Life without cars

[anonemus]

Re carpool, I'm waiting for UberHOP to go full blast and see if this is a viable hybrid solution to the car vs mass transit dilemma for Metro Manila riding public

Uber brings carpooling service UberHOP to Manila

Anyone knows any update? Limited run pa lang kasi

[viper888]

Singapore or HK - yes
Manila - pls no


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[cast_no_shadow]

So sa 450 x 2 way x 21 days/month = 18,900. Amortization pa lang yan, dagdagan mo pa ng gas, PMS, insurance at sakit ng ulo pag may bangga o flat tire. Dagdag mo pa car wash, waiting in line for parking at parking fee, pa rehistro every year Haaay, sarap mag taksi

As I said he already got the SUV.

In short he's paying already those you stated at the same time he still pay for the cab going to work and going home.

Sayang bayad sa PMS hehe then oo lang ng oo sa lahat ng sinasabi ng SA sa casa.

As for me, takot ako mag taxi hehe ewan ko ba siguro dahil hindi lang sanay.

By the way, last week naapreciate ko yan grabcar, naipit ako sa meeting. Need to pick-up wifey, i tried booking a grab car for her. It works!

Ang babaw ng kaligayahan ko feeling ko what an accomplishment, after my meeting she's waiting for me in the office na. Ayos!




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[remzam]

I used to have a pick up truck. Because of the traffic, I left it at my home province. And now only use my Vespa to travel from my apartment unit to work or use a big cylinder motorcycle to travel to the province or go on road trips. Of course it helps I don't have a family yet. I've been riding motorcycle for more than 15 years already.

I rent a place near my work so I can actually use a bicycle or walk to my office.

[machine.pistol]

Try WUNDER, another car pooling app.

[vinj]

I have a cousin who gave up driving around Metro Manila and make use of Uber. They just use the family car on weekends or for late night trips. My brother-in-law has resorted to carpooling (and this guy has a high position in a established company/conglomerate).

In my case, i tried and failed miserably because commuting is just such as hassle and inconvenience in Metro Manila (at least when it comes to where i live and work). The mindset is, we have 1001 issues in mind already for our daily lives and we don't want to add the uncertainty of commuting to it. BUT, there are ways. If public transport was safe and convenient, hell yeah i'd give up using the car for my daily commute. If they had a direct train from the CBD to the outlying provinces like Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna, i'd even move out to the province for good.

* Niky. I drove south yesterday morning during the rush hour (first time in a long time) and boy i feel for you guys. It's one thing to get stuck in horrendous traffic stretching from Buendia to way past Alabang.. it's another thing to be paying toll to be stuck in that traffic.

[papi smith]

Yes, not even the skyway will spare you from traffic

[anonemus]

Try WUNDER, another car pooling app.

Na try mo ba? Or do you know someone who has, bro?

[Wh1stl3r2]

Now that I've had time to try and remember what traffic was like 5 or 10 years ago, it occurred to me that traffic has never really changed. It's worse today, for sure, but it's not like it was much better back then. I remember as a UP student at least one time we had to walk from Ateneo all the way to UP Campus because traffic had stopped moving, and this was possibly worse than the not-so-recent-but-cannot-be-forgotten event many come to know as carmaggedon. I remember I even had to pee in a bottle once.

Although efficient, safe and fast mass transport still seems like a distant dream, it feels good to read about all of your experiences, feelings and ideas on how to mitigate traffic. Tinatablan din naman pala kayo. Hehe.

[Ry_Tower]

I have a cousin who gave up driving around Metro Manila and make use of Uber. They just use the family car on weekends or for late night trips. My brother-in-law has resorted to carpooling (and this guy has a high position in a established company/conglomerate).

In my case, i tried and failed miserably because commuting is just such as hassle and inconvenience in Metro Manila (at least when it comes to where i live and work). The mindset is, we have 1001 issues in mind already for our daily lives and we don't want to add the uncertainty of commuting to it. BUT, there are ways. If public transport was safe and convenient, hell yeah i'd give up using the car for my daily commute. If they had a direct train from the CBD to the outlying provinces like Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna, i'd even move out to the province for good.

* Niky. I drove south yesterday morning during the rush hour (first time in a long time) and boy i feel for you guys. It's one thing to get stuck in horrendous traffic stretching from Buendia to way past Alabang.. it's another thing to be paying toll to be stuck in that traffic.

Naku huwag na huwag ka mag-commute dyan. Makidnap ka bro!

[recalljoshua]

There are a lot of things to get around Manila and having a car is the most convinient one. If you commute, not only do you have to walk the last km but the incomvinience of transferring from one to another. Plus the time wasted on routes they take. I won-t give up my car.

[akosidab]

Since i live near my work place, commute lang ako pag weekdays. Then on weekends, holidays at pag sundo kay gf ko lang gngmit ung oto.

In my case kasi pag nag dala ka pa ng oto sa office mas matagal pa ang oras at hassle pa sa parking kesa commute.

Sabi ng mga office mates ko okay na daw ang mrt ngayon kahit rush hour. Na try ko din last week, sumakay ako 7pm and before mag 8pm nasa trinoma na ako. Sana magtuloy tuloy na.

[recalljoshua]

Since i live near my work place, commute lang ako pag weekdays. Then on weekends, holidays at pag sundo kay gf ko lang gngmit ung oto.

In my case kasi pag nag dala ka pa ng oto sa office mas matagal pa ang oras at hassle pa sa parking kesa commute.

Sabi ng mga office mates ko okay na daw ang mrt ngayon kahit rush hour. Na try ko din last week, sumakay ako 7pm and before mag 8pm nasa trinoma na ako. Sana magtuloy tuloy na.

Okay na MRT? Do you think dahil sa Bagong ticketing system? Honestly di na ko pumipila for tickets. Nagpapalaod ako pagkababa ko at usually walang pila nun sa load stations ng LRT/MRT stations.

Kasi if effective pala ticketing systems, they need a follow up on that, I'd like to hear the next plan.

[WallyWest]

Maybe it IS the ticketing system. The previous system was prone to fraud. I've seen some individuals using really old scratched-up cards that you can tell is fake or tampered with. When they use it, it locks up the gate for the next passenger causing more delay. The fare is also higher and there doesn't seem to be a "bonus" ride anymore.

Yung mga mandurugas (good riddance) huminto na sa pagsakay. Yun mga medyo kapos naghanap na ng ibang alternatibo.

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[Luiscachero]

Ako since estudyante pa naman ako, I don't have the need of bringing a car to school UNLESS sobrang kailangan talaga like kung sobrang maulan, maraming dalang gamit, etc. Regular akong commuter and since malayo ang school sa bahay, i'd rather commute kasi talo pa ako sa gasolina + ang traffic pa+ ang hirap pa maghanap ng parking sa school. May friend naman ako na sumasabay sa akin and nag-aambag naman siya sa gas pero conflicting yung schedules namin eh. Isang beses nagdala ako ng oto sa school muntik na ako ma-late sa klase ko kakahanap ng parking. Pero if I would give up my car, NO. Kasi necessity rin yun eh. Mahirap talaga pag walang sasakyan kaya we're still Blessed na may option kami to bring a car.