Bayani's U turn system: Do you agree with it?

[mbeige]

I think the U turn system is just a bandaid solution for people who do not obey traffic lights. The more bandaids you put, the uglier it gets. Not all "wounds" needs bandaids too, like the one in Libis.

Just my opinion.

[raikkah]

Partly effective, and not... but we can't blame MMDA at all..

1. Yung mga jeepney ginagawa syang left turn instead of U-turn causing more traffic...
2. Yung iba hindi marunong mag manuever para maging easy ang pag u-turn nila...
3. Ayaw magbigayan...gusto laging mauna sa iba..
4. Counterflow in U-turn...

in the part of MMDA...

1. Please use relectorize paint to avoid accidents at night... yung pink nyo eh hindi kita... yung mga paint na gamit nyo kita lang pag malapit ka na,,, pati nga yung ibang street signs di n a=na reflect sa head lights... I dont know kung pinagbawala na yun ...pero dito sa ibang bansa reflectorize pa rin..
2. Awareness..Instead na mukha nyong dalawa ni arroyo ang nasa mga billboard at ibang commercial sa TV, at least turuan nyo ang mga tao ng proper use ng U-turn... Just like the Yosi kadiri campaign dati...I think its effective... kasi hangang ngayon tanda ko pa sya...
3. Stop all the kotong... ang make sure that no one is above the law... Kahit na "8" ang plate nya.. hulihin nyo...

[CVT]

the main problem with the U-Turn system? it's placed in the middle of the road, where the fast lane is, thus causing accidents especially to the drivers who are not familiar of the manila style of driving.

the mmda is planning to put up elevated u-turn slots, like mini flyovers, wherein the entrance for the u-turn is on the righmost lane. thailand has this system in place in some of their roads.

and bf's gonna implement this on the c5-kalayaan junction. the plan has already been approved, and to be started end of 2007 or early next year.

This is good. Huwag lang mata-traffic sa itaas at ibaba ng mini-flyovers dahil may nagsasakay at nagbababa ng pasahero....

Masyado kasing magagaling ang ilan sa ating mga mahal na kababayan...

3909:trampoline:

[Galactus]

Yup, my main complaint also is hindi reflectorized yung paint ng mga concrete barriers, Mahirap makita sa gabi. Ang problema pa, there are certain streets and highways in QC na busted yung streetlamps (certain stretches of Commonwealth & Quezon Avenues).

For certain areas effective, like in Commonwealth. Pero parang mas matrapik nung inimplement nila sa Quezon Ave.

Nung sinara nila yung intersection sa Mindanao Ave. (sa may Proj. 6/Pag-asa), malaking tulong din. I pass by this area everyday for the past 1.5 years, and I can attest that it has made traffic flow a lot easier

[raikkah]

Yup, my main complaint also is hindi reflectorized yung paint ng mga concrete barriers, Mahirap makita sa gabi. Ang problema pa, there are certain streets and highways in QC na busted yung streetlamps (certain stretches of Commonwealth & Quezon Avenues).

For certain areas effective, like in Commonwealth. Pero parang mas matrapik nung inimplement nila sa Quezon Ave.

Nung sinara nila yung intersection sa Mindanao Ave. (sa may Proj. 6/Pag-asa), malaking tulong din. I pass by this area everyday for the past 1.5 years, and I can attest that it has made traffic flow a lot easier

Tama ka sir,,,, sana na-audit nila kung effective ang location... kasi minsan talagang parang kabute,,,, sumu-sulpot na lang bigla......

[Karding]

^^ I agree kapatid

[BlueJazz]

Laking tulong ng Uturn slot sa C5. From Kalayaan to Libis,kaya mo ng kunin ng 5-10 mins sa gabi. Though kailangan talaga langyan ng flyover ang kalayaan C5 para wala ng intersection, babagal ng mga truck sa umaga, matagal nga yung green light, wala rin nakakalusot dahil sa dami ng truck.

[chuaed]

its a stupid idea, utterly waste of taxpayers money...

Sir,

magkano po commission niyo diyan?

[vinj]

I pass C-5 Libis almost every night and I prefer the closing of the U-turn slots in the Libis area (as was done in the past month) as it frees up the traffic flow for majority of the vehicles going to Marikina, Q.C. and Cainta. Those that were affected are mainly the ones going to Greenmeadows and Eastwood but the traffic flow from the Ortigas flyover to Eastwood has improved vastly so the time to make a u-turn at the end isnt much of a hassle.

I agree, they should install flood lighting and make use of flourescent paint (reflectors get stolen) in the U-turn slots for the safety of motorists... and please install more pedestrian overpasses on roads where the U-turn slots are implemented.

[caloyski5]

i am for the current u-turn system in libis. i pick my girlfriend up everyday at eastwood from commonwealth qc and traverse the whole stretch of libis. traffic is much faster now and honestly, i dont mind the extra few minutes since tuloy tuloy ang flow. dati kasi u-turn ako before eastwood and swerve dangerously to the back way of eastwood (yung may police station)

however, i have some friends complain that during rush hour, both u-turn slots get clogged because of the volume of vehicles going to marikina and ortigas extension..worse in the ortigas extension u-turn.

maybe a u-turn somewhere in the middle (jollibee intersection) can solve the clogging of both ends

[ess]

The U-TURNS are okay with me.
What annoys me are the damned greedy (mahilig dumiskarte) drivers that hog the u-turn slots.
1. They come from the middle lane and only decide to go to the left lane pag nasa u-turn area na.
2. They make the U-TURN on the outer part of the curve and try to cut off those who queue up properly and make the u-turn on the inner curve.
3. Once they finish the u-turn, they immediately swerve to the right to get to the right most lane. Because of this, drivers who are going straight would not allow u-turners to merge in para hindi sila mag swerve.

