Transport in Lima
These microbuses travel dangerously fast, frequently crashing and speeding off before their passengers have safely entered the vehicle.
[citation needed] As there are few bus stops, passengers are picked up and dropped off anywhere along their route by the micros and combis, despite this being prohibited.
[citation needed] The only places where micros are no longer allowed to circulate is in the crosstown streets within downtown Lima, which means anyone travelling from the west to east must walk or take a taxi, with micros travelling north to south only through either the west or east sides' main arteries, Tacna Avenue and Abancay Avenue, respectively.
It currently consists of one line of 35 kilometres (22 mi) and 26 stations, joining the southern area of the metropolis with the centre and the north east of the city.
[citation needed] In 2010, the government of Alan García resumed construction of the Lima Metro starting with Line 1.
The Lima Metro Line 1 was built by a consortium made up by two engineering and construction companies [citation needed] and began commercial operations in early 2012.
Since July 2014, the line was extended by 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) to run to the northern district of San Juan de Lurigancho.
[citation needed] The most popular vehicle types used by the buses in Lima are Volvo, the Brazilian CAIO, Marcopolo, Comil, and also bus brands like MODASA, METALBUS, Yutong, KING LONG, and GOLDEN DRAGON.
[citation needed] They vary in sizes from small four door compacts (generally Korean Daewoo Ticos) to large vans.
In recent years, vehicle for hire mobile apps have become more popular, since they usually provide a more comfortable experience than regular taxis, which are often considered not as safe.
[citation needed] Some of the most used taxi apps in Lima are Beat and Uber, and to a lesser extent Cabify and DiDi.
The joke is based on the fact that taxi-running is a major source of income for unemployed or under-employed people, including professionals with a university degrees who either rent or own the cars they drive.
[citation needed] However, in recent times, the Setame label is no longer synonymous with safety, with people choosing modern IOS/ Android taxi services to solicit a safe option of transport.
[citation needed] Mototaxis and pedicabs are used in peripheral districts such as Puente Piedra and Lurín where there is no heavy traffic, although with the spread of urbanization and routes, they are losing ground to regular micros.
The presence of small particles of different materials (dust, lead and other metals), was also high during this month: 294.12 mg/m3, while the allowed limit is 150 mg/m3 [citation needed].
