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Ari Pramuditya, R0fiq Hidayat
Despite the obvious benefits for consumers, the country’s new application-based transportation services remain a controversial issue, especially the lack of a regulatory framework to govern these new services.
Opinions are currently divided into two major sides, some consider that Law No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Land Transportation (Transportation Law) should be amended to accommodate these new businesses, while others think that such an amendment is unnecessary and that the government should rigorously enforce Indonesia’s preexisting Transportation Law.
One of the parties supporting the idea of revising the Transportation Law is Yudi Widiana, Vice Chairman of Commission V at the House. Mr. Widiana notes that the absence of regulations regarding the new application-based transportation services has become the central issue for these businesses. Therefore, a revision to the Transportation Law will serves as the legal basis for this kind of service.
“There is an absence of laws on Go-Jek, GrabBike and all of the application-based transportation services. Therefore, the Transportation Law needs to be revised and Commission V welcomes the government’s plan to propose a revision,” Mr. Widiana stated in Jakarta on Monday 21 December, 2015.
According to Mr. Widiana, a revision of the Transportation Law should not only regulate Indonesia’s application-based transportation services, but also set out minimum service standards for all forms of public transportation, in order to protect consumers and ensure safety on the roads.
Djoko Setijowarno, Vice Chairman of Research and Advocacy for the Indonesian Transportation Society, stated that the emergence of application-based transportation services had been engendered by the government’s inability to come up with any decent public-transportation facilities.
Mr. Setijowarno assessed that Go-Jek and other applications-based transportation services merely offered a temporary solution though, as consumers would surely support any government-created service that was able to provide friendly, safe and comfortable public transportation.
“If the country’s mayors and regents get serious as regards the provision of public-transportation services, then Indonesia’s citizens will not use ojek any longer, just as happened in Shanghai,” Mr. Setijowarno asserted.
However, different opinions were voiced at the Center for Transportation and Logistics Studies (“Pustral”) at the University of Gajah Mada. Joewono Soemardjitodi, a researcher at Pustral, contended that the Government did not need to revise the Transportation Law or other relevant regulations. Instead, the government should simply optimize the country’s already existing transportation infrastructure, before then enforcing the regulations.
“The implementation of existing regulations relating to traffic and road transportation is important, however the optimization of Indonesia’s public-transportation services should be prioritized,” explained Mr. Soemardjitodi on Friday, 18 December 2015.
According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the existing regulations are already sufficient. Hence, the government does not need to include two-wheeled vehicles onto a list of transportation categories or as a public transportation, despite the fact that so many have already come to rely upon these services.
Moreover, Mr. Soemardjitodi believes that in addition to issues of safety, the legalization of two-wheeled vehicles or motorcycles as public transportation vehicles would lead to the country’s roads becoming more densely packed and more uncontrollable. According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the main objective of the Transportation Law is to ensure the safety of passengers and, at the same time, to reduce the use of private vehicles.
“If they are legalized, then traffic jams will become uncontrollable, as so many people would become ojek drivers,” Mr. Soemardjitodi concluded.
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Drivers of app-based transportation services. Photo by: RES
Despite the obvious benefits for consumers, the country’s new application-based transportation services remain a controversial issue, especially the lack of a regulatory framework to govern these new services.
Opinions are currently divided into two major sides, some consider that Law No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Land Transportation (Transportation Law) should be amended to accommodate these new businesses, while others think that such an amendment is unnecessary and that the government should rigorously enforce Indonesia’s preexisting Transportation Law.
One of the parties supporting the idea of revising the Transportation Law is Yudi Widiana, Vice Chairman of Commission V at the House. Mr. Widiana notes that the absence of regulations regarding the new application-based transportation services has become the central issue for these businesses. Therefore, a revision to the Transportation Law will serves as the legal basis for this kind of service.
“There is an absence of laws on Go-Jek, GrabBike and all of the application-based transportation services. Therefore, the Transportation Law needs to be revised and Commission V welcomes the government’s plan to propose a revision,” Mr. Widiana stated in Jakarta on Monday 21 December, 2015.
