Jambi is a unique city. This is about the traffic condition in Jambi that you can't find anywhere else.
I never find any city that has such regulation. But, in Jambi, in any intersection, you could straight-away take a left turn without have to wait for traffic light. Yes, you could drive straight-away if you make a left turn.
It's a bit risky, though. Since some drivers tend to drive carelessly and there is another traffic come from different side of the intersection. But, it's rarely to have accident for such thing.
In every intersection, you still have to drive carefully and pay a lot of attention to the traffic. People in Jambi tend to go to the light after one or two second(s) it goes red. So, when you get a green light, don't straight away to accelerate your vehicle. But, see the traffic first, since most of the time, there would be some vehicle still in the junction.
It's also another uniqueness of traffic in Jambi. Police won't bother to fine you if you pass the red light. It's just a common thing there.
If you drive not in the city area or there's no police stand in the intersection, it's better that you take extra cautions. The motorcycle driver in Jambi tend to disobey the traffic light. They disregard it. That happens in uncrowded area which has less traffic.
If you drive a car, it's better that you pay extra attention to the traffic. Most of the time, if there's an accident, the car would take the blame, even though the motorcycle is the one in the fault.
It's just like a habit in Indonesia, though. People tend to blame others on their 'bad luck' and since it is regarded that the car's owner is richer, so he/she must pay for 'the mess'.
Yeah, overall, pay extra attention if you drive in Jambi. Even though, it's green, you still have to look around for any vehicle in the intersection.
Have a safe driving!
Overall, Jambi is a nice city.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
The Unique of Jambi : The Traffic
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Information about Jambi
You could search internet for information about Jambi Province or the city itself.
These are some websites that supply you with the information:
- http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/jambi/index.html
- http://www.jambiexplorer.com/content/History.htm
- http://www.kotajambi.go.id/
I believe that you could find another side of Jambi by reading my blogs. Thank You. Read More......
Introduction to My-Jambi.blogspot.com
I'd like to dedicate this blog for my hometown, Jambi.
Jambi is a capital of Jambi Province in middle of Sumatera Island. It's not a big city but has a lot of potentials. But, like any other place in Indonesia, the promotion and information about a place is really restricted.
So, I'd like to write some blogs about Jambi, my lovely small town in the heart of Sumatera Island. I hope that you'll know more about Jambi. And it would make you interested to visit this lovely town.
In the end, Thank You for visiting this website. Hope that I could give you some good information about this nice and warm city.
Note: If anyone wants to add anything about this city, please feel free to send the articles to me, or I could add you as another author. Thank You.