Nail 'mine' trap

Nail 'mine' trap

From Suara Karya

I also got annoyed because of the accident experienced by my friend when riding his motorbike on Jl. M.T. Haryono (from Tebet to Cawang, East Jakarta) around 9 p.m. recently. In front of Sinar Pagi office, the tire of my friend's motorbike deflated. The puncture occurred when he unintentionally ran over a mine field of nails. The nails seemed to have been purposefully spread on the road by mischievous hands.

The motorbike had to be pushed for a quite a long distance to find a tire repairman on the shoulder of the road. Unfortunately the damage was so great the inner tube had to be replaced. There was no other choice. They charged Rp 30,000 for replacement of the inner tube. It's quite expensive.

In those circumstances, my friend paid for the replacement tube with ill feelings. Hereby we want to appeal to the police. Please find out who spread the nails inflicting losses to road users. Please take strict measures against them.

In the midst of this crisis there are people who like taking advantage of the sufferings of other people. Such persons used to seek their own interests without caring for others' grievances.

Motorcyclists don't belong to the haves. To spend Rp 30,000 for a new inner tube is definitely a financial burden, moreover if they also had to lose time, energy and suffer from subsequent troubles.

Who would not get annoyed with so bad an experience?

MAHMUD RIZAL

Jakarta