public minibus
{{short description|Minibus used for public transport services in Samarinda}}
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A public minibus (PM) is a common public mode of transport in Samarinda.Kompas Gramedia. "[http://lifestyle.kompasiana.com/urban/2013/05/08/samarinda-adakah-kereta-yang-akan-lewat-558268.html]." Samarinda adakah kereta yang akan lewat. Retrieved on 2014-10-25. It mainly serves the area that standard Samarinda bus lines do not reach. It is colloquially known as a minibus or, in Indonesian, a Taksi. It is defined as a kind of share taxi.
Minibuses carry a maximum of 8 seated passengers; no standing passengers are allowed. Minibuses typically offer a fast and efficient transportation solution due to their small size, limited carrying capacity, frequency and diverse range of routes.
Overview
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Minibuses in Samarinda are distinguished by the colours, which denote different routes. Most of the minibuses run on Petrol.
The industry is regulated by the Samarinda Transport Department.{{cite news|title=Dari Ribuan Surat Izin yang Dikeluarkan, Terungkap 264 Unit Angkot di Samarinda yang Taat Registrasi|url=https://kaltim.tribunnews.com/2019/10/31/dari-ribuan-surat-izin-yang-dikeluarkan-terungkap-264-unit-angkot-di-samarinda-yang-taat-registrasi|access-date=2 June 2022|newspaper=Tribun News|date=31 October 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220602192340/https://kaltim.tribunnews.com/2019/10/31/dari-ribuan-surat-izin-yang-dikeluarkan-terungkap-264-unit-angkot-di-samarinda-yang-taat-registrasi|archive-date=2 June 2022|url-status=live}} By 2006, there were 1,522 public minibuses in Samarinda.Balitbang Provinsi Kaltim. "[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byk7Gm63O8jOZDQ0YjdiMDktYzZhNC00ZTJiLWJjZjUtZWRjYzY3Y2UxMGJj/view?usp=sharing]." Pelayanan transportasi angkutan kota di Samarinda. Retrieved on 2014-10-25.
A passenger wishing to get on a minibus simply hails the minibus from the street kerb like a taxi. To alight from a minibus, a passenger customarily calls out to the driver where they wish to get off.
The minibus operate a non-scheduled service, with fixed routes. Passengers pay just before they alight, and change for cash payment may be available, or may have a small amount deducted off the amount of change for the inconvenience (of giving change).
Fleet
The Suzuki Carry are the most popular types of minibuses in Samarinda,{{cite web|title=Analisis Waktu Tempuh dan Biaya Operasional Kendaraan Umum (Trayek C) di Kota Samarinda|work=Arief Rahman|access-date=2 June 2022|url=http://ejurnal.untag-smd.ac.id/index.php/TEK/article/view/2342/2301}} they replaced the American model (conversions of Willys Jeeps){{cite news|title=Kampung HBS, Bermulanya Organisasi Keagamaan, Pers hingga Pendidikan|url=https://kaltim.prokal.co/read/news/370022-kampung-hbs-bermulanya-organisasi-keagamaan-pers-hingga-pendidikan|access-date=2 June 2022|newspaper=Prokal|date=16 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602135353/https://kaltim.prokal.co/read/news/370022-kampung-hbs-bermulanya-organisasi-keagamaan-pers-hingga-pendidikan|archive-date=2 June 2022|url-status=live}} and Japanese model (Mitsubishi Delica Colt T120, introduced in 1975).{{cite news|title=Long Days' Journey Into Borneo|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1988/10/16/long-days-journey-into-borneo/fa6ea5f4-e5bd-4197-a7eb-d19ddded7673/|access-date=2 June 2022|newspaper=Washington Post|date=16 October 1988|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220602184826/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/travel/1988/10/16/long-days-journey-into-borneo/fa6ea5f4-e5bd-4197-a7eb-d19ddded7673/|archive-date=2 June 2022|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Tegasnya Kadrie Oening saat Becak ”Menjajah” Samarinda|url=https://kaltimkece.id/historia/peristiwa/tegasnya-kadrie-oening-saat-becak-menjajah-samarinda|access-date=2 June 2022|newspaper=Kaltim Kece|date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220602162706/https://kaltimkece.id/historia/peristiwa/tegasnya-kadrie-oening-saat-becak-menjajah-samarinda|archive-date=2 June 2022|url-status=live}} The American model served Pasar Pagi, Jembatan 3 (Ahmad Dahlan Road), Segiri Market, Karang Asam and Handelmaatschappij Borneo Samarinda.
See also
- Share taxi, for more international equivalents to public minibuses
References
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