JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has rolled out a plan that DKI Governor Anies Baswedan wants to provide special lanes for road bike cyclists on Jalan Jenderal Sudirman to MH Thamrin.
The track for racing cyclists on Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin is open Monday-Friday from 05.00 WIB to 06.30 WIB. Meanwhile, bicycles other than road bikes are still required to pass on permanent bicycle lanes.
However, the plan to provide road bike lanes on Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin will not be mixed with other motorized vehicle drivers.
"It is regulated by being given a limit. There must be a limitation. It cannot immediately (road bike) dominate widely. Of course we have to respect other road users," said Riza at City Hall, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, June 2.
Later, there will be a trial of a special road bike lane in Sudirman-Thamrin. However, Riza has not confirmed the implementation time. This is waiting for DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to issue a governor's decision.
This has drawn criticism from a number of parties. One of them is a member of the DKI DPRD from the PDIP faction, Gilbert Simanjuntak. According to Gilbert, this plan is an immeasurable policy.
"This is an immeasurable policy issue by the Governor. All are victims and have no impact on the wider community during this pandemic," said Gilbert.
According to Gilbert, Anies has spent too much money to facilitate cyclists on the highway, such as creating permanent bicycle lanes.
"We estimate that there are less than 0.1 percent of bicycle users compared to other transportation users, but bicycles must use 10 percent of the road," he said.
Transportation observer from the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI), Djoko Setijowarno also considers the red carpet for road bikes on weekday mornings to be unnecessary.
Moreover, according to him, the DKI Provincial Government has facilitated the bicycle race track on the Kampung Melayu-Tanah Abang Nontol Flyover on Saturday-Sunday at 05.00-08.00 WIB.
"It is better not to do this, because there are also special bicycle lanes. It is enough on holidays and weekends, namely Saturday and Sunday (at JLNT Kampung Melayu)," Djoko told VOI, Wednesday, June 2.
According to Djoko, the safety and comfort of other road users must also be considered. Moreover, said Djoko, the Velodrome Rawamangun stadium also has bicycle lanes that can be used freely.
Meanwhile, the initial purpose of facilitating cyclists on Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin was as a means of transportation, not exercise. Thus, a permanent bicycle path was created.
"Actually, the bicycle lanes that have been built along Sudirman-Thamrin are intended for shifting bicycles for work every day, not for sports. If you do sports with road bikes, you have to go to the stadium, just like racing motorbikes or cars on the circuit. Not racing on the road. Raya," said Djoko.
Then, the transportation policy analyst from the Jakarta City Citizens Forum (FAKTA) Azas Tigor Nainggolan considers the road as a means of transportation and not for the facilitation of racing bicycles.
Moreover, Law Number 22 of 2009 concerning Road Traffic and Transportation and Law Number 38 of 2004 concerning Roads mandate that cyclists use a special lane for cyclists on the left side of the road.
"So, there is no basis for road bike cyclists to ask for special rights to use the road for them. The rule to allow road bike cyclists to use the road specifically is against the law. Selfish and arrogant," said Tigor.
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