Public minivan drivers stage rally

TANGERANG: Some 120 drivers of public transportation minivans B01 serving the Rawa Buaya-Cikokol route staged a rally at the Tangerang municipality transportation agency office on Tuesday to protest against a plan by PT Surya Lestari to add 40 new minivans to the route.

"There are 140 minivans that serve the route now. If the company adds another 40 minivans, and passengers do not increase, we fear that our income will decrease," Lexi, a driver, who participated in the rally said.

The drivers also said that the additional public minivans would worsen traffic congestion, possibly resulting in a decrease in the number of trips they could make along the route each day and thereby decreasing their potential income.-- JP