Legal Literacy - This article discusses the polemic of online and conventional motorcycle taxi regulations and their legal basis in Indonesia.

Legal development is very important in terms of global digitalization, whether acknowledged or not, the digital world has brought drastic changes in all aspects of human life.

As law is needed to protect privacy, combat cybercrime, ensure cybersecurity, ensure compliance and regulation of digital-based (online) businesses, and encourage innovation and economic growth in various other aspects.

With a clear legal framework, the business world in digitalization mode can be used responsibly and controllably, creating a safe and orderly or law-abiding digital environment.

In a number of areas, disputes between online motorcycle taxi (Ojol) drivers and conventional motorcycle taxis (without applications) have become legal problems that are not specifically addressed by regulations issued by the government, which in this case is the Ministry of Transportation.

A legal vacuum occurs when there is no legal rule governing a particular situation or event. Legal experts have different opinions about the existence of legal vacuums.

Some legal experts argue that legal vacuums are unacceptable because they can create uncertainty and legal chaos. At the same time, there is also the view that legal vacuums can further encourage innovation and legal development.

However, ongoing legal vacuums often have an impact negatively on legal certainty and public safety. Therefore, legal experts must carefully assess the context and impact of legal vacuums to determine the appropriate action to address the problem.

Regulation of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 12 of 2019 and Decree of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 348 of 2019 both do not regulate regional zones between ojol and conventional motorcycle taxis.

Several research results and journals mention that conventional motorcycle taxi service providers should improve the quality of service to passengers so that not inferior to the system and mechanism of online motorcycle taxis. Meanwhile, from events or incidents in other cities, online motorcycle taxis are less in demand compared to conventional motorcycle taxis.

The rise of disputes between the two parties in various cities could not be avoided and has continued for the past few months, they have submitted a number of demands to the DPRD and the Regional Government, especially regarding their work area zones in order to determine the applicable legal certainty.

The legal vacuum regarding the rules of ojol work area zones and motorcycle taxi conventional until now is still a burden in itself, especially for motorcycle transportation service providers (ojek). Meanwhile, a number of policies from the results of regional government supervision in this case still do not mean providing a function law as a benefit for society.

*This article is the personal opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the Literasi Hukum Indonesia editorial team.