Transportation
Butuanons usually take tricycles to get around within the city. A tricycle is an interesting union of car and motorcycle. They are standard motorcycles with custom built side-cars welded permanently to the bike's frame. The sidecars are complete with full windshields and roofs. Two small people will fit in the sidecar and a third can ride on the back seat of the motorcycle seated side-saddle behind the driver. We saw a slightly modified version of this design in Butuan that held five passengers. The fare for a tricycle ride on Butuan was P2 per person in the daytime and P3 in the evening. These prices make the tricycle an affordable mode of transportation for the local population. The drivers take great pride in decorating the interior with all manner of stick-on messages and hand painted messages.
