In the Philippines, I would guess 60+% of people rely on mass transit. Owning a car over here is simply an unattainable dream.
Mass Transit here is broken down to various levels, the lowest and most available is the age old Jeepney.
In case you're unaware, Jeepney's are mini busses made from surplus parts from WWII vehicles.
Well the Philippine .gov banned all further use of Jeepney's this fall. They told the Jeepney owners they can purchase new busses at about 2.5 million pesos per.
When I got here and heard the news I said to myself, "Well that's not going to work" and it hasn't
Now certain Jeepney's can get authorization to continue to operate.
As of now, getting anywhere is a mess and the old Jeepney's are being retired from public use, but continue on as private transportation.
And you thought Cubans were good at keeping old cars on the road...
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