Public Transport Modes-phils.pdf

Public Transport Modes in Philippine Cities

Karl B. N. Vergel Institute of Civil Engineering & National Center for Transportation Studies (NCTS) University of the Philippines Diliman

Road-Based Public Transport Modes in Philippine Cities • Bus • Jeepney • Filcab (small engine jeepney) • UV Express (utility vehicle/van) • Taxi (passenger car) • Tricycle (three-wheeler)

Bus Classification Seating Gross Capacity Vehicle Weight (kg) Public Utility 50 6,400 and above Bus and/or 70 kg/pax

Ventilation

Body Make

Routes

Bus with entry and exit doors, emergency exits, optional separate baggage compartment and tempered glass windows

Fixed route, Ordinary or Airregular, limited-stop conditioned or express

Photo Source: DOTC (2009) MVTA Scoping Seminar

Source: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippines

Mini-Bus Classification

Seating Capacity (except driver and conductor) Public Utility Mini- 30-49 Bus

Gross Vehicle Weight (kg)

Body Make

Routes

Ventilation

6,400 and above and/or 70 kg/pax

Bus with entry and exit doors, emergency exits, optional separate baggage compartment and tampered glass windows

Fixed route, Ordinary or regular, Airlimited-stop or conditioned express

Source: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippines

Operating Conditions

Jeepney Classification

Seating Capacity Gross Vehicle (except driver Weight and conductor) (kg)

Public Utility Jeepneys

12-32

Body Make

2,500-4,500 Jitney and/or type 70 kg/pax

Ventilation

Operating Conditions

Ordinary

a.) May be allowed to carry passenger or freight or both for provincial operations b.) Operation is discouraged along major arterials in urban areas c.) Ceiling distance, unless authorized otherwise: 35 kms.

Source: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippines

Jeepney (Low-Speed Vehicle e.g. electric jeepney) • Low Speed Vehicles (LSV) – 4wheeled motor vehicles (other than ATVs, trucks, buses, and those that are excluded from the term “motor vehicle” under Republic Act 4136), which use alternative fuels like electricity and whose maximum speed capability is not more than 40 kilometers per hour

Photo Source: Department of Energy (2012) Alternative Fuels Vehicle Tests & Research Program and Energy Efficiency in Road Transport

Source: Land Transportation Office (2012) Existing Guidelines in the Registration of Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV), Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) and Three-Wheeled Vehicles, DOTC (Dept. of Transportation and Communications, Philippines) Administrative Order No. AHS-2008-014, Registration of Low Speed Vehicles (LSV)

Jeepney (Low-Speed Vehicle e.g. electric jeepney) •

The operation of LSV shall be restricted to a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour. They can be operated within the central business district or along municipal, city, or barangay roads only

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LSV shall be issued a pair orangecolored plates and stickers for private LSV. In case the LTFRB grants franchise to LSV, yellow plates and orange-colored stickers shall be issued.

Photo Source: Land Transportation Office (2012) Existing Guidelines in the Registration of Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV), Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) and ThreeWheeled Vehicles

Source: Land Transportation Office (2012) Existing Guidelines in the Registration of Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV), Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) and Three-Wheeled Vehicles, DOTC (Dept. of Transportation and Communications, Philippines) Administrative Order No. AHS-2008-014, Registration of Low Speed Vehicles (LSV)

Filcab Classification Seating Capacity (except driver and conductor) Filcab Regular 7-11

Gross Vehicle Body Make Weight (kg)

Routes

Below 2,270 and/or 70 kg/pax

Fixed route

Mini-Jitney/ Multicab

Ventilation

Operating Conditions

a.) May be allowed to carry passenger or freight or both b.) Should not compete with higher–occupancy public utility vehicles on majority of the route c.) 15-km. ceiling distance unless authorized otherwise

Source: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippines

UV Express Classification Seating Capacity (except driver and conductor) UV Express Service (VFH, GT, FC)

Gross Vehicle Weight (kg)

Body Make

Routes

Vehicle Type: Fixed route, Asian Utility Vehicle Terminal to (AUV), Van, Coach terminal

Ventilation Operating Conditions

Airconditioned

Source: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippines

Taxi Classification

Seating Capacity (except driver and conductor)

Taxi

4

Gross Vehicle Weight (kg)

Body Make

Routes

Ventilation

Vehicle Type: Four or five door automobiles

From one origin Airpoint to any conditioned point in the island

Source: Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Philippines

Operating Conditions

No more than four passengers may be carried Standard color: white

Tricycle (Three-Wheeled Vehicle or TWV) • the operation of TWV, like motorcycle with sidecar or locally known as “tricycles” shall be limited within or along barangay roads only. It can only pass the main thoroughfares, highways or national road for purposes of crossing only when the barangay road is divided by a highway, main thoroughfares, or the national road • while the 4-wheeled public transport modes are regulated by the national government, three-wheeled vehicles used for public transport are regulated by the local governments

TWV TYPE 3 -

three-wheeled vehicle, relatively similar to the size of a conventional motorcycle with sidecar, mounted with a small cabin for driver in the front and seating for three in relative comfort in the rear

Source: Land Transportation Office (2012) Existing Guidelines in the Registration of Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV), Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) and Three-Wheeled Vehicles

Tricycle (Three-Wheeled Vehicle) TWV TYPE 2 - three-wheeled with an enclosed cabin with seats for the carriage of more than 3 passengers to a maximum six (6) passengers (excluding the driver) depending on the number of seats provision

Source: Land Transportation Office (2012) Existing Guidelines in the Registration of Low-Speed Vehicles (LSV), Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) and Three-Wheeled Vehicles