Not Only Roadworthy, The Bus Driver Of The Kampung Rambutan Terminal Must Also Be Equipped With A Healthy Evidence Letter

Illustration of a health certificate and proper walking bus driver/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta, ensures that the intercity and inter-provincial bus (AKAP) fleet that departs from the terminal is not only roadworthy but also driver-worthy. "In the Christmas holiday season 2022 and New Year 2023, buses that will be dispatched must undergo ramp checks or road-worthy tests, then bus drivers are checked for health," said Team Commander of the Kampung Rambutan Terminal Lenharis Tarmizi, quoted from Antara, Saturday, December 24. Health checks are carried out in the form of COVID-19 screening, non-communicable disease screening (PTM). After inspection, officers issued a driving-worthy letter to be handed over to the driver and terminal manager.Lenharis Tarmizi said health checks for bus drivers were required to ensure the safety of people traveling using road transportation modes. "So it's not just roadworthy, but the driver also has to complete the driving-worthy letter," Lenharis explained.Lenharis explained, there is a health post at the Kampung Rambutan Terminal that conducts health checks on bus drivers and also conducts.

The results of the health check were then handed over to the manager of the Kampung Rambutan Terminal to find out the health conditions of the bus crew. "During the Christmas and New Year holidays, every day there is a health check for drivers starting from December 19 (D-6). There are also regular days, every 22 to 23 days every month," said Lenharis. record, from D-6 to D-2 Christmas as many as 114 drivers were examined, 70 people were found to be in good health, 25 people were healthy with records, and 19 people were not healthy. Today, as many as 28 AKAP bus drivers underwent health checks, COVID-19 screening and non-communicable disease screening (PTM), the results were three people were declared not to be driving.

Health checks at the Kampung Rambutan Terminal Post today were carried out by a medical team from the Makassar District Health Center. According to Dr. Budi Mulyana, the health problems experienced by the drivers after undergoing examination were high blood pressure. One of the reasons is the lack of rest. Drivers caught high blood pressure above 130/90 are given medicine, and are advised to rest. They are also given a certificate of not being drivingworthy. "In accordance with their unhealthy conditions, we provide medicine and also provide education in order to maintain adequate health, as well as use spare drivers," said Budi. Meanwhile, passenger conditions at the Kampung Rambutan Terminal at H-1 Christmas which became the peak of the homecoming flow were monitored smoothly. There was no significant surge in passengers.

The Kampung Rambutan Terminal operates for 24 hours, morning bus departures start at 10.00 WIB for routes to areas in the West Java region, then during the day the bus route to Sumatra and NTT, and at night most of the bus arrival schedules from outside Jakarta.