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318 Transjakarta buses fail roadworthy tests

Not good: A Transjakarta bus driver tries to extinguish flames coming from his bus in Pancoran Barat, South Jakarta, in March

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Wed, October 21, 2015 Published on Oct. 21, 2015 Published on 2015-10-21T17:16:47+07:00

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318 Transjakarta buses fail roadworthy tests Not good: A Transjakarta bus driver tries to extinguish flames coming from his bus in Pancoran Barat, South Jakarta, in March. Dozens of buses have had fire incidents while in operation. (Kompas.com/Tangguh Sipria Riang) (Kompas.com/Tangguh Sipria Riang)

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span class="caption">Not good: A Transjakarta bus driver tries to extinguish flames coming from his bus in Pancoran Barat, South Jakarta, in March. Dozens of buses have had fire incidents while in operation. (Kompas.com/Tangguh Sipria Riang)

The majority of buses operated by PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) along the 12 busway corridors across the city have failed to pass roadworthy tests, an official says.

Th head of City Communication and Transportation Agency'€™s vehicle roadworthy tests division in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, Muslim, said on Wednesday that his institution had tested 565 Transjakarta buses between April and September.

'€œOnly 247 buses passed the roadworthy tests, while 318 failed the tests,'€ said Muslim as reported by beritajakarta.com.

The factors that have caused those buses to fail in the tests range from automatic doors failing to work, bad brakes and poor air conditioners.

'€œOperating buses owned by the government, Transjakarta should be an example to other public transportation companies.'€ he said, adding that buses that were used every day to transport passengers should be monitored closely so that if there was something broken, it could be immediately repaired.

According to Muslim, his institution would not differentiate the government'€™s vehicles from other vehicles while carrying out roadworthy tests. (bbn) (++++)

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