No more Jagorawi accidents, please

No more Jagorawi accidents, please

From Media Indonesia

Before Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in as president, he reportedly stated he would stay at the presidential palace.

The statement should be welcomed because as Susilo's personal residence is in Cikeas, Bogor, the traffic in on the Jagorawi freeway would be frequently hampered by the regular passage of a presidential motorcade.

The pile-up which took place on the same freeway two days after Idul Fitri, in which six passengers died and dozens of others were injured could certainly not have been predicted. It is also unfair to directly blame Susilo's convoy for the pile-up, although the crash did occur before the President's entourage passed through the area and because traffic was stopped for him to pass.

However, the cause of the accident should be studied and its consequences given due consideration so as to prevent any recurrence of such a mishap.

IRMAL Ciputat, West Java