[meledson]

In some areas it can be a big hep, in some, its a major pain. I think there sould be a sign board "Beware of Crocs".

If you are approaching a u-turn slot and you do are not suppose to be there - TAKE IT and then pray that the next one is close by.

[Altis6453]

Along Marcos Highway (going to Antipolo), there are simply too many U-turn breaks which allow PUJs and trucks to queue on the leftmost lane. This inevitably congests the highway since these vehicles clog the innermost lane and the next 3 lanes. :mad:

[oldblue]

bali-baligtadin pa din, jeepney saka puv pa din problema! hindi u-turn. kaya nag-lock sa libis dahil sa mga jeepney before eastwood and jeepney before flyover

[vinj]

maybe a u-turn somewhere in the middle (jollibee intersection) can solve the clogging of both ends

Ws thinking of that too... try to open up a lane in the open portion after the Jollibee intersection for cars going back to Libis; at least here it's not that congested as there are no commercial establishments in that portion.

TIP: If you're on the proper lane to make a U-turn and a person does a double on your right side, just go down a little more before making the u-turn apex. ;)

[quiksie]

bali-baligtadin pa din, jeepney saka puv pa din problema! hindi u-turn. kaya nag-lock sa libis dahil sa mga jeepney before eastwood and jeepney before flyover

tama si OB, mga jeep ang problema at mga pedestrian. I wonder kung ano nangyari sa footbridge projects na dapat ilagay sa libis para hindi namagpapatigil ang mga traffic enforcers sa mga tumatawid na pedestrians? May thread din na delikado yun mga tumatawid dito kasi mabibilis ang mga sasakya during wee hours. May hukay na din na ginawa for foot bridges pero wala pa din natatayo.

So far effective naman yun mga uturn slots ngayon compared sa madaming u turn slots dati. Yun lang dulo to dulo ang likuan.

[IMm29]

Well, it depends on the location. The U-turn slots along C5/Libis are a pain in the neck. I also find those on Quezon Ave to be the same problem. And their common denominator - the jeepneys waiting in the wings (outer lanes) and turning at the last minute (executing virtually a left turn just to enter the slot).

[boyT]

It's good because may improvement naman talaga sa travel time. Yung ibang slots, dapat i-adjust kasi masyadong malapit sa corner kaya biglang swerving yung iba.

Yung libis area, medyo malayo talaga ang u-turn pero mukhang mas ok kaysa sa dati na napaka-chaotic lalo na yung malapit sa URC at Ford. Malayo man ito pero yung time and gas consumption ay halos parehas lang.

[Mguy]

We've been complaining day in and day out of the traffic and I believe that the U-turn system is the only solution that made a major effect in the reduction of traffic since the advent of the flyovers.

Of course, it is not a perfect system, but now I can't blame the MMDA for doing nothing to alleviate the traffic in MM. At least it reduced the number of stop lights that will definitely cause traffice jams. You just wished that a lot of drivers would know how to use the u-turns effectively. One major concern is that most drivers turn immediately once they reach the u-turn, thus when they reach the other lane, they have to wait for a break in the oncoming traffic whereas MMDA had already blocked off a lane for the cars managing the u-turn.

I made an illustration which I believe is the wrong way (1) and what should be the proper way (2 & 3). If drivers could do this always, and do it at the proper speed (not slow), I think the u-turns will be more effective.

[sentra98]

Laking tulong ng Uturn slot sa C5. From Kalayaan to Libis,kaya mo ng kunin ng 5-10 mins sa gabi. Though kailangan talaga langyan ng flyover ang kalayaan C5 para wala ng intersection, babagal ng mga truck sa umaga, matagal nga yung green light, wala rin nakakalusot dahil sa dami ng truck.

I pass C-5 Libis almost every night and I prefer the closing of the U-turn slots in the Libis area (as was done in the past month) as it frees up the traffic flow for majority of the vehicles going to Marikina, Q.C. and Cainta. Those that were affected are mainly the ones going to Greenmeadows and Eastwood but the traffic flow from the Ortigas flyover to Eastwood has improved vastly so the time to make a u-turn at the end isnt much of a hassle.

I agree, they should install flood lighting and make use of flourescent paint (reflectors get stolen) in the U-turn slots for the safety of motorists... and please install more pedestrian overpasses on roads where the U-turn slots are implemented.

i am for the current u-turn system in libis. i pick my girlfriend up everyday at eastwood from commonwealth qc and traverse the whole stretch of libis. traffic is much faster now and honestly, i dont mind the extra few minutes since tuloy tuloy ang flow. dati kasi u-turn ako before eastwood and swerve dangerously to the back way of eastwood (yung may police station)

however, i have some friends complain that during rush hour, both u-turn slots get clogged because of the volume of vehicles going to marikina and ortigas extension..worse in the ortigas extension u-turn.

maybe a u-turn somewhere in the middle (jollibee intersection) can solve the clogging of both ends

It's good because may improvement naman talaga sa travel time. Yung ibang slots, dapat i-adjust kasi masyadong malapit sa corner kaya biglang swerving yung iba.

Yung libis area, medyo malayo talaga ang u-turn pero mukhang mas ok kaysa sa dati na napaka-chaotic lalo na yung malapit sa URC at Ford. Malayo man ito pero yung time and gas consumption ay halos parehas lang.

My travel is from Makati all the way to San Mateo, Rizal via Marikina. Before when there were the U-turn. Travel time take me from 1:30 up to 2 hours. Without the U-turn, my travel now is about 1-1:30 hour. Further there is a remarkable savings of fuel as shown in the fuel gauge.