Jakarta The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) stated that a sustainable transportation system is the most effective solution for controlling air pollution that often enveloped urban areas in Indonesia."The proportion of air pollution from vehicles can be reduced through tightening regulations and constant monitoring. However, the most effective (possible) air pollution control is to encourage a sustainable mass transportation system," Sustainable Driving System Researcher of BRIN, Hari Setiapraja, noted in a discussion on vehicle emission tests monitored online in Jakarta, Friday.

Setiapraja affirmed that sustainable mass transportation takes into account environmental, social, and economic aspects, thereby making it superior to using private vehicles.

ccording to the researcher, transportation is the movement of people, not the movement of vehicles.

The general pattern of mass transportation in big cities is for people to use bicycles, walk, or take motorbike taxis (ojek) from their homes to public transportation transfer points.

Setiapraja noted that the people thereafter use various types of public transportation, such as buses, LRT, metro, trains, and trams, to go to transfer points and continue their journey to work.

Source: Antara News Agency