Albert Herdianto Widjojo
At two-thirty I received a call from a fellow NGO administrator who said that there would be an important meeting at three o’clock in the afternoon regarding the departure of volunteers from several regional management as well as sending various donations. Wow … it was very sudden, and the problem was that the distance from my office to the secretariat of the organization was about twelve kilometers through a crowded protocol road.
I opened map online to ensure traffic conditions, and indeed, 70% of the routes were red. I can make sure that if you drive a car, the travel time will take at least one and a half hours! Well, it’s okay, finally, I decided to use motorbike online transportation which we call it “ojek online”. Really, I’ve never used a motorcycle more than two kilometers since at least fifteen years ago.
Considering the circumstances, I piggybacked on a motorcycle with the determination to enjoy it wholeheartedly despite the various inconveniences I had imagined before, such as using a helmet. Yep, I don’t like using hats, especially helmets. During the trip, by just enjoying the driver’s agility through traffic jams, the selection of alternative routes that he took, while enjoying the chatter and the wind blowing in my face, I arrived at the destination a few minutes before the meeting began. Some friends in the secretariat who saw me coming down from a motorcycle pillion asked why I smiled, I said “Nothing. It’s OK.” even though I was laughing at myself. Why is that so? Negative imagination can be far worse than reality, right?
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Question of
Do you like using a motorcycle?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
If you are me, will you make a similar decision?
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Yes
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No
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When I was young I was an avid motorcyclist-now already some time I engined vehicles
You’re the same as me about that. Love to drive like a motorcycle when young, but maybe I can be driven by a motorcycle at this age. Hehehe…
Oh, it’s just that when you’re a little older, you just have to be much more careful-when the young head thinks differently than now when we’re a little older haha
You must adjust with circumstances. In NZ motorcyclists have a high fatality rate. Our roads can be dangerous. However, they are handy in traffic jams
Yes, Pamela. I have to adjust myself again to the situation. During my teens till at college, I was still used to motorbikes but not after that, especially when the number of motorbike users had increased thousands of times. Here, many times not only can the road be dangerous, but also other users and the criminals
other drives could be irresponsible, but you’d pay the price
If such a thing happened, we’re indeed harmed. According to various reports, there are indeed such drivers, but also who serve well and responsibly.
Certainly there are sane and competent drivers, but there are also careless drivers and it only takes one…
That’s how the two poles work, no?
yes, they define the range…
Now after this good experience, you may be more likely to use a motorcycle despite the mandatory helmet.
For congestion reasons, of course, but my bum will feel hot in addition to my hips also protest. Hehehe…
Yes, Robin, it turned out that it was a pleasant experience that I had left for a long time.
I would have the same reaction but I understand with the traffic it was a right decision. Your helmet was on the entire time right?
Glad to hear similar opinions.
Without a helmet, motorcycle taxi drivers would reject me, or if I insisted, the police would immediately stop us, and it would be embarrassing. After all, I still love my head.
Did you wear a helmet?
That’s what I don’t like, but the rules require it, what can I do other than to comply?