why private transport in jakarta is uncontrollable?
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Name: Farah Salsabila / 1506721213
Business Administration (Paralel)
Why private transport in Jakarta is uncontrollable?
Jakarta is one of the cities that have problem with traffic congestion. The main problem of
traffic congestion is because of huge amount of private transport that is not in accordance
with the road capacity. Therefore, the government get discomposure to handle it and is
incapable of making strict regulation in time, so the citizens think that buying a car or
motorcycle is alright and do not mind the side effects afterwards. Specifically, researches say
the reasons behind a huge amount of private transport in Jakarta are prestige, inconvenience
of public transport and the absence of private transport regulation.
Most people in Jakarta buy their own vehicle because of the prestige. For them, buying a
dream car or motorcycle is one of their goals after they accumulate their savings from several
years. After they get the vehicle they have been dreaming of, they normally feel like they are
on top of the world. In other words, every person usually rewards themselves after working
or studying hard on something that they can show off to other people. In addition, high-priced
vehicle is usually considered as the reflection of the user’s position. For example, a director
of company mostly has BMW, Marcedez-Benz, Toyota Alphard or other similar types. It is
just because the stereotype in the society is that what they use and wear reflects the economic
or social position. For example, if you were born in a rich family, you will not use cheap
products or fakes because it will degrade your family’s level in society. From that, we can see
that the higher your position is equal to your high prestige too.
Inconvenience of public transport also affects people’s preference to private transport. Public
transports have several problems. First, the time of arrival. Every worker thinks that “Time is
Money”, so they will not waste their time just waiting. Second, the drivers who drive their
Metro Mini, Kopaja, and Koantas Bima do not pay attention on the safety of the passenger as
well as the people on the street by driving above the speed limit. Third, the total amount of
public transportation modes. It causes some people think twice and worry if they are not able
to get the transport on time and late to come to their destination. Forth, there is no efficiency
in public transportation system. The public transportation is not yet reachable everywhere
hence making people spend more time to reach the stations because the public transportation
just transits in few stations, while the people in Jakarta are unlikely to walk for long distance.
A policy that regulates and controls the amount private cars and motorcycles in Indonesia has
not been created, especially in Jakarta. Nevertheless, in Singapore regulation about private
transport is so strict. The Singaporean government limits the amount of private vehicles,
especially cars, by having a policy where the private car users have to pay to get permission
paper for quiet a lot of money, besides paying for the car’s price itself. Thus, the citizens
should pay twice in different content. Other than that, the government limits the period of
using within 5 until 10 years in purpose to change the users periodically.
As has been noted, the growth of private transports in Jakarta such as car and motorcycle will
increase yearly. Therefore, it will be a serious problem if the government does not develop
their facilities in public transportation, make the policy about restriction of amount user’s
private transport in Jakarta, or just make innovative program or system to decrease people’s
preferences in private transports.