What is Gojek?

Hi again~

From the last post, I've mentioned a ride called "Gojek". Pardon me, I haven't properly explain it to you. Today, I'll let you know.

First of all, I certainly sure you all already know how the Taxi does. In Indonesia, there's alternative transportation you can choose. Besides TransJakarta, Trains (Commuter Line), etc, there is Ojek.
Ojek is Motorbike version of Taxi. Due to heavy traffic and highly costs to buy a car, people used to call an ojek instead to help Indonesian with their transport needs. Near or maybe far. You might fine ojeks sitting on their bikes in the corner of the road, or sometimes we build a mini hut and place "Pangkalan Ojek (Means ojek base)" sign to help people know that they are ojek driver. They're waiting for customer to get them and you need to debate with them on how much fare to get to your destination. Once you have deal, one of them will take you. If the fare is too high, you can also ignore those ojeks and find another pangkalan ojek.

But then, Indonesian get too tired on debating with them. Especially, people in Jakarta. Since Jakarta is the busiest, heaviest jam of all countries, ojek drivers used to put very high fare.

Example, your destination is only 2-5 km away but there's jam.You are too tired to walk, so you call for ojek instead. Ojek drivers in the traffic area will tell a ridiculous fare. I'm personally pretty sick of those ojeks who take advantage of the traffic. In desperation for easy, fair ojek, comes Gojek.

So, what is Gojek ?

[From Official Gojek Site]
GO-JEK is a social enterprise that partners with a group of experienced and trustworthy ojek drivers to deliver a one-stop-shop convenience service for Indonesians. Our services include Transport, Instant Courier, GO-FOOD and Shopping.

Gojek is made by one of Indonesian successful entrepreneur and essentially an Uber, Ticketmaster, Homejoy, Instacart and more all mixed into one. Using smartphones, you can book a Gojek to do anything for you. You can book a Gojek to do your grocery shopping, cleaning, buying tickets, sending stuff, etc. However, the primary Gojek service is their Uber like service where you can book a Gojek to take your destination. 

Now, Gojek is not alone. There are Grab Bike, Uber Motor, Blu-Jek and etc. But Gojek still on top regarding the number of Gojek drivers. How much is the price? It depends on your needs and it will show up in the mobile app.

If you have more questions about Gojek, visit their Official site. 

That's enough from me now. Thank you for reading this post.

See you again on my next post~

xoxo