Ojol Driver Rejects ERP And Threatens To Make Movements If Implemented

Illustration of Online Ojek/ Photo: Bitor Ekin P

JAKARTA - The plan to apply paid road rates or electronic road pricing (ERP) for motorized vehicles also applies to two-wheeled vehicles in Jakarta. Although the ERP implementation is considered to be able to reduce congestion in Jakarta, the policy is considered not to side with online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol).

"It's difficult to make online motorcycle taxis (regulations) like that (ERP). The problem is that the ojol income is not how much, the order is not necessarily right," said Guruh, one of the ojol drivers who often hangs out in the Pondok Bambu area, East Jakarta, Wednesday, January 18.

As is known, traffic jams on the roads of the capital Jakarta are increasingly difficult to control. The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government plans to implement a paid road program or electronic road pricing (ERP) in the near future.

"If it's made like that, the fall makes it difficult for the community, especially for online motorcycle taxis (ojol). There are many ojol that attract everywhere, if it's digituin, it's getting more difficult, it's just an ojol in the end," he complained.

Guruh, representing the voice of fellow ojol colleagues, admitted that he objected to the ERP plan policy in Jakarta.

"Yes, I object to that. That's one-sided. Surely if it is applied like that, ojol will definitely move, it's not possible. It doesn't agree," he said.

The rejection also emerged from a member of the NasDem faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Hasan Basri, who said that his party rejected the plan to implement a paid road or electronic road pricing (ERP) on 25 roads in Jakarta.

This was revealed after the Commission B of the DPRD meeting which was postponed due to the incomplete presence of the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government.

Hasan assessed that it is not appropriate for people to have to spend money to cross public roads. Given, the road was built using money which is also sourced from public taxes.

"On behalf of the NasDem Faction, I reject ERP. If the toll road, it is built by the private sector. Toll roads take payments, it's only natural because the private sector has mined capital there. This is 25 roads in Jakarta, right? use the people's money to build it. Why do they have to pay when passing through there?" Hasan said at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Monday, January 16.

The DKI Provincial Government in Raperda lists 25 street names that will be applied by ERP, namely Jl. South Gate, Jl Gajah Mada, Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Jl. Majapahit, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Jalan Moh Husni Thamrin, Jl. Jend Sudirman, Jl. Sisingamangaraja, Jl. Panglima Polim, Jl. Fatmawati, Jl. Suryopranoto, Jl. Balikpapan, Jl. Kyai Caringin, Jalan Tomang Raya, Jl. Jend. S Parman, Jl. Gatot Subroto, Jl. MT Haryono.

Next is Jl. MT Haryono, Jl. DI Panjaitan, Jl. Jend Ahmad Yani, Jalan Pramuka, Jl. Salemba Raya, Jl Kramat Raya, Jl. Pasar Senen, Jl. Gunung Sahari and Jl. HR Rasuna Said.