Public Transport Drivers Parking Haphazardly Make Tanah Abang Chaotic
Reported by Andry | Translated by Isa Efriadi
Integrated operation done by joint personnel from East Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department and Central Jakarta Resort Police around Tanah Abang Market and Tanah Abang Station, Jalan Jatibaru, does not public minivan Mikrolet 08 (Tanah Abang-Kota) and motorcycle-taxi (ojek) drivers go away from the location. Day by day their existence makes the area looks chaotic. They even park their vehicles haphazardly until half of the road.
We have removed the tire valves of motorcycles belong to ojek drivers parking in front of the station’s exit gate. We cannot ticket them because it is police’s authority
Because of that, traffic flows in front of Tanah Abang Station totally jammed. Ironically, Central Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department personnel in the location seem afraid to take action.
Citizens Tired of Never Ending Congestion in Tanah Abang AreaCentral Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department Head, Syamsuddin, claimed that his party has ticketed public minivan drivers and deflated the tires of ojek drivers’ motorcycles parked on roadsides.
“We have removed the tire valves of motorcycles belong to ojek drivers parking in front of the station’s exit gate. We cannot ticket them because it is police’s authority,” he stated, Wednesday (6/18).
According to Syamsuddin, the integrated operation in Tanah Abang area will be conducted until upcoming June 30. As for the next operation targets, joint personnel will control illegal parking around Block G, Block A, and Block B until Tanah Abang Station as well.
“Integrated operation will be conducted until June 30. Public minivan and ojek drivers also become our targets. However, whenever we control the area, the place suddenly quiet. But after we left, they’re back again,” he uttered.
Syamsuddin also denied if said his party was weak in monitoring public transport and ojek drivers parking haphazardly in front of Tanah Abang Station. He told that three personnel are assigned everyday to monitor the area in turns. He also stressed that his men are not afraid in controlling those ojek drivers even though they are local residents.
“We placed three personnel there in turns. If said there were no one on guard, they would probably on a lunch break. If we caught red handed ojek drivers there, we removed their motorcycles’ tire valves. For ticket, it is police business,” he uttered.
