Anies' Proposal To Dismantle The Bicycle Lane, The Jakarta Ombudsman Asks For A Review

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JAKARTA - The Greater Jakarta Ombudsman has asked the National Police to conduct an evidence-based study on the discourse of dismantling permanent bicycle lanes, including the barrier on the Sudirman-Thamrin protocol road, Central Jakarta.

"The National Police cannot immediately approve the proposal to dismantle the bicycle lane barrier because the arrangement for the problem has been prepared by the Ministry of Transportation," said Head of the Greater Jakarta Ombudsman Representative Teguh P Nugroho in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Thursday, June 17.

According to him, the determination of bicycle lanes is regulated in the Minister of Transportation Regulation Number 59/2020 concerning Cycling Safety.

He said that in Article 13 paragraph 3 letter D, it was stated that the determination of bicycle lanes and/or bicycle lanes, one of which was on a provincial strategic road in the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, was determined by the Governor of DKI Jakarta.

Meanwhile, he continued, paragraph 4 letter F also regulates the standards for bicycle lanes, including the barrier between bicycle lanes requiring a traffic barrier adjacent to the motorized vehicle lane.

"The provisions in the Ministerial Regulation must have passed a comprehensive study from the Ministry of Transportation before enacting it," he added.

He added that if you want to make changes to the standards and use of roads, special lanes or pedestrians, a study must be carried out first by those who want to make changes, including the Police.

He encouraged the Police and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to have intensive dialogue, including opening up public participation and making evidence-based studies and adjustments to regulations.