Public Transportation * Kurdistan - Demand for, decreasing, “little use to the public”
Erbil,Kurdistan -TCKR International, by Michael Simko -August 10, 2010: -- Low-quality services and availability of private cars undermines the public transportation sector in Kurdistan... It is 3:15 p.m., the burning sun is almost boiling a bottle of water in the hand of Hazhar Faraj, 26, as he waits for a bus under the shade of a tree on the Kirkuk Road in Erbil... “I always try to go by bus and avoid taxis because taxis are so expensive. But the bus never arrives on time, and after two to three minutes of waiting in the sun, I am forced to hire a taxi and pay my 3,000 dinars [around US$2.5].” Soon after, Faraj hired a taxi and left. With his taxi still in sight, the bus arrived at his stop with only a few passengers who seemed almost unconscious... The issue is much bigger when it comes to outside city transportation. In that case, the same passenger has to choose between waiting approximately five to 10 minutes for three more passengers and arriving at his destination in time in an air-conditioned taxi, or waiting for around 30 minutes to one hour for some 20 more passengers and arriving in almost double the time of the taxi in an old bus without air-conditioning for a few less dollars... The public transportation sector in Kurdistan gets worse every day and is of little use to the public. Reasons could be the quality of the vehicles, undependability in terms of time, and lack of a comprehensive network that can cover the whole city... (Photo from img200.exs.cx: Kurdistan, all the buses have been covered with posters of the political parties. The buses are private)Labels: public transport systems
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