There has been an interesting experiment going on in Jakarta this week. The city administration has suspended temporarily the 3-in-1 rule whereby at peak traffic times cars, on some of the more critical roads of the city, have to carry a minimum of three passengers (including the driver). This rule has resulted so called Jockeys, people who are passengers for hire, waiting on the side of the streets to be picked up as the third person. The 3-in-1 rule has only marginally […]
We need more bicycle lanes in Jakarta. We need ways that protect us from cars and motorbikes. We need more bike2work commuters.
I took these photos last December when we travelled to the Togean archipealgo in the northern part of Sulawesi. We landed on a tiny island called Una Una with incredibly well preserved corals and stunning underwater visibility. I liked the pier near our basic resort and waited for people to walk on it.
More can be done to help more cyclists to bike-to-work in Jakarta
I see few more bicycles in the street of commuters biking to work. Yet, why so few?
What is the plan to help more cyclists to bike to work in Jakarta?
There are roads (not many) where cycling is safe in Jakarta. Look for them. Use them. Ask for them.
We need more commuters taking their bicycles in Jakarta. The government of Jakarta can help bike-to-work commuters with safer bicycle tracks.
There is this small tailor shop nearby where I live in Jakarta. There are three tailors working in it. It is open in the early morning when I bike to work. It is still open when I bike back form work in the late afternoon. Sometimes, it is still open when I go to the supermarket to buy stuff we need for dinner. I do not know why, but the green colour of the walls, the fabric spread […]