The Importance of Vehicle Emissions Test on Public Transportation in Jakarta

Indonesia is one country that is growing, this can be seen in the total population and a growing number of vehicles. With every years the number of vehicles increases, air pollution has increased as well. We know that the biggest air pollution in the city of Jakarta, This is because the result of vehicle exhaust, either private or public transport vehicles which do not meet the criteria of standardization. The biggest pollution from exhaust gases is due to the existing public transport in Jakarta. Therefore, the government must continue to promote and disseminate the rules of vehicle emissions testing intensively to the Indonesian public in general and especially for the city of Jakarta. The government should also turn off public transportation is not feasible to use, because the vehicle engine is not good anymore, so it will cause the exhaust gases are no longer meets the standards of vehicle exhaust gases. We can see this on the highway, the average bus was old, hot exhaust gas, treacly black in color. If the government let this continue, it will cause negative impacts for the environment, one of which would cause global warming and can damage human health itself.