According to Mr. Widiana, a revision of the Transportation Law should not only regulate Indonesia’s application-based transportation services, but also set out minimum service standards for all forms of public transportation, in order to protect consumers and ensure safety on the roads.
Djoko Setijowarno, Vice Chairman of Research and Advocacy for the Indonesian Transportation Society, stated that the emergence of application-based transportation services had been engendered by the government’s inability to come up with any decent public-transportation facilities.
Mr. Setijowarno assessed that Go-Jek and other applications-based transportation services merely offered a temporary solution though, as consumers would surely support any government-created service that was able to provide friendly, safe and comfortable public transportation.
“If the country’s mayors and regents get serious as regards the provision of public-transportation services, then Indonesia’s citizens will not use ojek any longer, just as happened in Shanghai,” Mr. Setijowarno asserted.
However, different opinions were voiced at the Center for Transportation and Logistics Studies (“Pustral”) at the University of Gajah Mada. Joewono Soemardjitodi, a researcher at Pustral, contended that the Government did not need to revise the Transportation Law or other relevant regulations. Instead, the government should simply optimize the country’s already existing transportation infrastructure, before then enforcing the regulations.
“The implementation of existing regulations relating to traffic and road transportation is important, however the optimization of Indonesia’s public-transportation services should be prioritized,” explained Mr. Soemardjitodi on Friday, 18 December 2015.
According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the existing regulations are already sufficient. Hence, the government does not need to include two-wheeled vehicles onto a list of transportation categories or as a public transportation, despite the fact that so many have already come to rely upon these services.
Moreover, Mr. Soemardjitodi believes that in addition to issues of safety, the legalization of two-wheeled vehicles or motorcycles as public transportation vehicles would lead to the country’s roads becoming more densely packed and more uncontrollable. According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the main objective of the Transportation Law is to ensure the safety of passengers and, at the same time, to reduce the use of private vehicles.
“If they are legalized, then traffic jams will become uncontrollable, as so many people would become ojek drivers,” Mr. Soemardjitodi concluded.
(rfs/sp)
Ari Pramuditya, R0fiq Hidayat
Despite the obvious benefits for consumers, the country’s new application-based transportation services remain a controversial issue, especially the lack of a regulatory framework to govern these new services.
Opinions are currently divided into two major sides, some consider that Law No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Land Transportation (Transportation Law) should be amended to accommodate these new businesses, while others think that such an amendment is unnecessary and that the government should rigorously enforce Indonesia’s preexisting Transportation Law.
One of the parties supporting the idea of revising the Transportation Law is Yudi Widiana, Vice Chairman of Commission V at the House. Mr. Widiana notes that the absence of regulations regarding the new application-based transportation services has become the central issue for these businesses. Therefore, a revision to the Transportation Law will serves as the legal basis for this kind of service.
“There is an absence of laws on Go-Jek, GrabBike and all of the application-based transportation services. Therefore, the Transportation Law needs to be revised and Commission V welcomes the government’s plan to propose a revision,” Mr. Widiana stated in Jakarta on Monday 21 December, 2015.
According to Mr. Widiana, a revision of the Transportation Law should not only regulate Indonesia’s application-based transportation services, but also set out minimum service standards for all forms of public transportation, in order to protect consumers and ensure safety on the roads.
Djoko Setijowarno, Vice Chairman of Research and Advocacy for the Indonesian Transportation Society, stated that the emergence of application-based transportation services had been engendered by the government’s inability to come up with any decent public-transportation facilities.
Mr. Setijowarno assessed that Go-Jek and other applications-based transportation services merely offered a temporary solution though, as consumers would surely support any government-created service that was able to provide friendly, safe and comfortable public transportation.
“If the country’s mayors and regents get serious as regards the provision of public-transportation services, then Indonesia’s citizens will not use ojek any longer, just as happened in Shanghai,” Mr. Setijowarno asserted.
However, different opinions were voiced at the Center for Transportation and Logistics Studies (“Pustral”) at the University of Gajah Mada. Joewono Soemardjitodi, a researcher at Pustral, contended that the Government did not need to revise the Transportation Law or other relevant regulations. Instead, the government should simply optimize the country’s already existing transportation infrastructure, before then enforcing the regulations.
