Majority of JPO in Jakarta Neglected and Unkempt
Majority of JPO in Jakarta Neglected and Unkempt
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JAKARTA - This thing must be noted. Majority of pedestrian crossing bridge (JPO) in Jakarta neglected and unkempt. Jakarta government must immediately sterilize JPO from other utilities.
Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) said the collapse of the JPO in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, including the tragic case.
"This indicates, as a public facility, the JPO does not meet eligibility standards, security, and safety," said Chairman of the Executive Committee YLKI, Tulus Abadi in Jakarta, Sunday (25/9).
He suspects there are many JPO do not standardization in Jakarta.
"Therefore, YLKI urged Jakarta governor ordered the relevant agencies conducted an audit of all JPO in Jakarta," said Tulus.
He considered the JPO audit is very important to provide security and safety to the citizens of Jakarta.
Moreover, some time earlier, there are people in Jakarta who died from electric shock at the JPO. There also is snatched, found herself at gunpoint, and even killed at the JPO.
"JPO which decent and humane, meet the standards of safety and security is the responsibility of the city government to provide them," said Tulus.
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Separately, the Presidium of Walking Coalition, Ahmad Safrudin said Jakarta as the capital of the country is still far from the big cities in developing countries that are friendly to pedestrians. So that she regretted the incident and canopy collapse raling Pasar Minggu JPO, Saturday, September 24, were casualties.
As a pedestrian community, he has not seen any care and maintenance at the JPO by the city government. For example, he said JPO in front of the Sarinah Thamrin, Central Jakarta. According to him, JPO located in the city center was very worrying.
"The condition of the JPO in Jakarta are not designed for safety and comfort of pedestrians. Not accessible to persons with disabilities and burdened other uses. JPO and sidewalks made especially for pedestrians," Ahmad said by telephone on Sunday (25/9).
He said, in big cities, JPO is not recommended except for contacting the freeway, including underpasses and flyovers. The reason, the JPO is a form of discrimination against a pedestrian. Where, pedestrians have to struggle up the stairs, while the motorized penendara facilitated passed without a hitch.
For the JPO on the freeway, Ahmad said, actually there are some ideal. For example, in the Gatot Subroto street, South Jakarta. However, the difficulties disabled people to to access.
Supposedly, he said, the middle lane is not stepped moved to the left or right side with a corresponding width wheelchair.
"Billboards and street vendors (PKL) it should not be there in the JPO or the sidewalk. Once there it was on the sidewalk travel. And that should not interfere with pedestrians. It's all one government, if you want to organize street vendors, prepare the area," he said.
Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) said the collapse of the JPO in Pasar Minggu, South Jakarta, including the tragic case.
"This indicates, as a public facility, the JPO does not meet eligibility standards, security, and safety," said Chairman of the Executive Committee YLKI, Tulus Abadi in Jakarta, Sunday (25/9).
He suspects there are many JPO do not standardization in Jakarta.
"Therefore, YLKI urged Jakarta governor ordered the relevant agencies conducted an audit of all JPO in Jakarta," said Tulus.
He considered the JPO audit is very important to provide security and safety to the citizens of Jakarta.
Moreover, some time earlier, there are people in Jakarta who died from electric shock at the JPO. There also is snatched, found herself at gunpoint, and even killed at the JPO.
"JPO which decent and humane, meet the standards of safety and security is the responsibility of the city government to provide them," said Tulus.
Separately, the Presidium of Walking Coalition, Ahmad Safrudin said Jakarta as the capital of the country is still far from the big cities in developing countries that are friendly to pedestrians. So that she regretted the incident and canopy collapse raling Pasar Minggu JPO, Saturday, September 24, were casualties.
As a pedestrian community, he has not seen any care and maintenance at the JPO by the city government. For example, he said JPO in front of the Sarinah Thamrin, Central Jakarta. According to him, JPO located in the city center was very worrying.
"The condition of the JPO in Jakarta are not designed for safety and comfort of pedestrians. Not accessible to persons with disabilities and burdened other uses. JPO and sidewalks made especially for pedestrians," Ahmad said by telephone on Sunday (25/9).
He said, in big cities, JPO is not recommended except for contacting the freeway, including underpasses and flyovers. The reason, the JPO is a form of discrimination against a pedestrian. Where, pedestrians have to struggle up the stairs, while the motorized penendara facilitated passed without a hitch.
For the JPO on the freeway, Ahmad said, actually there are some ideal. For example, in the Gatot Subroto street, South Jakarta. However, the difficulties disabled people to to access.
Supposedly, he said, the middle lane is not stepped moved to the left or right side with a corresponding width wheelchair.
"Billboards and street vendors (PKL) it should not be there in the JPO or the sidewalk. Once there it was on the sidewalk travel. And that should not interfere with pedestrians. It's all one government, if you want to organize street vendors, prepare the area," he said.
(rnz)
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