I love route taxis

[hille141]

We are making our second trip to Negril in March and plan on taking the route taxis again. From a cost and convenience standpoint I thought they were fantastic. We always had 2 people and tipped accordingly. I'm sure the route taxi drivers appreciated our business. I'm not interested in haggling with a driver who wants double or triple what it should cost.

I'm sure the sponsored drivers are fantastic and maybe we will use them this trip too. But if I just need to go 1 mile down the road in the middle of the afternoon, a route taxi will work just fine.

If a Jamaican comes here should we let them ride public transportation? After all, it was designed to transport around our residents and is subsidized by the tax payers...

What I'd like to see is a guide for visitors on how to safely ride route taxis in Jamaica. I've learned tons in the recent threads on the topic, but it is from bits and bits here and there, not one post.

[Kiknback]

What I'd like to see is a guide for visitors on how to safely ride route taxis in Jamaica.

Smith had a wonderful guide on here a few years ago. Not sure if it is still around.


I get Rob's point. I would not recommend a new visitor use a route taxi.

But this board has discussions of illegal drug use, cliff jumping, and scooter rentals, all of which, IMO, are much more dangerous than a route taxi ride. And when someone mentions those activities, they do not seem to get shouted down in the same way as this topic does. Is this topic off limits? It seem that way.

[Accompong]

Smith had a wonderful guide on here a few years ago. Not sure if it is still around.


I get Rob's point. I would not recommend a new visitor use a route taxi.

But this board has discussions of illegal drug use, cliff jumping, and scooter rentals, all of which, IMO, are much more dangerous than a route taxi ride. And when someone mentions those activities, they do not seem to get shouted down in the same way as this topic does. Is this topic off limits? It seem that way.

The topics like you listed are all things where the tourist inflicts the harm upon themselves whereas a Route Taxi inflicts the damage on the tourist in some maner.

"Shouted down" seems unfair. People can discuss things without emotions taking over. This seems pretty tame to me. If you lived in Jamaica like I do you would see more "shouting down" during a domino game!

No it is not off limits and yes, Smith is still around. You can see his ramblings all over the board. Do a search on his name at the top.

Peace and Guidance