Motorcycle taxis' data required

JAKARTA (JP): Subdistrict heads throughout Jakarta have been instructed to collect data on motorcycle taxis, Ojek, in operation in their respective areas.

Vice Governor of Economic and Development Affairs Tb Rais said that ojek are allowed to temporarily operate in residential areas until the city administration finds suitable transportation to replace them.

Governor Surjadi Soedirdja said the data is needed to help the administration adjust the ojek operation to residential areas only.

"They are not allowed to operate on major roads because ojek are not appropriate for transporting passengers," he said. (hhr)