Public Transport
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
Philippines
March 24, 2007 1:43pm CST
How do people in your area commute from place to place? As we usually take the public transportation available, we only have the jeepneys and taxis here in Davao City, Philippines. Buses are used only for long distance rides like, when we will be going to another city or province. Tricylcles and pedicabs are allowed in non-traffic residential areas like subdivisions.
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@romel_ece (1290)
• Philippines
26 Mar 07
In Bohol, our main public transportation available were tricycles,jeepneys,multicabs and taxis. Buses and jeepneys were used for long distance rides from one town to the other.
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@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
29 Mar 07
i had been in bohol for a week with my boyfriend sometime last year. i have seen what bohol is. and yep. you are certainly right. mostly i've seen were tricycles. i haven't seen much multicabs though. but i thought that there were vans, too which transport people from the bohol proper to distance places within bohol as well.
by the way, nice place!
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
This is understandable considering the size of the island of Bohol. But you happen to have a very progressive island.
@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
29 Mar 07
yep. all of those you've mentioned are the public transports available, too. i rarely ride in cabs since it's kinda expensive. so, most of the time, i get on with the jeepneys. hehe.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
1 Apr 07
Yes, it is practical to take the jeepneys for short rides.
@vishnu_badlapur (560)
• India
24 Mar 07
I live here in a city.... We have every option here.... be it bus,car, or whatever...... We have here the mentionable "autorikshaws" instead of taxi... taxies are available in the main city of Mumbai......
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
27 Mar 07
I can see that it is easy to commute in your city. No need to have our own cars. I like that. Cars are expensive to buy and expensive to maintain, too.
@lloydanthony111 (4698)
• United States
25 Mar 07
Here in New Jersey, the majority of people drive to work. There are traffic jams in some places everyday. We do have bus service and a light rail line, but the drop off points are very limited.
Lloyd
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
I can understand your situation over there. You are living is a very big country. This makes it necessary for people to have their own cars. I have a friend who has settled in one of the states. He told me that it becomes necessary to have more than just one car per family because public transportation is not as accessible as it here in the Philippines.
@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
24 Mar 07
I live in the UK. Trains are the best type of transport from where I live. They begain early in the morning and carry on operating until late in the evening. The fares are resonable for a short distance. But long distance fares are expensive. The downside is rush hour though. This is when lots of people want to get trains from my nearest city to my local station and ones beyond. Often the trains only have two carriages at this time of day. So people end up having to stand.
Buses are do not have as good a service as the trains. They start later than trains do in the morning. Late in the evening the service they offer is poor. They are also more expensive than trains over a short distance. They travel slowly.
In the summer ferries operate on excursions. These can be fun. I have been to a lovely off shore island. I have also been along the coatline to another lovely seaside resort.
I have a bike and like top go cycling quite often.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
27 Mar 07
I understand the comfort trains offer to city commuters. In Manila, Philippines we have some trains, too. Commuters prefer to take the trains over the buses and jeepneys because it is true that they travel much faster and they are not subjected to traffic jams.
I like the idea of taking ferries during summer. However, we have the motorized bancas available for those who wants to go island hopping at the beach. That biking thing must have helped greatly in keeping you in good shape.
@aso322 (75)
• United States
26 Mar 07
I'm in San Antonio for school and the public transportation here is awful. I don't have a car (unlike everyone else in Texas), so it's been somewhat of a problem. I've had to rely on cabs, which has been very costly! I won't make this mistake again. Hopefully I can work hard enough over the summer to get a license and a car.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
Another problem you will have to contend with will be the fact that cabs are not that easy to find either. So you end up wasting too much time by just trying to get that cab ride. I hope you will get that license and car soon to make life a little easier for you to get by.
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
24 Mar 07
most if not all ppl in my area drive...there are no public buses and there is a taxi service in one of the towns near me but just to get from my house to town is $10 so I dont bother and really I havent seen anyone else call for a cab either come to think of it...I think anyone who uses the taxis its for just around town on like grocery day etc...
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
25 Mar 07
Yes, I have heard from a friend who has settled in Australia that there are no buses nor taxis roaming around where they had settled. So, each member of the family who is old enough to drive, have to have a car each. This must be the kind of scenario you also have. From where I live, since we are so used to taking public transport, this is difficult to imagine. It means that if my car won't budge, I either call a mechanic to do the repairs or phone for a taxi service. And the problem is, the taxi takes sometime before it will ever come.
