What do you hate about commuting (taking public vehicles)?

The thing I hate is the slow moving public vehicles. Since they need to get passengers, those jeepneys and buses really thread the traffic and stay there for as long as they want. Really annoying especially if you are late. That is one convenience of having a private car with you. You can always go with the fast lanes. And yes, the pollution is superb. You are in your freshest suit and suddenly the black, foul smoke runs all over you. Another thing while commuting with buses is that they overload their transport with a lot of standing passengers. This is also the same case with the public trains. That's life. You better start saving for that car of yours.

I don't hate riding the public vehicles... I love them... I like the smell of the polluted air, the gasoline the smog, the smoke, the flying cofffins(buses) the smell of perspiration, the banging of bodies when riding the commuter train and the most exciting one when you stand riding in a bus beside a beautiful lady... Ohhh.. I love it! How exciting...

I do not use public transportation very often, most of my experiences have been good, but if it is really hot and stuffy it can be very uncomfortable or if you get stuck inside squished against the side because the person sitting next to you is on the large side or if somebody smells. Those are things that make it uncomfortable. Of course there can always be strange people as well.

The only thing I hate commuting is the frequent stops of public vehicles especially jeeps, they even put up an illegal terminal on every corners which can be also cause of major traffic on the streets.

It is not easy to commute especially on a hot weather. I don't like to ride on a jeep if its full. SOmetimes the driver makes an 8 passenger jeep fit 12. Sometimes a passenger will be a bit fat and it will not be easy fitting in another one. ON a hot weather people will be sweating and some have body odor too. Sometimes the driver thinks that he is driving an airplane and not a jeep because he is driving too fast. Some drivers can't hear you when you ask him to stop. It is also not easy to ride a jeep when it is raining. I'd rather commute on a hot weather than commute on a rainy day. I remember when I was in high school and my dad can't drop me off to school, I need to commute. Our school Uniform is White and if it is raining, I have to be careful or else, my white uniform will be polka dot designed before I reach school. I agree it is not easy commuting.

Commuting has become part of our daily life package. we only wish the roads are good, the traffic is less and the pollution is lesser than the traffic. All said and done unless and until the green revolutions is implemented across, we will have to face the smokes and the the side effects that we will face...Have a mask covered till you have this resolved with a new car :-)

I hate the people who smoke on public vehicles. Some jeepneys and unairconditioned buses even have no smoking signs posted, but unsurprisingly those are only as good as designs since most drivers smoke inside their vehicles while driving. I also hate those drivers who starts to accelerate even if there is a passenger or passengers getting out of the vehicle. It is not really safe.

I hope someday you will have your own car. I have mine and that's how I get around. But I live in a smaller town and there's not much pollution from vehicles...unlike in a city.

Hello secret-bear, You should always consider putting a handker chief to your mouth and nose. probably because you haven't gotten use to the smoke since you're riding your bosses car. it's not easy though but having a new car would provide you with additional expenses. more likely when it comes to paying high gas or fuel or maintenance. Have a Nice day

Whenever I go I will need to take public transport (bus/monorail) since I don't have my own transport. I don't take cab because the price is more expensive than the bus. I admit that sometimes I hate to face the crowd and the weather-makes me feel double triple tired but I don't have a choice. Sometimes I do like the environment anyway.Going to other places with so many 'strangers'...(^^)

hi sc, What I hate about commuting is you need to wrestle to other passengers in rush hour It's not easy to get a public vehicle Well Manila is like that happy mylotting

Ohh, I hate everything about commuting! I was about to start this topic but you already started. here is my experience in commuting! I live in a far rural area now. Commuting here to the main city means less than an hour travel. But if I'll drive my parents car, it will just be 15 to 20minutes. We have a common terminal here for public transport going to the city. But the jeepney will not go UNLESS it is full of passengers! Passenger waiting will take about 30minutes or more! Sometimes, the lined transportation is mini-bus and it really takes time to be full! So how many hours will be that for an 16 kilometer?

I never did like commuting, there's too much people, traffic and pollution. What I hate the most is that when you're in a hurry and the driver is still waiting for more passengers without a care for your time. This is the reason why I either drive my car or my motorcycle - I prefer my motorcycle since it beats traffic, down side is that when it rains, you better bring your raincoat.

the first thing i don't like when i commute is the driver, who drives on even though the passenger hasn't reached solid ground yet ;) second, sad to say when the weather is too hot, it is really unfortunate to be sitting next to someone who has body odor, believe me...

he he oh.. yeah that is wwhat i dont like about public transport. you can't rely on the traffic because even if you were early, the buses would be lining up all trying to fill the whole bus for hours, same with the mrt station because you need to be ready that at any moment, it will broke down again.

i dont like to commute when it's raining. i hate walking on a sunny day but i hate rainy days too when i'm going out and i have to commute. i don't know how to walk on mud and it pisses me off if im dirty. i don't like dirty heels or smudges of mud on my toes. but normally though i take a cab if am goin somewhere far. good thing my office is just 10minute walk from my place.

If it's company business then you can request for a taxi ride or at least an airconditioned FX or bus. That's what I do, whenever we have company meeting I always took a taxi or request for a company vehicle.

commuting public vehicle is my daily life going to office and home. What i hate are: when driver's do slow drives and stop every person who are standing on the street just to pick up passengers. When drivers stay long at the jeepney stop and no one is riding with them And when drivers run so fast as if he's going to fly the jeepney.

We really can't help it because that is just the way it is here in our country especially there. in Manila. But that is more tolerable than when maniac comes to sit beside you or having males looking at you like they are taking off your clothes and the fear that there might be hold-upers coming up to rob from everyone. Just is just the two that I hated most. The smoke and the dust are in the 3rd category of he most hate. I hope that it changes. Some operators are just too stingy and selfish not to get emission test even at least periodically.

What I really hate about commuting is that the pollution created by vehicles especially buses. Reckless motorcycle drivers who suddenly pop out when you go out of your vehicles. And last but not the least to ride a very packed train and which you are susceptible of pickpocketing.