77 Public Utilities 6.3 TRANSPORT Transport was very important for MEs who travelled long distances to reach their business locations from home and vice-versa everyday. Some of them also used it to visit their suppliers and customers. There were various kinds of transports, which can be categorized as public, private and personal transport/vehicles. Some of the MEs used public and private transport while some of them used personal vehicles to commute everyday and some operated their business from home and did not have to commute frequently. In Yangon, motorbikes were banned on the main roads by the government to reduce traffic and avoid fatal accidents. In Nay Pyi Taw, motorbikes were used a public private transport which was not observed in any other city. 6.3.1 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT Train service Public transport included the government owned bus and train service. Nyein (Ice-cream seller, Mawlamyine) took the bus to go to the supplier to buy ice-cream. He paid a bus fare of MMK 100 ($0.1) and it took him 15 minutes to reach there. Crystals (Fan seller, Yangon) took the first train in the morning at 6 a.m. to reach her business location and took the last train at 3 p.m. to return home everyday. Private transport included the private owned publicly used vehicles such as the trishaw, the three wheelers, the motorbike taxis and the ferry service. Phyo (Guava seller, Yangon) used the goods carrier and paid MMK 1000 ($1) per box to the driver who brought guavas from the supplier’s place. Maung (Coconut doormat maker, Bago) used the trishaw to deliver his mats to the Pagoda. Hla (Owl toy maker, Bago) used the trishaw for getting the raw materials and visiting the Pagoda to sell toys. Than (Fish monger, Bago) started her day at 4 a.m. and took different modes of transports to reach the fish market. First the motorbike for which she spent MMK 300 ($0.3), then the bus for which she spent MMK 500-1000 ($0.5-$1) and then the trishaw for which she spent MMK 200 ($ 0.2). Three wheelers service 6.3.2 PERSONAL VEHICLES MEs either owned a motorbike or a bicycle. Those MEs who had their own motorbike, got their driving license and vehicle registration done from Land Transportation Office (LTO) (discussed in chapter 3, section 3.11).