Friday, August 28, 2009


Transantiago, allegedly came to solve the problem of “yellow buses”. but there was a big problem, since it generates other difficulties for not having enough machines to implement this project.

It was a project that was implemented in the summer holidays, where the majority was out of town, which is why initially not caused so much problems. The terrible thing is generated when all the people returned to their duties and had to use public transport to get to their jobs. The ranks in order to access Transantiago were enormous, people fought to get in the bus.

Transantiago was a stressful life, The bus don`t served to get to the way desired, which is why we had to walk and walk to make combinations and thus reach their destination. That was much better in the old system, because one came up and I knew where I wanted to go, without getting off the bus.

Another thing that was very bad, isn`t that there was control on the routes, the buses take much longer to happen and when they did spend three and then spent a long time to reach the other.

As not all bad, which rescued this system is that it is clean, has room to carry people with disabilities and systematize the work of drivers through a salary.
For all the criticism that has taken this means is that solutions are generated, such as increasing per round machine which reduces the waiting time and one can plan the time of arrival to any destination, which was previously impossible, it was to leave plenty of time to not be late everywhere.

It is impossible to copy a transport system that comes from another country because they are different realities, that is why I think to improve this system, must be placed from the Chilean context.

1 comment:

K.Spiess said...

when I read your text. I recalled that in the beginning of the new trandsport system, I was at the beach. And, I learned from of the news in newspapers about what had to happen.¡
It was best, I haven´t in Santiago.¡