Is Jeepney still something to be proud of?

[MAXBUWAYA]

The epitome of a nations success.
Rugged spacious powerful
(No maintenance needed)
The Philippine Jeepney




We cant deny it. Its part of our culture. Jeepney is been with us after WWII. It might be true that our ingenuity(Now how do you spell that|? hehehe)had help us recover after the war. But Its been Decades and still Jeepney still remain the same. We Still have no National Car. other neighboring countries have their own car. Indonesia Had one. Malaysia is coming back with proton
vietnam seems to be doing in car manufacturing.

Whats in a jeep anyway?

Crowded. The last passenger should sit only one of his or her butt cheek.

Barbaric Drivers. As another driver in the street I must say that 80% of jeepneys does not respect trafficc signs. If your in an open intersection and your on the redside and a jeep is beside you. theres a 90% chance that it would ignore the sign.
Some even are disrespectful to their passenger and to trafficc enforcers.

Pollution. Jeepneys has got to be the most neglected piece of equipment in this counrty. There are rules alright but nobodyseems to care.
Road worthy. At night maybe only 2 out of 10 has the proper or required light for safety.

Of course
Cheap fare or is it? at P7.50 for the first 5 kilometer?I dont think so.
Symbol of National Pride?
I dont know seems to me that its a symbol of lawlessness


I just pass by this Tourist shop and saw this little toy jeepneys that they are selling. And I wondered. Is Jeepney really something to be proud of as of this time?





Ok so i made this bec. everytime I bike commute jeepneys would cut me off like am not in existence

[Alpha_One]

Nah, not really. Doesn't matter, the oldskool style jeepneys, the multicab/tamaraw/converted truck jeepneys, et al. They're all rubbish.

Ako iniiwasan ko nang mag dyip, pag papunta akong Manila nagbu-bus ako, halos pareho lang ang pamasahe (kahit A/C). O kaya nagte-tren. I'm fond of the LRT-2, even if it'll cost me 10 pesos more to get to Sampaloc from Diliman heheheh.

[theveed]

Why should people be proud of it in the first place? It's not like it's an innovation or anything, they're just junk WW2 Jeeps with colorful paint.

They're also the epitome of road discourtesy in this country.

[city]

bad emmissions and traffic!...can't be proud of something that's contibuting to your early death.

[Alpha_One]

zzzzzzZZZZZZZ.... *wakes up*

What's a jeepney anyway? *Looks up at LED sign*

"Next train to CM Recto in 7 minutes and 30 seconds"

*Goes back to sleep*ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz....

[boydapa]

historically---yes

technologically---no

it is basically an engine on a body... nothing more nothing less...

i think it would be better if one of tsikot's seasoned testdriver/writer will do a performance evaluation on our jeep in terms of: comfort, suspension, styling, ergonomics(kng meron man) etc..

i wonder what they will have to say...

[Altis6453]

Yup. The Jeep is a dinosaur, well deserving of a burial. Too bad we don't have the political will to enforce a total ban on these rolling coffins.

[yebo]

jeepney drivers are discourteous only when you are riding in your car. when you are the jeepney driver or jeepney passenger, it is the car drivers who are the "mayabang" and discorteous ones, especially when cars honk horns when caught behind in traffic.

jeepneys are junk and rubbish when you are inside your brand new airconditioned sedan or suv. to the riding public it is a work of art, a proof of filipino "can do".

i guess it all it all depends on where at you are looking from.

[FrankDrebin]

jeepney drivers are discourteous only when you are riding in your car. when you are the jeepney driver or jeepney passenger, it is the car drivers who are the "mayabang" and discorteous ones, especially when cars honk horns when caught behind in traffic.

jeepneys are junk and rubbish when you are inside your brand new airconditioned sedan or suv. to the riding public it is a work of art, a proof of filipino "can do".

i guess it all it all depends on where at you are looking from.

Hehehe. I wonder if the posters above have ridden a jeep in their life. :D You may not be proud for the jeep but how about the services it gives to you both indirectly and directly like the transportation(buses doesn't ply all MM roads) your employees uses when going to work in your factory, shops, etc.

[vicoyski]

The Jeepney is a Dinosaur... A relic of the past... It should no longer be plying the streets, but should, instead, be inside a museum where it can be admired properly (and safely).

[Alpha_One]

Hehehe. I wonder if the posters above have ridden a jeep in their life. :D You may not be proud for the jeep but how about the services it gives to you both indirectly and directly like the transportation(buses doesn't ply all MM roads) your employees uses when going to work in your factory, shops, etc.

Fair enough. Kahit na sinusubukan kong hindi na mag tricycle sa probinsya (dahil Php14 per head!) at maglakad na lang, di ko parin talaga maiwasan na gawin ito sa MM. At nagdi-dyip parin ako galing Recto hanggang Sampaloc (no choice heheheh).

Obyus na tinamaan diba? Well I did make a comment about avoiding the jeepneys. The jeepneys definitely have a lot of room for improvement, first and formost, that goddamned cramped driving position that doesn't allow anyone about 3 feet to drive comfortably (but has the interesting side-effect of a HUGE engine bay).

