Informal Public Transport: Good or Bad? Introduction!

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Informal  Public  Transport  Good  or  Bad??    

 

 “Service”  Lebanon,  Jordan,  Israel,  Pales?ne  

“Dolmus”      Turkey  

“Jeepney”    the  Philippines  

“Bemo”  Indonesia  

“TroTro”    Ghana  

“Danfo”    Nigeria  

“Combi”    South  Africa  

“Micro”    Peru  

“Cars  Rapide”    Senegal      

 

“Tempo”  India  

Informal  Public  Transport  •  A  mode  of  transport  prevalent  in  developing  countries  where  private  sector  entrepreneurs  operate  small  passenger  vehicles  on  a  route  with  no  schedules  and  no  formal  stops;      

•  The  services      –  operate  when  the  entrepreneurs  choose  –  begin  their  runs  at  terminals  which  they  generally  leave  when  they  are  either  full  or  close  

–  stop  to  pick  up  and  drop  off  passengers  anywhere  along  the  way  to  a  terminal  at  the  other  end  of  the  route  

– may  divert  off  the  given  route;  •  Regula=on    –  Entry?  –  Fare?  –  Safety?    

Formal  Public  Transport  •  A  mode  of  public  transport  that  u=lizes  rela=vely  larger  vehicles  that  operate  on  a  fixed  route,  with  a  fixed  schedule  serving  only  designated  stops  and    terminals  

•  Formal  public  transport    is  strongly  regulated  with  respect  to  operator  entry,  bus  standards,  fares,  span  of  service  and    schedules,  stops  and  terminals  and  labor  prac=ces  

•  Services  may  either  be  provided  by  a  state  owned  enterprise  or  by  the  private  sector  on  the  basis  of  compe==vely    procured  contracts  or  concession  agreements      

The  Debate  1.  Informal  public  transport  should  be  leI  

alone,  with  minimal  regula=on  -­‐-­‐  the  number  of  vehicles  plying,  vehicle  safety  and  condi=on  and  driver  skills;  

Or  2.    Informal  public  transport  should  be  eliminated  in  favor  of  more  highly  regulated,  formal  public  transport.    

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