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New School Year Commences with Traffic Chaos
July 12, 2010

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As expected, severe traffic congestion and delays occurred in Jakarta to mark the beginning of the new academic year, resulting in many students being late for school.

Muhammad Rizal, a student from 78 Senior High School in Kemanggisan, West Jakarta, said he had left home 45 minutes before classes began at 7 a.m. but was still late because of the chaotic traffic.

Rizal’s school, considered to be among the better high schools in the capital, is located next to two other schools with good reputations, namely Bhakti Elementary School and 111 Junior High School, and consequently traffic suffers accordingly.

The traffic problems are compounded by a variety of street hawkers occupying the sidewalks.

“It’s always like this during the first day of school because parents want to see their children off to school. It will be less crowded on the third or fourth day,” security officer Farid said.

Ratna Sari, who escorted her daughter to her first day of elementary school, said her daughter did not know where her classroom was.

“My child still needs to adjust to her new school and she doesn’t even know where her classroom is so I must help her,” Ratna said. “When she knows where it is, she will go to school by herself with an ojek [motorcycle taxi].”


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