12/15/12

Mercy Taxis're easy to find out in Gaza


Gaza City - Traffic and transportation in the city of Gaza withdrawal in general. So is the life of his city, Gaza, no-rudah Israeli missile attack, just one peaceful town on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

modes of transportation in a country is always interesting to note. No exception during a visit to Gaza. There are interesting from the edge of the city's public transportation the Mediterranean Sea, especially the cab.


Taxi is one of the public transportation in Gaza. Well, the car is used as a taxi in Gaza generally is a Mercedes-Benz or Mercedes.

Not just the usual Mercy, but Mercy Limousine. It's not the latest, but the old Mercy commonly known as the Mercy Tiger.

From observation, Mercy taxis are easily found on the streets of Gaza, as seen on the street Solahuddin Al Ayyubi, which is the main street in Gaza, Friday (29/11/2012).

Taxis are usually yellow. There is a four-door models, but there is also a six doors. For a four-door, long stays longer than a four-door normally. Yes, the cars used as taxis Mercy Tiger is the type of limousine.

Most of the taxis were not metered. Passengers who want to use taxi services should negotiate the price with the driver. But unfortunately, because of the tight schedule, the AFP did not have time to try a taxi Mercy in Gaza.

In addition to using taxis, public transport is the bus the other in Gaza. Buses in the Gaza's less maintenanced bus. Public bus in Gaza generally a old bus that looked less manicured.

As for the private four-wheeled vehicles, cars from South Korean manufacturers could easily be seen milling about in the streets of Gaza. There are also cars from Japanese manufacturers, and Europe, but not as much as a car manufacturer country of origin Ginseng.

The people of Gaza are also many migrated using two-wheeled vehicles. As in Egypt, when riding a motorcycle, Gazans no one wore helmets.

There are also trains Gazans who use donkeys to transport. Mule train consisted of a donkey tied to a chariot-like cart. Trains generally used donkeys to carry the merchandise, but some are using it as a means of family transport.