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Anies vows to tackle issue of underage drivers
Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday that if elected, he would impose policies to curb the number of children driving motorcycles as part of efforts to reduce traffic accident rates. The former education and culture minister added he was concerned about poor safety on Jakarta's roads.
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Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan (second right) poses with celebrity couple Raffi Ahmad (second left) and Nagita Slavina (right) after the launch of the Santai Sore Anies-Sandi (A relaxed afternoon with Anies-Sandi) mini talk show on Jan. 30. (JP/Nurul Fitri Ramadhani)
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akarta gubernatorial candidate Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday that if elected, he would impose policies to curb the number of children driving motorcycles as part of efforts to reduce traffic accident rates.
The former education and culture minister added he was concerned about poor safety on Jakarta's roads.
Speaking during a discussion on road safety, Anies said one of the policies he would implement was to make public transportation free of charge for children and teenagers so they did not need to take motorcycles everywhere.
“During my campaign, I have listened to a lot of parents complaining that public transportation costs are too high so they give their kids motorcycles instead. Therefore, affordable public transportation is important for Jakarta to have safer streets,” Anies said.
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Moreno Suprapto, racing car driver-turned Gerindra Party politician, appreciated Anies’ plan, adding that his research had found a worrying level of traffic accidents in Jakarta involving children between 16 and 21 years old.
“At such young ages, children tend to have uncontrolled tempers and this has been a major cause of a lot of accidents in Jakarta,” he added. (bbs)
