Lack Of Supervision Of Bicycle Path Violators, Deputy Governor Riza: Everything Cannot Be Blamed On The Provincial Government

Bicycle Path (Angga Nugraha/VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria admitted that there are still residents who violate the designation of bicycle lanes in DKI. There are still many motorized vehicles passing on this route.

However, Riza admitted that the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government are not able to monitor compliance on all existing bicycle lanes due to the limited number of personnel.

"The task of the provincial government is to prepare regulations, prepare corridors and the duties of the community are to obey and obey the existing regulations. Of course there are still shortcomings related to community discipline. Everything cannot be imposed on the provincial government," said Riza in the East Jakarta area, Sunday, March 7.

Riza asked the community to work together to be orderly by providing opportunities for bicycles to run on their tracks. Motorized vehicle riders are asked not to cross the bicycle lane.

"Those who are cyclists in the lane, should not use other lanes. Motorbikes should also not interfere with the bike path. So each one. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. Do not cyclists enter the sidewalk. What's more, motorbikes enter on the sidewalk," he said.

Previously reported, currently DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan is implementing a 63 kilometer bicycle path in 2019. The route made is prioritized on roads subject to the odd-even policy at this time. The width of the track is made of 1.25 meters.

The initial plan was for DKI to continue building 200 kilometers of bicycle paths by 2020. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has hit. The budget for making bicycle lanes has been diverted to deal with the pandemic. This year, DKI plans to build a permanent bicycle path.

"Currently, the construction of a 11.2 kilometer Sudirman-Thamrin permanent bicycle path is being carried out, which is targeted to be completed by the end of March 2021," said Head of the Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo.

The permanent bicycle lane on this protocol road will be equipped with several facilities for cyclists. Among them are way finding, footrests at intersections in the bicycle path, and rest areas in the form of a bike rack on the sidewalk.

The DKI Provincial Government also has a target of making bicycle lanes with a total length of 578.8 kilometers for the next nine years. "There is a plan to develop a bicycle path from 2019 to 2030 along 578.8 kilometers," said Syafrin.