Final Draft: Image of Indonesia - Public Transportation

Indonesia is rank as the 4th most populous country in the world. That make many people, including students, workers, commuters, etc. need a good public transportations system to provide them a  good service in transportation. People nowadays, are very mobile and busy. “Time is money”.  That’s what people think nowadays. So they hope by using public transportations they would travel and commute easier around the city.

 

That is why local government, in this case Jakarta, provide them with many kind of transportation. The problem is, our capital city transportations isn’t very comfortable and trusted to ride through some people’s eyes. Even though there is more than one of it. Such as bajaj, taxi, busway, bus, even motorcycle ride or what we mostly called ‘ojek’. I think for the last one, not many countries around the world has it. But Indonesia do, considering that many of our residents still using motorcycle. The benefit using ojek is, you won’t get stuck longer in traffic jam compare to using cars. Ojek can fit in a small alley or road, so sometimes you have your own ‘private’ way that none of big vehicle can enter. But, the loss is, riding ojek isn’t really safety, especially in Jakarta. Different from others, ojek doesn’t have any permanent/constant fare. That make us, as a costumer must be smart to negotiate the fare. Furthermore, riding ojek isn’t so good for your health. Because the smoke from vehicles can enter our body easily.

 

Metromini bus including the 'pengamen'.

Now let’s talk about the vehicle that most people choose. It’s bus. Whether it’s called Metromini or Kopaja, it is still in one group. People mostly choose this because it’s very easy to find bus in every roads/bus stop in Jakarta. And yes, it’s really affordable, only two or three thousand rupiah. But that’s why it’s really crowded and sensitive to crime. Plus, the facility often not clean and already used for years. 

Speaking of safety and hygiene, i think the safest and cleanest one in Jakarta is taxi either busway. Both are really comfortable with clean seats and air conditioner. But taxi fare is often can be really expensive especially when you travel far. Busway or TransJakarta is the most efficient because it has it own lane in Jakarta’s road. So it will be easier and faster to travel.

Bajaj

And the last one is bajaj, this vehicle can only found in India or Indonesia. It’s quite unique actually. It only has three wheels and doesn’t has a headlights. So, if you see a bajaj in the road, it will really hard to predict where it gonna turn, right or left because it can’t give you any sign. Furthermore, bajaj’s machine sounds very noisy and if you ride this your body will shaking all the time because of the machine. And same as ojek, it doesn’t has any constant fare.

Overall, the residents in the city---especially the suburban with their capability to buy their own car, still choose to travel by car. Considering the comfort, safety and hygiene factor.

If there’s any tourists come visiting my city, i suggest they take the trusted and comfortable accommodation to travel all day long.