Kajian Angkutan Umum Sebagai Pendukung Kegiatan Di Wilayah Pedesaan Propinsi Banten

Typical. of public transportation in Ban ten is dominated m; small-mini bus with capaci.tt; of 12 passengers.The S!JSfem of this public transportation lws already arranged btj local government. The m1lagersusually waiting for this public transportation on the side of the street near their village since thereis ven; rare of bus stop in Prouince Ban ten. One of the 111ost common transportntion challenges todm;in Provision Banten is keeping up witli tlze mpirf 1illngers' populntion growth. This populationgrowth directly affects existing public tmnsportntion capacihJ nnd congestion levels - which directlyaffects the distnbution of haniest since the congestion used to happened and seen in many street notJar from traditional market, school, hospital and some road trmielled. Road safett; has not seen aspriori.ti; for the public transportation in Banten, as it seen from the vehicles' feasibilitt;, driver's behmJiorthat require regular superoi.se and from the passengers view as well since thei; tend to ignore thesafety as long as their need of transportation fulfilled. 77ie operationnl movement of public transportationin Banten cnn be dizrided into three cntegories; lm si!d on time (bu51; time nnd unoccupied),purpose of trmJel (working, school, and shopping), and type of ncti1ihJ (e.g: houselwld business).Public transportation in Pr011ince of Bnnten senes two cities nnd four districts including 1.207dependent villages, and reliant villages and any other kinds of village. 77re result of this stud!; is kindof recommendations for tire regional government in order to improve tire safett; road moreover thequality of public transportation service in Prouince of Ban ten.Key words: public transportntion, uillnges articels