- Cars restrictions “Pico y Placa” in Bogotá
In Bogota there are more than one millon vehicles on the streets. To reduce traffic congestion, there is a vehicle restriction rule called 'pico y placa', it applies to all vehicles, public and private. Pico y Placa means that you can not drive your car certain days of the week, according to your car plate last number.
Bogota's public transport is operated with buses, busetas, colectivos, taxis and
the latest addition the Transmilenio (see above). These vehicles, perhaps 15,000
of them altogether, have all kind of shapes and sizes. Some are very old and
some are very comfortable and modern. That is why there are different prices for
each type.
In Bogota there are practically no bus stops, so you have to flag down a bus wherever you are and the bus or buseta will pick you up right there. But nowadays on some congested streets they are implementing bus stops, so the system is more efficient. The buses and busetas run throughout the length and the breadth of the city at a very scary speed, if traffic allows.
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