2022年2月26日 降りるのが難しいジープニー
フィリピンにはジープニーと言う交通機関がある。文字通りジープを改造した10人乗りくらいのバスもどきなのだが、
中は中腰移動が必須で奥に入るのは一苦労だ。行き先が表示され経路途中であれば何処でも乗降ができる便利な市民の足だ。
日本人は金を持ってると思われているので危ないと言う指摘もあったが、結構、便利に使っていた。
ただ、降りるのが難しい。ドライバーだけなので大声を出さないと伝わらない。一方、改造マフラーで爆音を響かせている上、
音楽を鳴らしながら走っている車も多い。声など全くドライバーには伝わらないのだ。
どうも降りるときは屋根や車体を叩いて「パラ!」と叫ぶらしい。やってみると確かに車は止まってくれた。
Jeepney difficult to get off, February 26th, 2022
There is a transportation system called Jeepney in the Philippines.
It's literally like a 10-seater bus with a modified jeep, but it's hard to get inside because its roof is too low to walk in.
It is a convenient as a public transportation.
The destination is displayed and we can get on and off anywhere along the route.
It was pointed out to be dangerous because Japanese people are considered to have money.
But it was quite convenient to use.
However, it is difficult to get off. A driver should drive and collect fares, so we have to make a loud voice to get off. On the other hand, there are many cars running while playing music as well as making a roaring sound with a modified muffler. The driver doesn’t hear ant voice from the passenger at all. It seems that when we gets off, we should hits the roof and the car body and shouts "Para!". When I tried it, the car certainly stopped.