Conditions Of Rental Bikes In Jakarta Irreserved, Provincial Government Pull 218 Units

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JAKARTA - The DKI Transportation Agency withdrew 218 rental bicycles at 67 mooring points in the capital city due to difficulties in funding from operators.

"From the results of the evaluation, colleagues from the 'existing' ride operator have difficulty funding," said Head of DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency Syafrin Liputo in Jakarta, Tuesday, November 29, as reported by Antara.

According to him, operators need to update the bicycle rental technology so they need an injection of funds from investors.

In addition, the condition of underpreserved bicycles encourages bicycle rental to be less attractive to the public.

"The treatment is lacking because the financial capacity of the operator is limited," he said.

Even so, there are several operators including BUMD who are interested in participating in managing the rental bike.

In line with Syafrin, on a separate occasion, the Head of Road Transportation Division of the DKI Transportation Agency, Yayat Sudrajat, added that the bicycle withdrawal was carried out in stages.

He also revealed that the bicycle withdrawal was carried out because an evaluation and study of the bicycle lane was carried out.

"Because of studies and evaluations related to bicycle lanes and adjusting to Pergub 36 of 2022 regarding the implementation of integrated bicycle rentals for mass public transportation," said Yayat.

Bicycles that do not meet the criteria, he said, are withdrawn to be repaired to improve services.

"Gradually, the bicycle is also evaluated and those that do not meet the criteria are gradually withdrawn in the context of improving and improving services," Yayat added.

Yayat added that there are a total of 417 ride-rented bicycles in DKI Jakarta.

Meanwhile, regarding the bicycle lane, the Head of the DKI Transportation Agency, Syafrin, added that his party will continue its construction this year, which is targeted to reach 300 kilometers by December 2022.

In 2023, the DKI Transportation Agency will evaluate and optimize bicycle lanes with a budget planned to reach IDR 7.5 billion.

"Of course the use is also based on the results of a comprehensive evaluation carried out related to the total network, then how the results of the evaluation will be recommended regarding how to socialize it," said Syafrin.