Passenger Tricycles are one of the most commonly seen means of transportation in Cebu. They are so-called because they are actually motorcycles with ingenious addition of a side car to accommodate passengers.
They are most commonly seen plying routes where roads or streets do not have jeepneys to take passengers to and from their nearby destinations. Other passengers also take this mode of commute as a means to get them in and out of the housing subdivisions. Then they would disembark on major roads to further take jeepneys.
These tricycle rides are actually banned from entering major thoroughfares to prevent further congestion of traffic. They are registered and regulated by the Land Transportation Office with number codings printed on the side-car body for the route they are limited to.
Fare usually differs according to the distance traveled along the route. Usually, for short distances they either are the same with that of the Jeepneys’ or slightly lower. However, for longer distances they may also be higher. You may ask fellow passenger how much is the fare to a certain distance or ask the driver directly instead.
These tricycles proved very useful and popular among many low and middle-income commuters in their economic and personal lives. Most small scale businesses benefit from the accessibility and economy this mode of transportation offer considering that they can also take smaller baggage of wholesale or retail goods within shorter distances away from the metropolitan area.
In many tourist spots or destinations outside of cities these tricycles are also popular mode of passenger commute to take them between neighboring municipalities within minutes of distances away. Tourists who travel in groups can also make informal arrangement with the driver to charter them to their destination directly instead of having to contend with series of stops to pick and drop other passengers along their routes.
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