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Through the thick and thin, through the fare increases and the strikes, the overloads and the speeding, members of the travelling public have been forced to continue to utilize the services of minibuses, because for most persons, they have no other alternative.At present, many persons who utilise minibuses on a daily basis feel that they are being held at ransom,Stitched Jerseys, because they are being forced to put up with all of the shortcomings of minibus operators, and the minibus industry as a whole.“Every single night,Air Max Wholesale Free Shipping, when I am going home, I am forced to deal with crowded and overloaded minibuses,” said a man. He added that since the police do not often search minibuses at night, the minibus operators generally overload their vehicles.Additionally, he said that the speed with which the minibuses travel is quite excessive.Many other commuters have expressed similar sentiments.“My boss will not listen to me if I tell him that I did not make it to work on time, because all of the minibuses were full. So I have to take being squeezed up in a bus, so that I can get to work on time,” said a young woman.There is little provision put in place for persons who have to work until late in the night. Getting a minibus after 22:00 hours can be extremely difficult, especially if the commuter’s destination is the West Coast or West Bank Demerara.Many residents,Cheap Hockey Jerseys From China, who live on the West Coast or West Bank,Jerseys Wholesale, have lamented the sad state of transportation and have said that they have had to stand up, sometimes for hours on end, as they wait for a bus to take them home.The only other alternative is taking a taxi; this usually proves too expensive for most persons,Adidas Superstar Wholesale China, especially over long distances.On the other hand, minibus operators have said in their defence that they have to take overloads if they are to make any money from their trade.The operators pointed to the high cost of living and the prices of essential spare parts, saying that members of the public did not fully understand all of the expenses involved in minibus work.Additionally, many of the operators said that they had to incur considerable expense in removing the stickers from their minibuses, to have their vehicles up to standard with the Road Service License for this year.Compton Giddings, the Public Relations Officer for the Guyana Public Transportation Association (GPTA) had previously said that most minibuses do no carry overload. He placed the blame on a few minibuses, which he termed ‘boomers,’ that carry overloads and have loud music.In response to many of the traffic woes, the Guyana Police Force launched ‘Operation Safeway’ on October 25, 2007. By the end of last year, the operation had netted almost 6500 cases of overloaded minibuses.Nonetheless,Carolina Panthers Jersey Cheap, in the midst of the operations of the police, and the minibus operators who are apparently trying to make ends meet, the commuters are suffering. They are forced to accept substandard and many times,Cheap Adidas Superstar China, unsafe practices of the public transportation industry. |
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