Traffic law

Traffic law

It is great to see ideas on dealing with the gridlock in our
nation's capital city. The monorail and busway should provide
excellent solutions if they are implemented extensively and
managed professionally.

For visitors and residents who do not own a car it is
impractical to travel outside Jakarta. Public transportation is
very dirty and slow. Taxis are convenient and would be an
excellent choice for people wishing to go to Puncak, Anyer, Merak
or Pelabuhan Ratu.

Unfortunately there is a strange law that forbids taxis past
Ciawi, Bekasi and Tanggerang. As a resident of Jakarta who has
relied on taxis for years, I will have to buy a car this year
because of the convenience of out of town travel.

Rather than encourage people to buy cars, maybe the local
government can look into reforming the taxi boundary law,
prohibit smoking on public transportation, implement busway and
MRT routes that interconnect all over Jakarta, including the
airport. At the present rate of traffic flow, it is faster to
walk in many
places.

MARK OGILVIE
Jakarta