"it is a misconception for anyone to think it was created for visitors & local population alike...that was never the intention. "
While I'm not familiar with the whole route taxi history - remember when I first started coming to Negril there were way fewer cars on the road in general - I always looked at like a public transportation type thing - not something that was "designed" for locals as opposed to chartered taxis for tourists. Its just that not many tourists knew about route taxis and like me, who at that time was vacationing in Negril for 2-3 weeks, was turned on to the system by a friend who was a resident of Negril.

I've never felt badly about using the route taxi system and I never will. I rather enjoy it. My first preference is always to walk as far as I can, but if I need to hit the market or go downtown, a route taxi is the most efficient and inexpensive way for me to get there.