For many people in Jakarta, the emergence of online motorcycle taxi services such as Go-jek and Grabbike have been a godsend. But these companies, as are all forms of ojek motorcycle taxis, are technically not allowed to exist under the city’s existing public transportation regulations.
The Jakarta Transportation Agency will hold a meeting with the Jakarta Police’s Traffic Directorate tomorrow to discuss if online motorcycle taxi services should be legal in the city.
“The decision could come in the form of a prohibition or support [for the companies],” said Andri Yansyah, head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, as quoted by Tempo yesterday.
Ojeks are not registered as a form of public transportation in Law no. 22 regarding Traffic in 2009. But many Jakartans rely on ojeks to beat the city’s notorious macet.
Hopefully the Transportation Agency and Police will make the right decision, because it’s scary to imagine a Jakarta without ojeks.
