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embers of the Rocketers cycling community have urged the Jakarta administration to support their movement to improve road safety and better protect cyclists.

The community has erected a “ghost bike” monument dedicated to Raden Sandy Syafiek, at the site of a traffic accident in which he was killed on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, on Saturday.

“The ghost bike monument is temporary, so we encourage everyone to just let it stand there before the city administration relocates it or replaces it with a better one,” said the community in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the memorial was internationally recognized on ghostbikes.org.

The community has also asked the administration through Deputy Jakarta Governor Sandiaga Uno to raise awareness of a movement called Jakarta Cyclist Friends. “The use of bicycles indicates a developed, civilized and environmentally friendly city,” it said.

Rocketers have also called on the city administration to create more bike lanes, revitalize sidewalks and ensure that lanes are free from potholes to provide a safer environment for cyclists and pedestrians.

“There also must be additional road signs that say “share the road” to always remind everybody in cars, on motorcycles and bikes as well as pedestrians to respect each other,” it said.