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In Manggarai, app-based ojek is the best way to go mobile
A study conducted by a group of volunteers called Rame Rame Jakarta (Hustle and Bustle Jakarta) showed the growth of app-based ojek was organically created by demand from commuters and drivers’ response to tap the profit potential.
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An app-based ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver rides his motorcycle with a passenger past a designated spot for picking up and dropping off passengers in front of Manggarai Railway Station in South Jakarta in this file photo. The designated spots are part of the efforts to keep app-based ojek drivers away from station gates while they wait for passengers, as they are blamed for causing congestion. (The Jakarta Post/P.J. Leo)
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upply and demand plays a key role in the abundance of app-based ojek (motorcycle taxis) at Manggarai Railway Station in South Jakarta, as app-based ojek are a popular transportion option for commuters continuing their journey from the station, a recent study has revealed.
A study conducted by a group of volunteers called Rame Rame Jakarta (Hustle and Bustle Jakarta) showed the growth of app-based ojek was organically created by demand from commuters and drivers’ response to tap the profit potential.
Of the 103 app-based ojek drivers in Manggarai station surveyed by the group, over 80 percent wait at the station for customers every day, especially during rush hours.
Some 78.8 percent of the drivers said they chose Manggarai because of the abundance of customers at the station. Additionally, 58.8 percent of drivers opted to wait for passengers at small shops near the station while 15.5 percent waited at an ojek station while another 15.5 percent wait on the side of the road.
The drivers’ presence has also contributed to the emergence of small businesses in the area such as small shops selling food and coffee, helmet washing services and small workshops for motorcycles, according to the study.
Rame Rame Jakarta cofounder Andesha Hermintomo said the research wanted to show how public spaces such as Manggarai station had not been designed to adapt to the rise of app-based ojek and growing demand from commuters who preferred to use the services instead of other modes of transportation.
“The drivers said they chose Manggarai because of the high demand there and even those who are from other areas of Jakarta choose to wait at Manggarai for customers,” Andesha told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
