The yellow minibuses are the second stage of the evolution of public transport in Santiago , in the first instance were the gondolas (classic Ford and Chevrolet, among others) who had a about the size of minibuses or buses more rigid trolleys and trams.
Gondolas by Santiago
Evolution Historical
yellow minibus system emerged in the early 90s (1993-94), was approved minibus fleet paint the cut shown in the photograph, employers brought larger minibuses (75 persons app) and they met the standard of Euro I emissions-then most. Aimed to change the face of the city, yes, as Transantiago.
propaganda Video Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) to change to yellow buses
How does a yellow bus? (Model: Metalpar Petrohué 92 '- M. Benz OF 1115)
During 1994 and 2002, the yellow minibus system did not change threat, though many users have been clamoring for in the universe companies had very poorly maintained minibuses, drivers who were stressed, attacks on drivers (besides fear that was generated by the stereotype that the driver was a bully), discrimination against students (hence the stereotype), high air and noise pollution, tacos, no response to accidents and lack of institutions to make claims, the cut little run for the ticket, among others.
However, not everything was so black because companies were worried about their machines was a "kinder nots" because sometimes you could choose, following negotiations with the driver, with a rate reduction, the capitals most involved people Chilean legal and had a lot of runs, although in many cases overlapped path.
Assaults on drivers
Since 2002 the yellow minibus system begin to have their days, the stay issued by the leaders of the guild minibus (Demetrio Marinakis and Manuel Navarrete, among others) by the English capital input to bids for Metrobus triggered the shutdown of public transport Santiago for two days and blocked major arteries of the city with the buses, threw stones at those serving incommunicado and left the city (at least by land), a mess.
Since that day, begins to take shape the project for the modernization of urban transport in the city and what we know today by Transantiago. Yellow minibus system existed in full until October 2005 when current Transantiago companies began to exploit different services with yellow paths using newly acquired fleet. Finally, on February 10, 2007, the system of yellow buses no longer co-exist with Transantiago bus and vanished never to return.
Ariel
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