Odd-even rule increases use of public transport

Tight squeeze on traffic: Officials putting up a sign that bars vehicles from entering the Slipi 1 tollgate in West Jakarta. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

Jakarta: With the expansion of the implementation of odd-even plate regulations in Jakarta, more of those who work in the city are using public transportation while others rack their brains to get around the traffic lessening policy.

Civil servant M. Tasya Renaldo KM, 32, now has to alternate days between using his car, which has even-numbered plate, and public transportation to reach his office on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta.