TO GO WITH Indonesia-transport-economy-Islam-religion,FEATURE by Olivia Rondonuwu This picture taken on November 22, 2015 shows a female motorcycle taxi driver (L) checking for an order on her smartphone in Jakarta. A flurry of new motorbike taxi options have in the past year appeared in the metropolis of 10 million, giving Indonesia's growing middle class a greater choice of transport to get through some of the world's worst traffic jams. Several services with women drivers entered the market in 2015 after years of growing piety in Indonesia, which has the world's biggest Muslim population, and amid heightened safety concerns following reports of attacks on women by male motorbike taxi drivers. AFP PHOTO / Bay ISMOYO
JAKARTA: Female motorbike taxi drivers in headscarves zig-zag through heavy traffic in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the latest two-wheeled transport service for women making a dent in the male-dominated world of ride-hailing apps in the Muslim nation.
A flurry of new motorbike taxi options have in the past year appeared in the metropolis of 10 million, led by popular service Go-Jek, giving Indonesia’s growing middle class a greater choice of transport to get through some of the world’s worst traffic jams.
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