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| dc.description.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. | en_US |
