Road Pricing in Indonesia: How Will Public Respond?

Road pricing basic rationale argues that congestion occur as the result of an increasing number of travellers who use private transportation mode, instead of public transport. Road pricing could influence road users' choice of transportation mode. An electronic road pricing (ERP) is planned to be implemented in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, while the public acceptance of the policy is not yet known. This study aims to describe public acceptance of road pricing with the influence of the differences in socio-demographic condition (Model 1), traffic management strategies perception (Model 2), and road pricing revenue allocation perception (Model 3). The data is collected from 356 respondents in Jakarta. This study uses logistic regression (logit) modelling to facilitate the discrete nature of the data especially public acceptance as a dependent variable that is categorized as a binary answer. The results show that Model 1 is not significant, Model 2 shows that perception on road pricing is significant and finally Model 3 is significant, especially if road pricing revenue is allocated to develop public transport, to increase road connectivity, and to protect the environment.