[miLes]

jeepney drivers are discourteous only when you are riding in your car. when you are the jeepney driver or jeepney passenger, it is the car drivers who are the "mayabang" and discorteous ones, especially when cars honk horns when caught behind in traffic.

jeepneys are junk and rubbish when you are inside your brand new airconditioned sedan or suv. to the riding public it is a work of art, a proof of filipino "can do".

i guess it all it all depends on where at you are looking from.

sorry but i disagree. they are discourteous most of the time, stopping in the middle of road waiting for passengers, swerving without looking knowing that private vehicles will give way since they dont want their precious shiny vehicles damaged.

it is not a work of art, to the riding public, they dont care whether your jeep is stainless or as colorful as a rainbow just as long as it gets them from point A to B, can you still notice anyone admiring the designs of PUJs?

yes its a proof of filipino "can do" pero ganun naman talaga tayo eh basta umaandar maskina walang quality and safety ayus na, we have no sense of commitment in doing the best we can

totally abolishing PUJs is not the solution since rail transits and taxis can only get you as far. the solution is to regulate their numbers, there's only an adequate number of jeeps that can optimumly transport commuters to minimize waiting time both for the commuters and the PUJs, of course this is a big study, this entails rescheduling of routes, and of course PUJ drivers are expected to follow their schedules..... tama na wishful thinking ku

[FrankDrebin]

it is not a work of art, to the riding public, they dont care whether your jeep is stainless or as colorful as a rainbow just as long as it gets them from point A to B, can you still notice anyone admiring the designs of PUJs?

I bet my egg that you haven't seen/rode the Jeepneys plying the Rizal/Cubao route or so young/out of the country to remember the term "Patok".

Hehehe :D

[rh88]

Noong late 70's dito sa Pasig/Rizal route pag "Patok"
ang jeepney madaling mapuno lalo na sa estudyante. Ang modelo ng MelFord at Fairlane ang sikat noon bukod sa maporma at malinis pati sa stereo ay pagandahan din sila, hindi pa ma traffic kaya natutuwa pa kami pag nag ba bunking ang driver. Pero ngayon halos karamihan ay bulok na ang pumapasada.

[miLes]

Noong late 70's dito sa Pasig/Rizal route pag "Patok"
ang jeepney madaling mapuno lalo na sa estudyante. Ang modelo ng MelFord at Fairlane ang sikat noon bukod sa maporma at malinis pati sa stereo ay pagandahan din sila, hindi pa ma traffic kaya natutuwa pa kami pag nag ba bunking ang driver. Pero ngayon halos karamihan ay bulok na ang pumapasada.

ganun na ba katagal yun?? in that case ibang patok siguro yung inabutan ku

i remember last year, enroute to mt polis, sagada area. i was riding top load on a jeep with our bikes, pagtingin ku sa side straight down bangin hehe arangkada pa yung jeep kasi paahon

[miLes]

I bet my egg that you haven't seen/rode the Jeepneys plying the Rizal/Cubao route or so young/out of the country to remember the term "Patok".

Hehehe :D

lagot ka have rode those jeepneys before, lalo na yung mga patok na yan, grabe magdrive papuntang antipolo, you'll see them swerving in and out at high speeds parang sinasadya ilaglag yung mga nakasabit, you can keep you egg

[Imau]

lagot ka have rode those jeepneys before, lalo na yung mga patok na yan, grabe magdrive papuntang antipolo, you'll see them swerving in and out at high speeds parang sinasadya ilaglag yung mga nakasabit, you can keep you egg

katumbas nito yung HATAW ng Novaliches Bayan - Blumentrit...todo lakas ng sounds at parang wala ng bukas kung humataw

[boybi]

totally abolishing PUJs is not the solution since rail transits and taxis can only get you as far. the solution is to regulate their numbers, there's only an adequate number of jeeps that can optimumly transport commuters to minimize waiting time both for the commuters and the PUJs, of course this is a big study, this entails rescheduling of routes, and of course PUJ drivers are expected to follow their schedules..... tama na wishful thinking ku

jeepneys are already regulated by the LTFRB. ang problema yung mga colorum.

[BoEinG_747]

jeepneys are already regulated by the LTFRB. ang problema yung mga colorum.

tama nga ang sabi ng iba ,,
ang ibang Batas ay ayos na ,
ang problema ang pagpapatupad ng Batas

[theveed]

I ride the jeep and bus 3-4x a week to work, how I wish these people could stop stopping in the wrong places, have more logic and courtesy to the other drivers beside them, etc.

In addition, the commuting Filipinos are just too damn lazy. If people just get their butts off a block or two sooner, instead of waiting for the jeep/trike/bus to move 100 meters just so that they can get off nearer to the street they want to walk to, then there wouldn't be as much traffic, would it...

Anak ng tipaklong, nasa harap na nila yung jeep ayaw pang lapitan, iintayin pang umabante ng 15-20ft yung jeep bago sumakay o pumara eh.

Isabay mo na mga ogags na nagaabang ng sasakyan sa tulay, sa eksaktong kanto o bottle neck ng kalsada. Talagang bubusinahan ko yan kung nakaoto ako.

My statement stands.

Yes, I'm looking at both sides of the coin..