Taxi in Jakarta Required to Install GPS
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Jakarta Governor, Basuki 'Ahok' T Purnama asked every taxi
in the capital must be equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) in order
to anticipate and minimize theft action. By so, taxi position can be detected.
Every taxi operator in Jakarta are required to install a GPS device to control the fleet
Basuki disclosed, Jakarta Transportation Department has done
improvements in terms of regulations related to taxi transport service in the
city. "Every taxi operator in Jakarta are required to install a GPS device
to control the fleet," he said, Thursday (12/4).
He also appealed Jakartans to remain vigilant when they
wanted to travel by taxi. He advised they booked taxi via the telephone or in a
smartphone application.
"People should use a smartphone. You should be able to
SMS and ask. Don't let the taxi to come to your house and then ride, this could
be trickery. Of the thousands of taxis, scams can be done by one to two taxi.
And do not try to intercept taxi on the street, it can be dangerous because we
cannot check the license plate number, whether it is original or fake," he
asserted.
Former regent of East Belitung also asks people to re-check
the taxi driver's identity and its number. "Taxi company operational could
be stopped forcibly if they are proven guilty regarding theft action in the
taxi," he uttered.
