The KMK Metrobus Transit is a welcome respite for Metro Cebu commuters who no longer have to change rides when traveling anywhere in between SM City Cebu at the North Reclamation Area to the southern Metro Cebu city of Naga. Business have therefore been good for the operators of KMK.
I am however appalled by how KMK treats its passengers as mere commodities and a means to raise revenue rather than focus on the end to serve the public through a convenient mode of transport. I had the misfortune of experiencing that firsthand just this past weekend. On my way to visit an aunt in Tabunok, Talisay City in the outskirts of Cebu City, I took the bus ride from SM and I noted a few things which did not make the ride convenient at all:
1. Overloading
The bus driver and conductor tries to squeeze in as many people as possible which really made me feel uncomfortable. Each row seats only 2 people on each side and bus personnel insists to squeeze in 3 people. I protested when they tried to squeeze in an extra person in my seat and told them I was paying enough fare and I deserve convenient space during my ride, me being overweight. What makes the experience worse is that you have gender-biased ladies who expect you to give up your seat when they come aboard a full bus. My advice to these type of people: You knew the bus was full and you expect no seats, just wait for the next bus, don't be so insensitive!
2. Airconditioning
Probably because of overloading or just plain poor maintenance, airconditioning is almost non-existent. Such a pity since you are paying fares for an airconditioned bus and you are being shortchanged.
Those are at least 2 of the things that makes a KMK bus ride not worth what you are paying for. So if Cebu is serious about that Bus Rapid Transit system, KMK is not the best model to follow.
I am however appalled by how KMK treats its passengers as mere commodities and a means to raise revenue rather than focus on the end to serve the public through a convenient mode of transport. I had the misfortune of experiencing that firsthand just this past weekend. On my way to visit an aunt in Tabunok, Talisay City in the outskirts of Cebu City, I took the bus ride from SM and I noted a few things which did not make the ride convenient at all:
1. Overloading
The bus driver and conductor tries to squeeze in as many people as possible which really made me feel uncomfortable. Each row seats only 2 people on each side and bus personnel insists to squeeze in 3 people. I protested when they tried to squeeze in an extra person in my seat and told them I was paying enough fare and I deserve convenient space during my ride, me being overweight. What makes the experience worse is that you have gender-biased ladies who expect you to give up your seat when they come aboard a full bus. My advice to these type of people: You knew the bus was full and you expect no seats, just wait for the next bus, don't be so insensitive!
2. Airconditioning
Probably because of overloading or just plain poor maintenance, airconditioning is almost non-existent. Such a pity since you are paying fares for an airconditioned bus and you are being shortchanged.
Those are at least 2 of the things that makes a KMK bus ride not worth what you are paying for. So if Cebu is serious about that Bus Rapid Transit system, KMK is not the best model to follow.
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