urbanize Jakarta. Those people want to have a
better life in Jakarta, but when they arrive, they get nothing.
The government has built the busway, but the buses aren't good
enough and there is crime. The government has to improve the
condition of the buses and the security, and also ask people to
use the busway.

Many people think that these are too great and complicated,
but I think the government and the people of Jakarta can do
these. Just start from the little things and do it step by step.
These will take years, but at least it can reduce one big problem
in Jakarta.

The cost to repair the buses and improve the security is
expensive, but the government can think of many simple methods to
control the price, such as repairing the oldest buses or many
other things. There are things that you must sacrifice to produce
other things.

I understand that I have asked you, the citizens, and the
government so many things. I only want to say what solutions that
can fix the problem. I want to share my opinions with all of you.
I hope that all of you will understand and consider my proposals
seriously. Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely yours,
Karina