Overpasses and cheap cars

Overpasses and cheap cars

From Bisnis Indonesia

We have yet to see the national cars to be produced by Tommy Soeharto's company, and yet Liem Sioe Liong's Suzuki, through Subronto Laras, shocked us with the announcement that it would be producing low-cost cars at Rp 20 million (US$8,888).

There's no denying that it is good news for average people who may now have the opportunity to buy cars. However, for us with very limited budgets which barely meet our daily needs, the sale of cheap cars will not be of any benefit. We are happy enough to be able to ride on city buses that are always ready to serve us and which have a relatively cheap fare.

Our concern is that the sale of cheap cars will only worsen congestion in Jakarta and other big cities. The government should think of building new overpasses, such as in Pamulang to avoid bad traffic in Ciputat.

There are many other places that would benefit from overpasses, such as Gajah Mada, Hayam Wuruk, Jatinegara, Kramat and Sawah Besar areas. We look forward to Jakarta having the overpasses, which will also make the capital city more beautiful like Los Angeles.

H.G. MALIKMASS

Pamulang Barat