Motorcycle Taxi (Ojek) as one of Indonesian’s Future Sustainable Transportation

Abstract

Motorcycle taxi (ojek) is one of the paratransit modes that have not been formally permitted from the Indonesian government. Paratransit is modes of transportation between private and transit use, with advantages and capabilities on demand responsive and service from door to door. Paratransit modes in developing countries is often regarded as a form of weakness of the transportation services provided by the government. The existence of this mode does not get the attention and be considered as an informal transportation. On the other hand, the existence of ojek becomes important to regulated as part of paratransit modes when is long term. Ojek that complement existing modes of transportation shortage, affordable user, operates fairly and efficiently, offers a choice of transport mode, and supports a competitive economy, as well as balanced regional development are the sense of sustainable transport systems. Therefore, the objectives of this study is to highlight the opportunities motorcycle taxi (ojek) as one of Indonesian’s future sustainable transportation base on socioeconomic characteristics of the motorcycle taxi operators and financial feasibility of its operational service The method of analyses used in this study is quantitative descriptive, and it is used to investigate the variables of socioeconomy and service characteristics of respondents, whom were the operators of Ojek. Financial analysis is used to find the BCR from the operational ojek service. The Analysis are deducted from primary data collected through questionnaires survey and interviews of 95 respondents in the City of Surakarta, representing the ojek operators in urban area, and 100 respondents in the District of Wonogiri, representing the ojek operators in rural area in Indonesia. This research concluded that ojek has a value of economic efficiency, liveable streets and neighbourhoods, support the community and the social conditions that contribute to economic growth derived and employment in both urban and rural areas to prove the potential of ojek as one of Indonesia's sustainable transportation modes in the future. Ojek is believed will be held within a long period, due to ojek able to provide operational benefits for the operators in the long term and the needs of society, therefore it is very is important to regulate ojek immediately as part of a paratransit modes Indonesia.