1 post tagged “rules”

I will not complain about Jakarta's busway strategy. It's a patchwork solution, of course, but at least it is a solution. Will it works great in the future, we just have to see.

What I am about to write is the irony about it. At first glance, busway seems like a revolutionary way to solve the traffic's problem in Jakarta. But actually, nothing new about it. Let see what are the things busway "introduced":

1. Special Bus Lane
   Nothing new about it. Before the busway, the most left lane is always be the public transportation lane. So, yes, the system is already exists.
2. The bus can not pass another bus
   Nothing new. The bus always had the sign "Bus is not allowed to pass another bus". Well, it's just a sign, nobody follow that rule.
3. The bus can only stop and be stopped at the specific bus stop
   Nothing new also. Of course the bus HAS to stop at the bus stop. We were told this all the time. Again, nobody seems to follow that rule.

So, actually nothing new, eh? The irony is those rules had to be forced by using the busway system because nobody seems to follow those obvious rules of conduct.

This is what bothers me a lot. Are Indonesian had to be forced to obey the rules? Are we that primitives that we need the carrots and sticks method just to obey the rules? I guess we are and that fact make me sad.

Note: This idea is the result of a late night discussion with Amal, thank you!
Update: Amal is also writing about the same thing (in Indonesian).