Jeepney Howto

As mentioned before, I have the intention to get my very own jeepney one day. To help me on my way, a friend of mine sent me this nice video HOWTO.

My Very Own Jeepney

Nothing is more unique to the Philippines than a jeepney. With few public transportation options, countless people depend on them everyday. Although they fulfill an important public function, they are also regarded as a serious nuisance by other road users. They are incredibly noisy, infuriatingly slow when you are caught behind them, belch enormous amounts of smoke from their exhausts, and are generally a serious health hazard to any pedestrian.

A necessity for some, and a nuisance for others, the jeepney is such a quintessential component of Philippine daily life, I felt it was important as a visitor to find out more about them.

So I asked myself: what does it actually take to start up a jeepney service? What are the in's and out's, the do's and don'ts of the jeepney enterprise?

As a clueless foreigner I have been trying to find out, and this is what I have learned so far.