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Public transportation services get more passengers from odd-even traffic regulation expansion
With commuters grappling with the expanded implementation of the odd-even plate regulations, various public transportation services in Jakarta have seen increases in passengers.
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Officials put up a sign that bars vehicles from entering the Slipi 1 tollgate in West Jakarta. (JP/Seto Wardhana)
W
ith the expansion of the implementation of odd-even plate regulations in Jakarta, more of those who work in the city are using public transportation while others rack their brains to get around the traffic lessening policy.
Civil servant M. Tasya Renaldo KM, 32, now has to alternate days between using his car, which has even-numbered plate, and public transportation to reach his office on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta.
“I drive according to the date. If the date corresponds with my car’s plate number [I will drive], but if the date does not match, I use public transportation,” Renaldo told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.
A resident of South Tangerang, Banten, Renaldo said that he used the KRL commuter train and the city-owned Transjakarta, and sometimes took ojek (motorcycle taxis) as well during his commute to work when he could not drive his car.
He said he disagreed with the expansion of the odd-even regulations because public transportation was not ready yet and it was packed with people, which tired him by the time he reached his destination.
He said he also used his private car for many other reasons, such as to take his wife to work and children to school, and his work also required him to be mobile as well.
“I was more comfortable before the expansion of the odd-even than I am now,” Renaldo said.
