IT should have been Governor Fauzi Bowo announcing the 17-point plan designed to provide a stopgap solution to the city’s traffic woes, rather than Vice President Boediono. After all, it is the governor who is responsible for formulating traffic policies in the capital. While a number of ministries, and also the police, have significant roles to play, the governor is supposed to be in overall charge.

Nevertheless, it must be acknowledged that