Buzzing sound of cars, heavy traffic with loud horns, busy streets with a lot of people in the sidewalks trying to get transportation which is almost falling apart. Buses are effective enough for people who want to save money and who don’t want to drive in the crowded city but annoyingly, the buses stop anywhere they want to as if they own the streets, this creates more jamming of the road. When buses are waiting and looking for passengers on the side of the street, jamming the area, it is called “Mejeng” hanging out, in Indonesian. There are many forms of transportation in Jakarta such as taxi, the old type school buses, busway (brand new buses), “angkot” which is like the FX, a blue soap box on wheels with no fancy decorations. An “angkot” has no conductor at the back because it is small, not like a bus. Two people can sit at the front beside the driver and the payment goes directly to him. Signs at the back and the front give directions where it is going. If people want to be really economic they can take a “bajaj” which is similar to a tricycle, although it has one wheel in front and two in back.
Some people are “gempor” or dead tired because of heavy traffic so they take a “becak” or three- wheeled pedaled bicycle. “Becak” is only for short distances; it is very pleasant to foreigners because it is unique. It is also banned in some big cities because the government and some people think it is degrading to use manpower instead of motor power. In this case people are banning “becak” and now more of “Kancil” which is a rabbit in Indonesian but it is a term for latest “bajaj” and it has three wheels in total; one is at the front and two at the back. “Bajaj” is very noisy transportation and it makes the passengers vibrate when they are riding it since it has that motion that sometimes it makes them want to throw up afterwards. There is no aircon in “bajaj” it is natural air that is already contaminated with different types of air pollutions and gas. There are many “becak” in the provinces, like in Manila there are many tricycles and Kalesa but they are also banned in the road and big cities.
In this case, people have to commute to their work by variety of transportation such as buses, LRT and jeepney in Manila.
There is no such thing as an LRT in Jakarta, although they have trains which are very unpleasant, dirty and old with no air conditioner. So in some ways, Manila is more developed in eliminating heavy traffic in rush hour. LRT is very efficient; reasonable price, it has air conditioner and is not dirty at all. They maintain it and even have ladies section where they have their own space. Jakarta has nothing close to that although they have a busway which is very efficient because it has its own road just for that kind of bus. For cheaper transportation they can take the older bus. People do travel long distances in Jakarta since the city is a bit larger and more spread out than Manila. They have many ways to commute from their homes, which can take 2 hours everyday, it really depends upon traffic. Also, people are encouraged to carpool because there is a three in one from law in time 6 am -9am and 4 pm – 7 pm. Three-in-one means every vehicle entering designated areas must have a minimum of three passengers. However in Manila they have the number code plates, where for example red number in the plates of the car can not go out on every Tuesday and as a result reducing vehicle in some areas. There are many ways that we can avoid the traffic jams but the more interesting question is what both countries can come up with to avoid traffic jams every decade. What will it be like in the future?
Some people are “gempor” or dead tired because of heavy traffic so they take a “becak” or three- wheeled pedaled bicycle. “Becak” is only for short distances; it is very pleasant to foreigners because it is unique. It is also banned in some big cities because the government and some people think it is degrading to use manpower instead of motor power. In this case people are banning “becak” and now more of “Kancil” which is a rabbit in Indonesian but it is a term for latest “bajaj” and it has three wheels in total; one is at the front and two at the back. “Bajaj” is very noisy transportation and it makes the passengers vibrate when they are riding it since it has that motion that sometimes it makes them want to throw up afterwards. There is no aircon in “bajaj” it is natural air that is already contaminated with different types of air pollutions and gas. There are many “becak” in the provinces, like in Manila there are many tricycles and Kalesa but they are also banned in the road and big cities.
In this case, people have to commute to their work by variety of transportation such as buses, LRT and jeepney in Manila.
There is no such thing as an LRT in Jakarta, although they have trains which are very unpleasant, dirty and old with no air conditioner. So in some ways, Manila is more developed in eliminating heavy traffic in rush hour. LRT is very efficient; reasonable price, it has air conditioner and is not dirty at all. They maintain it and even have ladies section where they have their own space. Jakarta has nothing close to that although they have a busway which is very efficient because it has its own road just for that kind of bus. For cheaper transportation they can take the older bus. People do travel long distances in Jakarta since the city is a bit larger and more spread out than Manila. They have many ways to commute from their homes, which can take 2 hours everyday, it really depends upon traffic. Also, people are encouraged to carpool because there is a three in one from law in time 6 am -9am and 4 pm – 7 pm. Three-in-one means every vehicle entering designated areas must have a minimum of three passengers. However in Manila they have the number code plates, where for example red number in the plates of the car can not go out on every Tuesday and as a result reducing vehicle in some areas. There are many ways that we can avoid the traffic jams but the more interesting question is what both countries can come up with to avoid traffic jams every decade. What will it be like in the future?
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