I am one of many people who go to work with my own vehicle. Well, actually it's my mom's. But since she's not able to drive the car, I'm forced to use it almost everyday. Heheheh...
Anyway, as one of Jakarta citizens, it's an usual thing to go to work in a hurry since the traffic is very crowd. It should be okay if the people obey the traffic order. However, with the busy traffic in the morning and looking others being non-adherent, people are triggered to be the non-adherent one also.
Here is an example. When I drive the car through TB Simatupang street in front of the Point Square that is heading straight to Bintaro, there's an intersection with traffic lights. When the traffic lights show red, all the vehicles should stop, right? Right, the vehicles stop but only for a few minutes when other vehicles from Pondok Indah direction is still running on their maximum speed. If the vehicles from Pondok Indah direction are stopped also by the red light, even the light in front of me is still turn on red, the motorbikes start to go straight heading to Bintaro or turn right heading to Pondok Indah, and stop behind another red light since the vehicles from Bintaro direction to Fatmawati is still moving forwards.
But are there only the motorbikes which are breaking through the red lights? Definitely NO! The cars are doing the same thing. What if there's vehicle that's keeping theirs behind the lines, holding patiently to move forwards before the lights turn from red to green? I'm positive that they can't stand the horn ringing loudly from behind. So, finally they will also move forwards.
One thing which also creates confusion is the policeman actually supports the wrongdoings. When the lights are still turning red but the vehicles from Pondok Indah direction are already stopped, the policeman waves his hand instructing the vehicles from Fatmawati direction to move forwards. Is the policeman stupid or what?
So, in your opinion, which part could be blamed for this wrongdoings? Is it the citizens, including myself? Or is it the police department that fails to instruct its staff to direct the citizens to adhere all the traffic regulations?