Protest To Anies Baswedan, B2W Community Refuses Road Bikes To Enter JLNT: Motorbikes Are Not Allowed, Bicycles Are Also Not Allowed!

JAKARTA - The Bike to Work Indonesia (B2W) cyclist community rejects the DKI Provincial Government's policy of Anies Baswedan which allows road bike users (racing bicycles) to cross the Kampung Melayu-Tanah Abang Nontol Flyover (JLNT) at certain hours.

The General Chair of the B2W Community, Putut Sudaryanto, thinks that his party rejects the privilege of road bikes because the policies taken by the DKI Transportation Department regarding the transportation system must be equal.

"Policies must be implemented with the principle of equality and proportionality, so that all types of transportation modes must be treated equally and equally. Returning to the initial rules of JLNT Casablanca, motorbikes are not allowed, so bicycles should not be allowed either," said Putut to VOI, Friday, June 11.

Therefore, Bike to Work Indonesia will hold a JLNT protest. In the b2w_indonesia Instagram account, the protest action called Black Day will be held at the end of the JLNT in the direction of Kota Kasablanka.

Bike to Work will take action on Sunday, June 13 at 06.00-07.00 WIB wearing black clothes. They will perform theatrical sowing of flowers around road bike signs, followed by reading a statement of attitude.

This action was carried out by Bike to Work as a form of protest and social control against the discriminatory policies made by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, through the DKI Transportation Service.

Bike to Work reminds policy makers to be consistent with the rules and not discriminatory, according to Law Number 38 of 2004, where the function of roads is for transportation.

"This action is also in accordance with #hakatasrasaamanpesepeda, the safety of the cyclists themselves, and at the same time the principle of justice. One of the reasons why motorbikes are prohibited from crossing the JLNT is the safety factor, including the high wind factor," wrote the b2w_indonesia account.

For information, the DKI Provincial Government allows special road bikes to pass JLNT Kampung Melayu-Tanah Abang on Saturdays and Sundays, from 05.00 WIB to 08.00 WIB.