Il Jeepney, ovvero il principale mezzo di trasporto pubblico delle Filippine, si attrezza per questi tempi di ripartenza dal corona virus. Stiamo parlando delle grandi jeep colorate che si vedono circolare per Manila e non solo, un autentico simbolo nazionale. Probabilmente deve il suo nome all’unione delle parole jeep (i fuori strada militari utilizzati dalle forze armate degli Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale) e knee, poiché i passeggeri al suo interno sono seduti in stretta vicinanza l’uno all’altro. Eppure ci sono riusciti: guardate, come si sono organizzati per mantenere il distanziamento sociale.
The modified enhanced community quarantine was already lifted from other area in the Philippines. The traffic jams are already going viral and many are already worried about their daily commute for public transportation.
Riding jeepneys is part of our usual commute, you may be surprised by the ingenuity of some jeepney drivers who are now ready for the “new normal.” Netizens and passengers alike are loving the creatives solutions of jeepney drivers who have installed improvised dividers on their couches. This is in adherence to the government’s directive on social distancing inside public vehicles.
Here are some of the notable ones that jeepney driver’s creatives solution:
The partitions equipped with ropes and plastic typically used for greenhouse that serve as protection for their passengers. While some drivers used different kinds of plastics for their jeepneys, others made use of materials readily available at home like with the use of his bedroom curtains. Another clever driver placed several fare collection boxes inside his vehicle, where passengers must place their payments instead of handing it over to their seatmates.
The design also makes it easy for them to monitor the number of passengers in their vehicle.
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