Congestion is relatively easy to recognize—roads filled with cars, trucks, and buses, sidewalks filled with pedestrians. The definitions of the term congestion mention such words as “clog,” “impede,” and “excessive fullness.” For anyone who has ever sat in congested traffic, those words should sound familiar. In the transportation realm, congestion usually relates to an excess [...]
August 18, 2008
Jembatan Calau Ambruk Karena Overload
Taken from news.okezone.com
Jembatan Calau Ambruk Karena Overload
(Senin, 18 Agustus 2008 – 02:49 wib Rus Akbar – Okezone)
PADANG – Jembatan Calau yang malam tadi ambruk, disinyalir karena kelebihan daya tampung (overload). Pasalnya, sebelum ambruk, puluhan orang nampak hilir mudik di jembatan tersebut.
“Kejadian ini karena jembatan overload. Pengawas sulit memberitahu pengunjung karena jumlahnya terlalu banyak,” ujar Wakil [...]
August 18, 2008
Jembatan Ambruk di Padang, 3 Tewas & Puluhan Luka
News and photograph were taken from news.okezone.com
(foto:(ilst) altamaha.com)
Jembatan Ambruk di Padang, 3 Tewas & Puluhan Luka
(Minggu, 17 Agustus 2008 – 19:30 wib Rus Akbar – Okezone)
PADANG – Sedikitnya 51 orang menjadi korban ambruknya jembatan kawat di dekat Kantor Bupati Sijunjung Sumatra Barat Minggu ( 17/8/2008 ) pukul 19.30 WIB.
Dilaporkan tiga orang tewas sementara puluhan lainnya [...]
August 18, 2008
Bus Hantam Supra, Satu Tewas
Taken from news.okezone.com
Bus Hantam Supra, Satu Tewas
Rabu, 13 Agustus 2008 – 18:46 wib
BOJONEGORO – Kecelakaan lalu-lintas kembali terjadi di wilayah Bojonegoro. Bus Rajawali dengan nomor polisi S 6187 AU menabrak motor Honda Supra Fit S 2845 CH di Jalan Raya Sumberrejo. Akibatnya, pengendara sepeda motor, Suyono (26), tewas seketika.
Kejadian itu berawal ketika sekira pukul [...]
August 18, 2008
Ibu Muda Tewas Tertabrak Transjakarta di Otista
Taken from http://news.okezone.com
Ibu Muda Tewas Tertabrak Transjakarta di Otista
(Kamis, 14 Agustus 2008 – 10:30 wib Muhammad Saifullah – Okezone)
JAKARTA – Nasib nahas dialami Tutiana (31), seorang ibu muda warga Jalan Kolonia Muka Kelurahan Bidara China, Jakarta Timur.
Dia meninggal dunia seketika akibat tertabrak bus Transjakarta saat berusaha menyeberang jalur busway di Jalan Otista Raya, [...]
August 18, 2008
Are We Aware of the Two-wheelers Around Us?
This posting was taken from my friend’s blog : http://roadsafety.wordpress.com/
An interesting story titled “Here come the “two-wheelers” appeared in the Tribune and was also reported online on IOL.co.za. This is in line with our earlier Blog post “Petrol price might increase the bikers sharing the road”. A few interesting observations in the story are:
- Many [...]
August 18, 2008
Halo! Bikers Diimbau Lagi Gunakan Lajur Kiri & Nyalakan Lampu
Taken from detiknews.com
Senin, 18/08/2008 06:25 WIB
Halo! Bikers Diimbau Lagi Gunakan Lajur Kiri & Nyalakan Lampu
Indra Subagja – detikNews
Jakarta – Lagi, imbauan datang dari pihak kepolisian. Bagi para pengendara motor yang melintas di wilayah Jakarta agar menggunakan lajur kiri dan menyalakan lampu di siang hari. Alasannya hal itu terbukti efektif mengurangi angka kecelakaan.
“Pengguna sepeda [...]
