Brisbane: traffic and public transportation

If you are sick and tired with Jakarta's traffic, then you will love Brisbane's traffic. Rarely will you see vehicles speeding or parking carelessly on one side of the road. Traffic jams only happen in the morning when people go to work, in the evening when people go back from work, and after long and hard rain. But, traffic jams in Brisbane don't cost its citizens hours of their days...because people know what to do to avoid more traffic chaos. Drivers will patiently wait for their turn to move forward and not try to cut in front of other vehicles. When the traffic lights turn green and the vehicles in front of them haven't moved, the drivers will stay behind the traffic light. They will wait until the intersection is clear so they won't block other cars coming from different directions. It's one thing you will not see in Jakarta!!

The Busses

Public transportation in Brisbane is, in my opinion, one of the best in Australia. Three modes of transportation include buses, ferries (City Cat), and trains. Most of the vehicles are new and modern and the ticket system with only one card is very user friendly. So basically, to be able to ride the public transportation, you only need one card, which is called Go Card. You put credit in the card and you can ride all three modes of transportation. In some other cities in Australia, you need one card for one mode of transportation, which can get very tricky and annoying. Imagine if you have to take three different modes of transportation to get to one destination!

The train

The City Cat

Some weaknesses still remain, though. Some routes do not go as often as the others. Some routes also stop operating after 6pm. And sometimes you just have to expect delays for 10-30 minutes.

But still, the weaknesses are nothing compared to all the comfort! I still consider public transportation in Brisbane is great. Many people will still want to ride the public transportation because it's comfortable and they don't need to look for parking lots which cost them a lot of money.