Monday, September 12, 2005

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Metro Manila traffic, here's a sample of what traffic on EDSA looks like during last Friday evening's rush hour.
This typically starts from Buendia and goes on until Ortigas. Even to the untrained mind, the traffic is obviously caused by buses loading and unloading improperly, blocking traffic. Guadalupe, Pioneer, Shaw Boulevard and Ortigas, these all contribute to the tremendous traffic on EDSA.

How long will it take before the MMDA realizes this and does something about it? There's been some effort to address this problem and I'm sure these have contributed somewhat. But it's just so irritating to see buses still flaunt the law by stopping on the second or third lane to load or unload commuters while traffic enforcers stand idly by.

And, don't give me that crap about there aren't enough buses on the road. Even on rush hours, most of the buses I see aren't even half-full!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

The MMDA does actually do something about errant bus drivers - the operators receive the mail with the fine in it.

See one of my comments in an October archive post.