Popular Automotive: Martin Regrets Switching to Yamaha, Peak Return Flow

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Jorge Martin is predicted to perform competitively this season with Aprilia. However, it is confirmed that Martin will move to Yamaha next season.

Meanwhile, Yamaha is still significantly behind this season with its new bike. Despite this, Martin admits he does not regret his decision.

“In my opinion, the future is the future, now is the present. I want to focus on the present,” Martin said, quoted from Crash.net on Monday (23/3/2026).

In addition, Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi has reminded returnees heading back to Jabodetabek to avoid times predicted to be the peak of the Eid return flow in 2026.

According to Dudy, the peak of the 2026 Eid return flow will occur over three days with different time intervals, namely 24, 28, and 29 March 2026. This was stated by the Transportation Minister during an inspection of traffic flow on H+1 Eid 2026, Sunday (22/3/2026).

Based on calculations from the Jasamarga Tollroad Command Center (JMTC), the peak return flow is predicted to fall on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, with an estimated volume of more than 285,000 vehicles. This number is larger than the outbound Eid peak on 18 March 2026, which was 270,315 vehicles,” said Dudy in his official statement on Sunday (22/3/2026).

Traffic engineering for the 2026 Eid return flow will begin to be implemented this afternoon, Monday (23/3/2026). Several schemes such as one-way, contraflow, and odd-even systems will be applied to anticipate the surge of vehicles heading to Jakarta and its surroundings. Director General of Land Transportation at the Ministry of Transportation, Aan Suhanan, previously predicted that the peak Eid return flow would occur on 24 March 2026.