Regulate bus rental

Regulate bus rental

Many drivers are reluctant to pick up school children and
students simply because they pay the old fare of Rp.100, while
the government has increased the bus fare for the general public.

This is depressing. The government has given the company the
right to raise fares, but it is not fair for the drivers to
refuse to pick up school children and students for commercial
reasons. Drivers may have their own reasons: for example, they
have a hard time covering the daily rental of the bus to the
owners. But they must also consider the interests of the young
people.

Therefore the government as well as Organda (Land Transport
Organization) should try to address this problem. In my opinion,
to reduce the burden of drivers, the government and/or Organda
should regulate the rental charges paid by the drivers, instead
of allowing the companies to arbitrarily increase the rent.

RICARDO SIMANJUNTAK

Medan, North Sumatra