[sustran] Re: Jakarta plans "Odds and Evens" license plate traffic rationing

[Carlosfelipe Pardo]

Based on the experience of every city where this scheme has been 
applied, I wouldn't be suprised if the amount of car sales (used and 
old) increase substantially once it's implemented...


On 17/12/2012 02:58 a.m., Paul Barter wrote:
> *** Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan ***
>
> http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-opts-for-odds-evens-car-restriction-plan/560260
> Ronna Nirmala | December 07, 2012
>
> Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on
> major streets by March next year to ease the capital’s notorious
> traffic woes, Governor Joko Widodo said.
>
> The new policy will impose rotating restrictions based on odd or even
> license plate numbers in Jakarta’s main business areas.
>
> The restriction, the governor said, has been approved by the Jakarta
> Police and will take effect every weekday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. But
> determining which vehicles can enter the areas on what day or time, he
> said, would require further study.
>
> Joko admitted that the plan would generate strong criticism and even
> resistance from road users in Jakarta.
>
> “If we don’t take some drastic measures [Jakarta’s traffic problems]
> will not be over, because the number of vehicles is not getting any
> smaller,” Joko said.
>
> “Which is why we will inform the public and explain [the policy]
> slowly. This policy is to help people to switch to public transport
> and to urge people to conserve the use of fuel.”
>
> Joko said Jakarta will provide more buses to anticipate surging demand
> for reliable, comfortable and accessible public transport once the
> regulation is in place.
>
> “In January we will add 200 articulated TransJakarta buses, with an
> additional 600 buses [in the future], plus 1,000 medium sized [Kopaja]
> buses. This means there is an effort to increase and revamp [public
> transportation],” he said.
>
> Joko said the government is studying whether the policy would affect
> motorcycles. “So far those exempted by this regulation are public
> transportation, taxis, ambulances, TransJakarta buses and Kopajas,” he
> said. “Motorcycles should be affected by the regulation but we will
> study this further.”
>
> .....
>
> ===
> Other items on this issue can be found via a google search on "jakarta
> odds evens license plate", such as the following:
>
> Odd-even system to benefit plate makers
> Jakarta Post-15 Dec, 2012
> If you plan to outsmart the city administration's upcoming odd-even
> license plate system by making a fake, alternate license plate, you
> should ...
>
> Police to install devices to spot fake license plates
> Jakarta Post-14 Dec, 2012
> The Jakarta Police are looking for ways to enforce the odd-even
> license plate policy, which has faced skepticism and criticism from
> Jakarta's ...
>
> House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying
> Jakarta Globe-35 minutes ago
> House Member Says Odd-Even Plan Worth Trying ... the Jakarta
> administration's plan for a license plate-based vehicle restriction
> scheme, ... days depending on whether their license plates end in odd
> or evennumbers, but ...
>
> Jakarta to try odd-even license plate car restriction plan
> NEWS.com.au-11 Dec, 2012
> The plan would see cars with odd-numbered license plates banned on
> even dates and vice versa, TheJakarta Post reports. Vehicles would be
> ...
>
> Jakarta Opts for Odds-Evens Car Restriction Plan
> Jakarta Globe-6 Dec, 2012
> Jakarta will impose car restrictions based on license plate numbers on
> ... restrictions based on odd oreven license plate numbers in
> Jakarta's ...
>
> Alternative to Odd-Even License Plates
> Tempo Interaktif-10 Dec, 2012
> TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:There is dissension within the ranks of the
> Jakarta administration regarding theodd-even license plates number ...
>
> Odd-Even License Plate Numbers Policy to Be Applied in 2013
> BeritaJakarta.com-6 Dec, 2012
> Jakarta Provincial Government is going to implement private vehicles
> usage limitation through odd andeven license plate numbers in the ...
>
> Indonesian Transport Society Wants Delay on Odd, Even Plan
> Jakarta Globe-8 Dec, 2012
> ... the Jakarta Administration's plan to implement a license
> plate-based ... a rotating restriction on car use based on odd or even
> license plate ...
>
>
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> Paul Barter
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> http://www.reinventingtransport.org
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