Private car inspections

Private car inspections

From Bisnis Indonesia

As a Jakarta citizen and taxpayer since 1973, I object to the plan of the land transport director general at the ministry of transportation, to issue a government regulation on compulsory inspections of private motor vehicles, for the following reasons: * In general, most private cars are properly maintained and roadworthy, particularly because they have to be used because the appallingly poor public transportation facilities in this city. * Such a regulation will just be a waste of time and taxpayer money, while creating an opportunity for more corruption involving personnel from all the government agencies involved in its implementation. * Pollution and gas emission tests in major cities have proven that only a small number of public transportation vehicles are roadworthy. * The control and improvement of public transportation should be prioritized, including the obligation of drivers to use seat belts, obey the speed limit and be more disciplined about other rules of the road.

T.K. PRAWIRADIPOETRA Jakarta