Speaker Of DPR Regrets LRT And Transjakarta Accidents, Alludes To Advanced LRT Technology That Touts

JAKARTA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, regrets the occurrence of two public transportation accidents, namely the Jabodebek Integrated Railroad (LRT) and the Transjakarta Bus. Puan asked for a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the accident. "Security and safety of public transportation is the right of the community, therefore the public must know the cause of the accident and on the other hand regulators and operators must be able to restore and maintain public trust in public transportation," said Puan Maharani, quoted by Antara. , Tuesday, October 26. He said it is important to maintain public trust, especially the Jabodetabek LRT which is a new mode of transportation. Moreover, according to him, the construction and operation of the Jabodetabek LRT which had an accident during the trial was carried out by BUMN. general. Therefore, the benefits of the Jabodetabek LRT must be felt by the community after the public's trust in this new mode of transportation is restored and maintained," he said. There is no other way to restore public confidence in public transportation other than to continue to improve the safety and security of citizens as users.

Puan Maharani said public trust in the Jabodebek LRT is important because the mode of transportation that will officially operate in mid-2022 is reliable enough to reduce the burden of Jakarta's congestion. In addition, she assessed that the Jabodebek LRT should be able to become the pride of the nation because it is the work of the nation's children through the cooperation of four SOEs. Puan said the government and LRT operators must change the public's worry and anxiety into a sense of pride in transporting with the work of the nation's children.