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One of the serious problems faced by the local government of Jakarta is the
heavy traffic. The local government has made great efforts to overcome it,
however, none of them has not succeeded yet. The causes are so various
that the local government seems to be confused where to start. In this
essay, I am not talking about the causes of the traffic jams, but rather I am
discussing the way how to solve them. In my opinion there are at least three
ways of overcoming the problems and two of them have been initiated. They
are the use of special buses called Trans-Jakarta, monorail trains and the
operation of odd and even-license-number vehicles.
The use of comfortable and safe Trans-Jakarta buses is one of the solutions
which has been applied by Governor Sutiyoso, however, it seems that they
have yet no effects to the congested traffic thus far. To make it effective, I
would suggest that a spacious and safe parking lot be built at each corridor
of the Trans-Jakarta. This will encourage the private car drivers to park their
cars at the closest parking lot to their homes and take a trans-Jakarta bus to
work or to their destination. By this I am definite that the number of private
cars on the thoroughfares around Jakarta will significantly decrease and the
traffic will be pretty much lighter.
Another solution is to apply odd and even license number of vehicles which
can be operated on different days. For example, the vehicles with odd
number plates can only be operated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
whereas the ones with even number plates are only to be driven on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On Sundays, as most people of Jakarta
are away, all vehicles can be operated. By this system, the number of
vehicles operated on a certain day will be half of the number of vehicles
registered in Jakarta. If this system can be applied accordingly I guarantee
that the traffic congestions could be diminished dramatically.