Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)

Managing Car Usage with Even-Odd System

(Using RIA Analysis)
By:
Alfi Nur Lailiyah
 Regulatory Impact Assessment
(RIA)
Regulatory impact assessment (RIA) is a key
tool in delivering better regulation supporting
Definition the government's aim of only regulating when
necessary and when it is, to do so in a way that
is proportionate to the risk being addressed
and to deregulate and simplify wherever
possible.

Key elements

Definition of Subject and Cost and

Problem Institutional Implementation
the regulation benefit
identification Mechanism plan
goals analysis
 Even and Odd Regulation
Odd–even system is a method of rationing in which
Concepts access to some resource is restricted to half the
population on any given day.

There are some points on its regulation:

1. Governor defines some road as an area traffic limitations with odd-even systems, they
are Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat; Jalan M.H. Thamrin; Jalan Jenderal Sudirman; Jalan
Sisingamangaraja, Jenderal Gatot Subroto till Jalan H.R Rasuna Said.
2. Each Motorists can cross those road on the even/or date according to whether the last
digit in their license plate is even or odd.
3. Car limitations apply on Monday to Friday Start 07.00 - 10.00 AM and 04:00 to 08:00
PM.
4. Punishment is having pay about Rp 500.000
(Based on Peraturan Guberur Provinsi Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta Nomor 164 Tahun
2016 tentang Pembatasan Lalu Lintas Dengan Sistem Ganjil-Genap)
 Matriks RIA

Regulation Even and Odd System

Problem Congestion and big amount of car

ownership
Goals Reduce congestion and private car

Punishment having pay about Rp 500.000

Alternative solution Remove the regulation or re-regulation

Cost/Benefit Based on many perspectives

 Problem Identification

1. Weak law enforcement in implementing regulations

2. Does not reduce the number of vehicles and congestion in
Jakarta
3. Giving an opportunity to cheating or bribery
4. Car owners chance to have double license plate number to
avoid punishment of violation

Goals
1. Reducing the number of private car
2. Overcoming traffic congestion on the protocol path
3. Headway busway can be faster
 Subject and Institutional Mechanism

Giving
command
Made regulation and policy
Implementing and giving
punishment to who breaks the
rules
Local Government
Giving
Police recommendations

Even-Odd
Monitoring
motorists System
Negative
externality

Break the rules

As a subject
Positive
into the Externalities externality
regulations
obedient Road users
Motorists
 Cost and Benefit Analysis

Benefit/Cost Receiver Indicators

1. Reduce negative 1. Other road 1. Reduce traffic
externalities users congestion and
Benefit

pollutions

2. Local government revenue 2. Local 2. Amount of

government punishment

1. Operational cost in 1. Local 1. Regional

implementing and monitoring government government
Cost

2. Police budget
 The Options for Resolving the
Problem
Basic as usual:
There are a lot of problems Remove the regulation: Re-regulation:
if regulation are still According to the According to the
running problems problems

How?

Remove the regulation and re-regulation could be solution to solve

the traffic congestion and limit car ownership. But, we need to deal
with the crux of the problem, which is the negative externalities of
driving are not priced.
 Comparing Options
3 in 1
1. There are “Joki 3 in 1”
2. Doesn’t effect on reducing
negative externalities
Managing car usage
Bigger punishment
of violation
1. Corruption
2. Can’t solve the crux of
problem
It can be make motorists to
have more wary and afraid
Controlling car ownership
1. Blunt instruments
2. May have the perverse effect
of increasing car usage
Reduce car owneship
Public Transport
1. High cost
2. Need a long time
Reducing car ownership and
also managing car usage
Managing car usage
1. Difficult to be implemented
in Jakarta
Motorist can reduce car usage
Building more roads
1. High cost
2. Need a long time
3. Not a sustanaibility solution
Motorists have alternative
ways
 Implementation Plan
Crux of the
Negative externality
problem

Key goal
1. Political acceptability
1. Controlling car ownership 2. Evolving insights into economics
3. Car Users’ behavior
4. Technical feasibility

Key goal
Develop public transport that has criteria:
2. Public transport
1. Efficient
2. Reliable
3. Affordable public transport system
 Thank You

If I complain about traffic jam, I have no

one to blame but my self