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The Reckless Passengers of Jakarta’s Commuter Trains

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Jakarta’s Commuter Train is a mass rapid transit system that serving commuter society in Jakarta and suburban dwellers in places like Bogor, Bekasi, Tangerang, and Serpong. Commuter trains seem a promising way to save time and money. Economic class commuter train becomes favorite mass-transportation for the reason of its cheap price. Approximately 400,000 people now use the train daily. Trains are optimized for maximum passenger volume, usually in morning and afternoon weekday. Commuters daily have to perch on the roof or hang out of the doors, but those are the easy options compared to the crush of being inside a carriage. Of the commuting millions in Jakarta, those who ride on tops of trains certainly are the most adventurous. Their method of travel requires them to scramble up the sides of trains, brave torrential downpours, strong winds, lightning storms, and the inescapable sun. They do not care about the safety of themselves and others. Not only the day, even at night they climbed into the train. Although many have fallen from the roof of the train, passengers desperate train ride on the roof was reduced.
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