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Police officers try to protect a passing ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver who is being intimidated by protesting angkot (public minivan) drivers on Jl. TMP Taruna in Tangerang, Banten, on March 8. (Antara/Lucky R)
C
ibinong Police in Bogor, West Java, dispersed a convoy of app-based ojek (motorcycle taxis) trying to enter the region on Tuesday.
Hundreds of the drivers traveled from the nearby city of Depok to Cibinong to show their solidarity for fellow app-based drivers after public minivan drivers in the area barred them from operating on Monday night.
A participant in the convoy, Wahyu Yunianto, 31, said he hoped the dispute would end soon because many customers of the app-based drivers were scared of using the drivers’ services following the dispute.
“I suggest fellow app-based drivers in Cibinong to avoid wearing their attributes in the meantime,” Wahyu said as quoted by tempo.co.
Another app-based driver from Depok, Kustaman, 54, said the government had better regulate the existence of app-based transportation to prevent such clashes from happening again.
“We are willing to comply with the government’s regulations. Please do not ban us from operating,” he said.
In a move to promote safety and better regulate app-based transportation services in the country, the Transportation Ministry is proposing a revision of Transportation Ministerial Regulation No. 32/2016, in which it will, among other things, grant provincial administrations the right to set a limit on the number of drivers partnering with ride-hailing apps in their respective jurisdictions.
The revision is expected to be implemented on April 1. (vny)
