Subsidized fuel restriction Motor Increase Number of Users

Surabaya (ANTARA) - Restriction of fuel oil (BBM) subsidy to private vehicles in Indonesia triggered an increase in the number of motorcycle users due to the use of intermediate means of transport in the future.
"With this policy, the government should be alert to the occurrence of significant growth motorcycle across the archipelago," said Director of the Center for Public Policy Studies, Sofyano Zakaria, contacted from Jakarta, Saturday.
According to him, when growth in the number of motorcycles in Indonesia reached its highest point then it could be fatal to the security of each rider and other road users.
"Looking ahead, the highway could occur sea of ​​motorcycles," he said.
In the meantime, he said, as long as this vehicle was to be one killer tool considering the number of people who killed in a motorcycle accident rider. In terms of number of motorcycles in Indonesia, during the year 2011 reached 80 million units.
"That figure is equivalent to 1:3 of the population in the country that is now about 237 million people. Of course, the negative impact of the large number of motorcycles in Indonesia is really terrible," he said.
On the other hand, he added, according to Central Bureau of Statistics records in 2009 the number of motorcycles on a national scale reached 52.4 million units. The assumption, if the per unit motor to consume one liter of fuel per day means total national consumption of subsidized fuel as much as 52,400 kiloliters / day or 18.864 million KL / year.
"If there is a subsidy of subsidized fuel Rp3.000/liter, motorcycle use subsidies total around Rp56, 492 trillion per year," he said.
To respond, he suggested, the government should open the eyes wide open on the number of motorcycles following the subsidized fuel restriction on private cars had been necessary.
"If the government keep a close eye on the amount and the increase in motorcycle still be allowed to consume subsidized fuel so their attitude is unquestionable," he said.
In fact, he continued, the government obliged to make intelligent and wise policy of raising prices of subsidized fuel for motorcycles and public transportation.
"Remember in the presence of restrictions on subsidized fuel, the owner of the motorcycle trade in commodities is likely to remain as they were given the freedom to buy subsidized fuel," he said.