Jakarta Traffic Police will question the management of the Mayasari
Bhakti bus company following two recent accidents involving its drivers.
The traffic police's safety unit chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Yakub Dedi Karyawan said on Tuesday that the police are analyzing the record of accidents involving Mayasari since 2011.
“We need to know the root of these accidents whether it's because of managerial failure or the failure of the system,” Yakub said, referring to the rental fee system, known locally as setoran. The system requires drivers to pay an agreed sum of money to bus owners or operators every day. Anything earned above that amount is for the bus drivers to keep. Many blame the system for forcing drivers to drive fast and recklessly in order to achieve maximum income.
Yakub said another possible factor contributing to the accidents was driver error. According to Yakub, the police would come up with recommendations for sanctions imposed either on the company, the drivers concerned, or both, to the Jakarta Transportation Agency after they complete their questioning and analysis.
Some eyewitnesses testified that in the accident in Slipi, West Jakarta on Sunday the bus driver lost concentration as he was busy fiddling with his cell phone while driving.
“We were still gleaning information from the witnesses,” Yakub said.
In Sunday’s incident, a Mayasari bus plying the Kampung Rambutan-Kalideres route hit a Transjakarta bus at the Slipi Jaya, West Jakarta, bus stop. The Mayasari, which entered the busway lane, rammed the bus from behind. On Monday, another Mayasari bus caused a pile-up near the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal, claiming one life and severely injuring another.
The traffic police's safety unit chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Yakub Dedi Karyawan said on Tuesday that the police are analyzing the record of accidents involving Mayasari since 2011.
“We need to know the root of these accidents whether it's because of managerial failure or the failure of the system,” Yakub said, referring to the rental fee system, known locally as setoran. The system requires drivers to pay an agreed sum of money to bus owners or operators every day. Anything earned above that amount is for the bus drivers to keep. Many blame the system for forcing drivers to drive fast and recklessly in order to achieve maximum income.
Yakub said another possible factor contributing to the accidents was driver error. According to Yakub, the police would come up with recommendations for sanctions imposed either on the company, the drivers concerned, or both, to the Jakarta Transportation Agency after they complete their questioning and analysis.
Some eyewitnesses testified that in the accident in Slipi, West Jakarta on Sunday the bus driver lost concentration as he was busy fiddling with his cell phone while driving.
“We were still gleaning information from the witnesses,” Yakub said.
In Sunday’s incident, a Mayasari bus plying the Kampung Rambutan-Kalideres route hit a Transjakarta bus at the Slipi Jaya, West Jakarta, bus stop. The Mayasari, which entered the busway lane, rammed the bus from behind. On Monday, another Mayasari bus caused a pile-up near the Kampung Rambutan bus terminal, claiming one life and severely injuring another.
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