Review Best Posts in Thread: Ceres Busses taking more standing passengers?

As fast as they can.

EDIT: As an example. I was once headed north, on a motorcycle, from Cebu city to Danao. Coming towards me was a slow moving multicab. The Ceres bus behind him ignored the fact that I was in the oncoming lane and pulled out to pass, forcing me onto the shoulder of the road. Then, unseen until he pulled out from behind the Ceres bus, a V-Hire pulled out to pass both of them, oblivious to whether I was in the oncoming lane or not. It forced me to go off the road or die. I'm still here so lucky the dirt at the edge of the road was firm.

 

I'm willing to bet that a V-Hire company could fill a van and easily make money charging the same 200 pesos a head on the route I am talking about. All it would take is an entrepreneur willing to get some people to complain to LTFRB that more transport is needed on that route (Liloan port to Cebu). V-Hires are faster and everyone gets a seat. They are more cramped but better than the aircon busses when someone has his stinky arse in your face as he stands in the aisle (leans all over the seated passengers).

If anyone reads this and knows of a V-Hire service between Cebu and the southern end of the island, please let us know. I have heard rumors there is one but I don't know where it is so I suspect its a "used to be" thing or just wishful thinking.

 

I think it depends what rule they are breaking and what the result is. If no one at LTFRB cares about overloaded busses then I agree, complaining will do nothing. But if they were letting those people ride without the government getting their BIR money I bet complaining would get results . Unfortunately, I think even the standing passengers pay as much as the seated passengers so there is no leverage there.

But I can sure see why more people are taking the boat to Cebu.