With the cycling boom in Jakarta amid the pandemic drawing out cyclists with expensive new bikes, it was only a matter of time before they became the target of criminals. And with more frequent reports of cyclists getting mugged on the road, the city’s motorcycle taxi drivers, locally known as online ojek or ojol for short, can now be hired to provide some needed peace of mind.
This article, Cyclists can now hire motorcycle taxi drivers as security escorts amid rise in muggings, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia’s leading alternative media company.
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