Every ride in the jeep is a one in a million experience, no ride is ever the same! So etiquettes relating to a ride in the jeep never run out, although the same principles may move them. Here are some more etiquettes good to practice in riding a jeep.
1. Though gone are the days of chivalry, it is still nice to follow some order in entering and leaving the jeep. DO allow the women, the old and disabled persons to enter first, and always offer them assistance should they seem to need it. A poor but not so uncommon sight I experience, are young and strong students never seeming to care when an old man/woman or a lady carrying many things enter the jeep. They simply go on with their conversations as if they never saw the person entering. They are not even willing to give up their seats (which are near the entrance) to these poor people;
2. When exiting the jeep, DO allow the women, the old and the disabled to stay behind a bit. This is done so that when they get down you may assist them in their need. It is equally bad manners to leave the jeep first and then simply go on with your business not even minding that some persons inside might still need your help;
3. Similar to walking side by side in the sidewalk, where the proper etiquette is for the men to walk closer to the streets than do the women, when sitting in the front seats of the jeep the women must be allowed to go in first so that the man she is sitting with is the one nearest the open door.
Critics of chivalry often cite the code's being a power play of men versus women, or strong versus the weak. But NO, chivalry is not power play, it simply is kindness. It is a matter of someone more capable extending what he or she is given to help his or her neighbour. It is love of neighbour put into concrete actions.
Remember, an etiquette a day keeps rudeness away!
-Sir Madz
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