I used to ride this very jeepney -- the Navotas-Recto line -- to and from work. Commuting was a nightmare (as, I would add some subway lines in NYC) during rush hour because there were just too many people fighting for not enough jeepneys. Men have an advantage over women because they are generally swifter so they beat women in chasing a jeepney when it comes to a stop to unload a passenger.
I, too, ran, elbowed, and fought to be first to reach a stopping jeepney and block the "estribo" (the jeepney's entrance at the back) leaving only enough room for the disembarking passenger to squeeze through. And whenever I got there first, I looked behind me to see if there's a woman trying to get on. I would then let her in to have my seat while I just hung on for dear life dangling my whole body outside the estribo as the jeepney sped away.
Sometimes, though, the jeepney driver would yell, “Walang sabit!” (“No hanging on!”) so I would just get off and get ready to fight anew.
