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AP PHOTOS: Bikers clear Indonesian streets for ambulances

Hendi, a motorcycle volunteer, walks past a row of ambulances after escorting one of them, at Pedurenan cemetery which is reserved for those who died of COVID-19, in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. Two-wheeled volunteers like this provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis by escorting ambulances that often struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A motorcycle volunteer rides his scooter as he escorts an ambulance in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers like this provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) A motorcycle volunteer rides his scooter as he escorts an ambulance in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers like this provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Motorcycle volunteers Hendi and Rofiq Nur check their mobile phone as they take a break in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Motorcycle volunteers Hendi and Rofiq Nur check their mobile phone as they take a break in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Arief, left, a motorcycle volunteer, prepares for escorting an ambulance, in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. Two-wheeled volunteers like this provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis by escorting ambulances that often struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Hendi, a motorcycle volunteer stands by his motorcycle after escorting an ambulance carrying the body of a COVID-19 victim for burial, at Pedurenan cemetery in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The volunteers usually get a call from ambulance drivers asking them to stand by in case an escort is needed. If it is, up to four riders will head out to guide the ambulance through the congested roads and other obstacles of the Jakarta area. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Motorcycle volunteers escort an ambulance carrying the body of a COVID-19 victim on its way to a cemetery for burial, in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Motorcycle volunteers escort an ambulance carrying the body of a COVID-19 victim on its way to a cemetery for burial, in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) Motorcycle volunteers clear traffic for an ambulance carrying the body of a COVID-19 victim on its way to a cemetery for burial, in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia on July 11, 2021. The two-wheeled volunteers provide a key service in the sprawling metropolis, one in more need than ever as ambulances struggle to serve all those in need because of a surge in coronavirus infections and deaths. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)