Everyone agrees that last week's train crash in Indonesia is a wake up call for the country's poor law enforcement on safety regulations. Too bad this tragedy had to become one of the podromes that hopefully will lead to a better system.
Yesterday PT kereta Api, the state-run railway company, gave a press conference to finally adress the issue with the press. Let's keep in mind that their response call was delayed for about 4 days! Not 1. Not 2. Not 3. 4! The spokesperson, Director General of railway at the Ministryof Transportation, apologized for what happened, shared his condolences and promised to improve the railway service in Indonesia. Inmmidiately after his remarks, without anyone asking he said that the company could pay families a significant amount in compensation for the lost lives of their loved ones. Really? What does this show? You guessed it. Money will be dearly missed.
In the mean time, the engineer driving the train has been arrested. Investigators are still trying to determine whether it was human error or a mechanical problem what caused the accident. If found guilty, the engineer could face up to 6 1/2 years in jail.
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