or "Monkeys on wheels", as one of my local colleagues, the motorcyclists out there to 4 million on the streets of Jakarta's calls. And sometimes it is believed that there really are nothing more than apes. People can, in my opinion, not ride a motorcycle. Well, motorcycle. That in itself is such a thing. The popular motorcycle here has max. 200cc. More is not fiscally sensible. Only a few rich people drive around here on occasion with heavy equipment. But those are not motorcycles but Harleys. What's the matter here, another there is not practical. But back to the drivers of these devices. I conclude here the feeling that every time they get on the thing with life. Otherwise I can not explain it. The driving style is somewhere between insane and suicidal. Will be all right. Inschalla!
Now is indeed the general traffic on Jakarta's streets by European standards tend to call "anarchist". Although not as bad as in Manila, he is also largely free of rules. Nevertheless, there are relatively few accidents. At least what comes to cars. For motorcycles, it looks somewhat different. Since there are already more times to visit accidents. Most frequently accidents between motorcycles. Very often involving pedestrians. Sometimes with cars. In contrast to the motorcycles, the cars are quite passive, one expects any stupidity of others. Motorcycles, however, are the go here, as if they own the town. Aggressive, dangerous, reckless. Pedestrians are not the only cross the street or down on the zebra crossing to the ground. Even if all the cars stop at crosswalks for pedestrians to pass. The bikes are still full speed between cars sprouted. Even on the few existing sidewalks in the city you live dangerously. If the road is full, it just used by motorcycle riders. Whether there are pedestrians on the road or not does not matter. When in doubt, blow. Pedestrians are here anyway just as a traffic obstruction.
But it is not only inconsiderate of others. Even against himself down against the one-way street, as a ghost rider in the opposite lane, overtake on the curve from the oncoming traffic are just small examples of the regular madness. And often not only a rider sits on these vehicles. In a moped accident can already easily once a whole family of five will be wiped out. The other day, the morning drive to work, I saw a moped with a sidecar, on which sat a half-grade. At the wheel of one of the students, no older than 12