Many People Are Nervous, Minister Of SOEs Make Sure The Jabodebek LRT Is Safe

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir ensured that Jabodebek LRT transportation, which is run without a driver or driverless driver, is safe to use.

Therefore, he said, the public does not need to worry about the safety aspect of public transportation.

"This is a technological progress that I think some people are still nervous. Technology has been carried out without a driver, it doesn't mean it's not safe," he said while trying the Jabodebek LRT with the President, reported from the Presidential Secretariat YouTube, Jakarta, Monday, August 28.

Furthermore, Erick said, this driverless LRT train is an acceleration of technological advances that can be used for public transportation.

"Why since yesterday we have synchronized the system so that it (contains) public safety," he said.

With the operation of the Jabodebek LRT, Erick is willing to switch from private vehicles to public transportation so that it can be a solution to reduce pollution.

"This LRT also helps reduce private vehicles so that this can help, especially since this is high pollution," he said.

In addition, Erick also said that the presence of the Jabodebek LRT could increase the variety of public transportation for the community, thereby reducing congestion in Jakarta and its surroundings.

"I think this is an extraordinary solution because the density of Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Jakarta is one that really makes djakarta the maximum density," he said.