Writing Task 8: The best transport solutions for Bali

March, 12^th 2014  

Writing Task 8: The best transport solutions for Bali

What do you think about Bali? Yeah, it’s one of the beautiful islands in Indonesia. Now, I’m living in Bali for a month to study English in IALF Denpasar. Before I come to Denpasar, I think that Denpasar have good public transportation such as Trans Yogyakarta. But I’m wrong. Public transportation in Bali isn’t good enough. Many tourists who go around Bali prefer to rent a car or motorcycle than use public transportation. Of course, it make Denpasar road become so crowded.

In one week I live here, I saw traffic jam in the road. I tried to use bemo to go to department store and I saw that only a few people used bemo. Maybe many people feel that bemo isn’t comfortable. So, I think bemo isn’t the best transport solutions for Bali. We can try to learn from Yogyakarta. Trans Jogja became one of favorite transportation to go around Yogyakarta. Only 3.000 rupiah, you can go to around Yogyakarta.

There are Trans Sarbagita , bus by Indonesia Transportation Affairs. Trans Sarbagita launched at August, 18^th 2011. The name of Sarbagita is from four towns in Bali, there are Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar dan Tabanan. From now, trans Sarbagita have two routes. The First, From Batu Bulan to Nusa Dua. The second, from Kota Denpasar to GWK. Trans Sarbagita fare are 2.500 rupiah for student and 3.500 rupiah for others people. In Five years later, the government hopes Trans Sarbagita can have many routes that can reach many places in Bali.

Trans Sarbagita can give the best solution for traffic jam in Bali. As a international tourism destination, Bali must have good public transportation to support domestic tourist and also international tourist. Furthermore, Trans Sarbagita can be the best alternative public transportation for the local resident so that they can leave their cars in home. It can reduce many cars that fulfill in the Bali road. And maybe traffic jam never happens again in Bali.