Depok Mayor to Designate a Specific Spot for App-based Ojek
24 August 2016 13:10 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Depok Mayor, Idris Abdul Shomad, said plans to designate a specific place for app-based / online ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers, following a clash in Margonda, Depok, last week.
"We have asked the transportation agency to evaluate, and enforce order," said Idris.
Moreover, he added that the city awaits a set of regulation from the central government, which will help regulate online ojek driver -- given its growing number. "There have been differences in perception [...] which can be solved by having a centralized regulation," he said.
Idris has asked the agency to record the clashes, and prevent future clashes.
Meanwhile, Chief of Depok Police, Sr. Comr. Harry Kurniawan, said that the police will intensively work to eliminate thuggery in Depok. "We cannot let thuggery. People need to feel safe," he said.
IMAM HAMDI