“The implementation of existing regulations relating to traffic and road transportation is important, however the optimization of Indonesia’s public-transportation services should be prioritized,” explained Mr. Soemardjitodi on Friday, 18 December 2015.
According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the existing regulations are already sufficient. Hence, the government does not need to include two-wheeled vehicles onto a list of transportation categories or as a public transportation, despite the fact that so many have already come to rely upon these services.
Moreover, Mr. Soemardjitodi believes that in addition to issues of safety, the legalization of two-wheeled vehicles or motorcycles as public transportation vehicles would lead to the country’s roads becoming more densely packed and more uncontrollable. According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the main objective of the Transportation Law is to ensure the safety of passengers and, at the same time, to reduce the use of private vehicles.
“If they are legalized, then traffic jams will become uncontrollable, as so many people would become ojek drivers,” Mr. Soemardjitodi concluded.
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Drivers of app-based transportation services. Photo by: RES
Despite the obvious benefits for consumers, the country’s new application-based transportation services remain a controversial issue, especially the lack of a regulatory framework to govern these new services.
Opinions are currently divided into two major sides, some consider that Law No. 22 of 2009 on Traffic and Land Transportation (Transportation Law) should be amended to accommodate these new businesses, while others think that such an amendment is unnecessary and that the government should rigorously enforce Indonesia’s preexisting Transportation Law.
One of the parties supporting the idea of revising the Transportation Law is Yudi Widiana, Vice Chairman of Commission V at the House. Mr. Widiana notes that the absence of regulations regarding the new application-based transportation services has become the central issue for these businesses. Therefore, a revision to the Transportation Law will serves as the legal basis for this kind of service.
“There is an absence of laws on Go-Jek, GrabBike and all of the application-based transportation services. Therefore, the Transportation Law needs to be revised and Commission V welcomes the government’s plan to propose a revision,” Mr. Widiana stated in Jakarta on Monday 21 December, 2015.
According to Mr. Widiana, a revision of the Transportation Law should not only regulate Indonesia’s application-based transportation services, but also set out minimum service standards for all forms of public transportation, in order to protect consumers and ensure safety on the roads.
Djoko Setijowarno, Vice Chairman of Research and Advocacy for the Indonesian Transportation Society, stated that the emergence of application-based transportation services had been engendered by the government’s inability to come up with any decent public-transportation facilities.
Mr. Setijowarno assessed that Go-Jek and other applications-based transportation services merely offered a temporary solution though, as consumers would surely support any government-created service that was able to provide friendly, safe and comfortable public transportation.
“If the country’s mayors and regents get serious as regards the provision of public-transportation services, then Indonesia’s citizens will not use ojek any longer, just as happened in Shanghai,” Mr. Setijowarno asserted.
However, different opinions were voiced at the Center for Transportation and Logistics Studies (“Pustral”) at the University of Gajah Mada. Joewono Soemardjitodi, a researcher at Pustral, contended that the Government did not need to revise the Transportation Law or other relevant regulations. Instead, the government should simply optimize the country’s already existing transportation infrastructure, before then enforcing the regulations.
“The implementation of existing regulations relating to traffic and road transportation is important, however the optimization of Indonesia’s public-transportation services should be prioritized,” explained Mr. Soemardjitodi on Friday, 18 December 2015.
According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the existing regulations are already sufficient. Hence, the government does not need to include two-wheeled vehicles onto a list of transportation categories or as a public transportation, despite the fact that so many have already come to rely upon these services.
Moreover, Mr. Soemardjitodi believes that in addition to issues of safety, the legalization of two-wheeled vehicles or motorcycles as public transportation vehicles would lead to the country’s roads becoming more densely packed and more uncontrollable. According to Mr. Soemardjitodi, the main objective of the Transportation Law is to ensure the safety of passengers and, at the same time, to reduce the use of private vehicles.
“If they are legalized, then traffic jams will become uncontrollable, as so many people would become ojek drivers,” Mr. Soemardjitodi concluded.
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