[sustran] Adopt a Jeepney?

[Eric Bruun]

Are jeepneys really so marginal to operate that owners can
not afford to tune their vehicles?  Or is it that no one
is forcing them to do so?  Eric


On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 remonde at gsilink.com wrote:

> I am from Denmark but have resided in the Philippines since 1992, 
> first in Metro Manila, now in Cebu City.
> 
> I agree that jeepneys are a very convenient mode of transportation. 
> It's very flexible, it's easy to get in and out, and they are 
> everywhere. However, more should be done to discipline drivers and 
> passengers. The jeepneys disburb others with their swirling from lane to 
> lane and dropping off/taking up of passengers on every corner. It 
> can't hurt passengers to learn to get on/off on designated bus stops. 
> Jeepney drivers, on the other hand, should understand that by 
> swirling, they make life difficult for their jeepney driver 
> colleagues.
> 
> In Cebu, many jeepneys are smoke belchers. We'll soon (hopefully) be 
> launching a small project. We call it the Adopt a Jeepney for a 
> Cleaner Cebu Project. This takes into consideration that most jeepney 
> operators (60%) own only 1 or 2 jeepneys. Their capital is not 
> sufficient to have the jeepney overhauled and the oil changed. 
> Therefore the smoke belching. We're hoping that private business and 
> civic organizations will "adopt" a jeepney, that is, provide small 
> subsidies (maybe P2000/year or US$50) to poor jeepney operators. In 
> the end, everybody should benefit. And we'll have a cleaner city.
> 
> Warmest regards,
> Marit Stinus-Remonde
> Cebu Environmental Initiatives for Development Center, Inc.
> 
> 
> >  >Problem here is that once on the jitneys, people will want to
> >  >stay on them to their final destination. People hate to transfer,
> >  >and I don't blame them. It's an incredible waste of time. So
> >  >you end up with Manila, where the streets are mobbed by jitneys.
> > 
> > I am from Manila and I LOVE jeepneys (as we call them). I use them
> > most of the time, and prefer them to buses. I don't consider them
> > problems at all -- they're an efficient public transport mode.
> > 
> > Obet Verzola
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