The Jeepney - relics of a past era

The jeepney, a horrible relic of the old Philippines clogging the roads of a city trying to modernise but unfortunately adding to the chaos that is Manila. These awful automobiles should be banned in the city with a more commonsense approach taken to public transport and mass transit.

Of course, when I am over in the Philippines, I use jeepneys to get around. Outside of the cities and in the provinces, these are wonderful modes of transport with everybody cramped together on the bench seats in the rear breathing in toxic exhaust fumes through the open doorway. These vehicles have more that just a little of a military feel, built from former WWII jeeps and spare parts left by the Americans at the end of the war.  

In the post war years, modified jeeps made an excellent low cost mode of public transport painted in vibrant colours and featuring chrome plating and excessive levels of noise and pollution. Hopefully, this mode of transport will soon be extinct and the Philippines can move forward modernising its transport system.