Its been a nightmare for many travellers and commuters these past few years, dogged by disasters on the air, the seas and even on land. Even the year ended tragically, with two catastrophes further blackening the record of the transportation sector in this country: the Adam Air flight that plunged into the waters off Sulawesi, and the sinking of the Senopati Nusantara ferry boat off the shores of Central Java.

Understandably, there is general mis