Street children in school uniform?

Street children lead a miserable life out there. The government cannot do much about it, and I won't repeat such rhetoric excuses like corruption problems as one of the causes nor put blame much on the regime.

Street singers include children--that's too bad! From thoroughfares of Sudirman-Thamrin to the traffic lights of Pancoran intersection, these poor kids make a living in wild traffics of Jakarta. The mobile street children skip school. This might happen for those already ingrained in the street and think nothing of education if they are to put to school. The rest are totally poor and have to survive.

The boys you see here are the ones coming from the opposite condition. They are school children got by camera candidly, and by the time I passed by the street watching them, there's a leader managing the other, not sure of what they're doing there. But, surely that's positive as I could hear some direction. Maybe, it's a school task. It's part of learning process which we get anywhere besides formal school, right?

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Street children lead a miserable life out there. The government cannot do much about it, and I won't repeat such rhetoric excuses like corruption problems as one of the causes nor put blame much on the regime.

Street singers include children--that's too bad! From thoroughfares of Sudirman-Thamrin to the traffic lights of Pancoran intersection, these poor kids make a living in wild traffics of Jakarta. The mobile street children skip school. This might happen for those already ingrained in the street and think nothing of education if they are to put to school. The rest are totally poor and have to survive.

The boys you see here are the ones coming from the opposite condition. They are school children got by camera candidly, and by the time I passed by the street watching them, there's a leader managing the other, not sure of what they're doing there. But, surely that's positive as I could hear some direction. Maybe, it's a school task. It's part of learning process which we get anywhere besides formal school, right?

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Bus Driver, another king of the street!

Will people support the Jakarta administration’s policy to limit the use of private vehicles? Will people shift to public transportation, say like Kopaja or Metromini? Chairman of PT Koperasi Angkutan Jakarta (Kopaja), Nanang Basuki, said that the company started to improve services last year in order to attract motorists.

Based on a survey regarding passenger satisfaction, they were mostly satisfied with the service but not with the bus’ travel times (The Jakarta Post). A new transport system is recently introduced: the integrated bus network (APTB) feeder system. In the system, the APTB buses are allowed to get in the Transjakarta Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) exclusive lane and share bus stops. In the near future, the city administration could include public minibuses such as Kopaja and Metromini in the APTB.

Well, just wait and see. So far that we know here, Bus Drivers mainly of Kopaja and Metro mini are governors of the street and their conductors are the bravehearts to create a great stunt show on the street by blocking other vehicles for passengers. Don't get offended when they innocently bluff you for slowing down their operation or transferring you to another bus due to a traffic jam's problem or just want to turn back to get more passengers.

"It's jakarta, man!" My cynical friend likes this yell.

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Will people support the Jakarta administration’s policy to limit the use of private vehicles? Will people shift to public transportation, say like Kopaja or Metromini? Chairman of PT Koperasi Angkutan Jakarta (Kopaja), Nanang Basuki, said that the company started to improve services last year in order to attract motorists.

Based on a survey regarding passenger satisfaction, they were mostly satisfied with the service but not with the bus’ travel times (The Jakarta Post). A new transport system is recently introduced: the integrated bus network (APTB) feeder system. In the system, the APTB buses are allowed to get in the Transjakarta Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) exclusive lane and share bus stops. In the near future, the city administration could include public minibuses such as Kopaja and Metromini in the APTB.

Well, just wait and see. So far that we know here, Bus Drivers mainly of Kopaja and Metro mini are governors of the street and their conductors are the bravehearts to create a great stunt show on the street by blocking other vehicles for passengers. Don't get offended when they innocently bluff you for slowing down their operation or transferring you to another bus due to a traffic jam's problem or just want to turn back to get more passengers.

"It's jakarta, man!" My cynical friend likes this yell.

The king of the street!

Jakarta traffic jam! Just enjoy it. 

Go, go, go, be the fastest! You're mobile, much work to do today. It's Jakarta, you know what to do with life. You are accustomed to such a condition. You must survive! My cynical friend once yelled at me, "Ini Jakarta, bung!"

Home! Thanks God, you're save. There are hundred thousands of speed demons you have to outdo every working day, that's not a big deal, it is? And while you're having dinner and watching TV at home later on, the noisy and hectic trips have been going out there.

Your life depends on the speed on the road. You know the traffic jams which often continue through the day and distress you. For an extreme case, traveling even short distances can take hours and some parts of the city are in a constant state of jam.

Riding motorcycle might be much better than taking public transports which are popularly poor and worn out, even recent initiatives such as a trans-Jakarta bus lane are inefficient and even contribute to the problem by clogging intersections and reducing road space while moving comparatively small numbers of people.

Keep speeding ....

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Jakarta traffic jam! Just enjoy it. 

Go, go, go, be the fastest! You're mobile, much work to do today. It's Jakarta, you know what to do with life. You are accustomed to such a condition. You must survive! My cynical friend once yelled at me, "Ini Jakarta, bung!"

Home! Thanks God, you're save. There are hundred thousands of speed demons you have to outdo every working day, that's not a big deal, it is? And while you're having dinner and watching TV at home later on, the noisy and hectic trips have been going out there.

Your life depends on the speed on the road. You know the traffic jams which often continue through the day and distress you. For an extreme case, traveling even short distances can take hours and some parts of the city are in a constant state of jam.

Riding motorcycle might be much better than taking public transports which are popularly poor and worn out, even recent initiatives such as a trans-Jakarta bus lane are inefficient and even contribute to the problem by clogging intersections and reducing road space while moving comparatively small numbers of people.

Keep speeding ....

No Police, Go Ahead!

Being mobile in Jakarta you need to be a speed demond on the road. And if you are an impatient man you can create your own rule--even the patient one can't stand the rule.

The streets belong to everyone and to you as well, so you can use your exclusive authority there in order to get fast to your destination, even if you need to seize pedestrian's right.

The police are nowhere even when you can see them managing the traffic. But surely, they cannot do much to solve the congestion problems, outnumbered and outdone by the wild population.

Motorcylists are the kings on most of the roads and cars and other vehicles need to obey this unwritten statement unless they want to create another problem in the wild jungle of Jakarta's street. What you see in this picture, the impatient motorists at the traffic light, is a common view anywhere throughout Jakarta. Spontaneous! When there's a chance to go ahead, they'll just do it.

 Keep up with Jakarta mobile for more candid photos everyone.

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Being mobile in Jakarta you need to be a speed demond on the road. And if you are an impatient man you can create your own rule--even the patient one can't stand the rule.

The streets belong to everyone and to you as well, so you can use your exclusive authority there in order to get fast to your destination, even if you need to seize pedestrian's right.

The police are nowhere even when you can see them managing the traffic. But surely, they cannot do much to solve the congestion problems, outnumbered and outdone by the wild population.

Motorcylists are the kings on most of the roads and cars and other vehicles need to obey this unwritten statement unless they want to create another problem in the wild jungle of Jakarta's street. What you see in this picture, the impatient motorists at the traffic light, is a common view anywhere throughout Jakarta. Spontaneous! When there's a chance to go ahead, they'll just do it.

 Keep up with Jakarta mobile for more candid photos everyone.