Kotong Trap: Quezon Ave ibabaw [above EDSA underpass]

[OTEP]

This is the side going to Elliptical road.

If you are not passing by the underpass and you take the street-level road on its side, there will be a center divider marked PUBLIC VEHICLES and PRIVATE VEHICLES. If you go into the side marked PUBLIC VEHICLES (wala naman kasing nakalagay na ONLY, besides this side is the better side if you intend to make a U-turn to face EDSA northbound) may enforcer na nagtatago dun sa kaduluduluhan. Out of sight when you enter the area because of the crest in the road, you have no escape because of the pink fences. Huli ka. I've been observing this for the past few days now.

First off, I think the rule is stupid. The public vehicles just drive into whatever lanes they choose and are not apprehended. What's the point of the fenced area if the road ends up in the same place, too (EDSA) and the jeepneys still block the 'PRIVATE' side of the road to load on passengers.

Secondly, if private vehicles are not allowed in the area, why are the enforcers not actually enforcing traffic rules and directing vehicles into their correct lanes? Nagtatago pa sila dun sa dulo. Halatang kotong bopols lang ang mga ito (at least 3 sila).

Ingat kayo mga peeps. Kala ko dati, Elliptical/Commonwealth ang kotong point sa area na ito, ngayon dalawa na pala.

[seonadancing]

I don't pass by that side kasi parati traffic with all the jeeps loading and unloading there. Malas naman kung naipit ka na huhuliin ka pa.

[skyglider]

sa kabilang side meron din yata. from Q Ave going to EDSA. Ingat lang!

[afrasay]

Last Wednesday around 9:30pm along Quezon ave. eastbound approaching Edsa I was flagged down by an MMDA enforcer, actually there were 6 of them on that center island. My violation, I was on the PublicUV lane daw. This was the innermost lane near the railing of the underpass. I should have been on the rightmost daw. Well I told them that there was no sign which the officer (courteous naman) told me there was, nasa overhead like sa expressway. Sabi ko panu makikita eh wala naman ilaw yun sign and only someone on a helicopter can see it clearly since our headlight won't be able to shine a decent light on it. So while explaining my cause, I look on the other lane and saw a taxi use the supposively private lane. I called the attention of the officer but what he said woke up my half asleep passenger (Tess). Sabi ng officer, "eh sir yun taxi semi privete yun". To which Tess replied, "anung sabi mo? ulitin mo nga." ...well in short the poor MMDA guy got a lesson from my wife. Sabi niya, "hindi mo ba alam na there are 4 colors ng plate, white-private, red-government, blue-diplomat and yellow-public, anung kulay ng semi-private? Wala siya masabi so tignan nalang daw niya yun license ko. Sabi ni Tess ulit, "wag mong kukunin ha!". I held my license tightly as I show it to him, them sabi ng officer, "ingat nalang kayo sa susunod..."

So mga peeps ingat kayo dun. Para daw hindi mag traffic kaya ganun, eh 9:30pm na at wala naman traffic...and 6 sila dun na walang ginagawa.

[nugundam93]

kainis yang mga yan. pag westbound ka naman from quezon ave going to edsa, yung mga PUV naman eh walang pakialam makaharang sa inner lane na supposedly private cars, di naman nila hinuhuli. mga bwiset sila. grrrrrrrrrrrr!

[afrasay]

Last Wednesday around 9:30pm along Quezon ave. eastbound approaching Edsa I was flagged down by an MMDA enforcer, actually there were 6 of them on that center island. My violation, I was on the PublicUV lane daw. This was the innermost lane near the railing of the underpass. I should have been on the rightmost daw. Well I told them that there was no sign which the officer (courteous naman) told me there was, nasa overhead like sa expressway. Sabi ko panu makikita eh wala naman ilaw yun sign and only someone on a helicopter can see it clearly since our headlight won't be able to shine a decent light on it. So while explaining my cause, I look on the other lane and saw a taxi use the supposively private lane. I called the attention of the officer but what he said woke up my half asleep passenger (Tess). Sabi ng officer, "eh sir yun taxi semi private yun". To which Tess replied, "anung sabi mo? ulitin mo nga." ...well in short the poor MMDA guy got a lesson from my wife. Sabi niya, "hindi mo ba alam na there are 4 colors ng plate, white-private, red-government, blue-diplomat and yellow-public, anung kulay ng semi-private? Wala siya masabi so tignan nalang daw niya yun license ko. Sabi ni Tess ulit, "wag mong kukunin ha!". I held my license tightly as I show it to him, them sabi ng officer, "ingat nalang kayo sa susunod..."

So mga peeps ingat kayo dun. Para daw hindi mag traffic kaya ganun, eh 9:30pm na at wala naman traffic...and 6 sila dun na walang ginagawa.

[afrasay]

mods,
paki merge sa existing topic "kotong trap..." by otep. was gonna delete the thread pero may nag reply na. thanks.

[oldblue]

yun sa edsa-buendia southbound ganyan na din ata. pansinin nyo yun sign buses yun sa right (pa-right ng buendia), private vehicles are trooping sa left. may nakasabay ako sa right side, pero nakasignal sila sa buendia. good thing
alisto ako at bigla ko naikabig sa lane kung saan nanggaling yun fort overpass. ready na yun MMDA sa dulo.

[pepengtom]

nahuli na ko diyan before. swerte nila good mood ako that time.

[Horsepower]

Nahuli na rin ako dyan, binigyan lang ako ng warning

[OTEP]

Nahuli din ang pinsan ko diyan. Yung MMDA ang binigyan niya ng warning.

[chain]

was caught there one time. same violation.. got a warning because i didn't want to give them my license.

[russpogi]

... I called the attention of the officer but what he said woke up my half asleep passenger (Tess). Sabi ng officer, "eh sir yun taxi semi privete yun". To which Tess replied, "anung sabi mo? ulitin mo nga." ...well in short the poor MMDA guy got a lesson from my wife. Sabi niya, "hindi mo ba alam na there are 4 colors ng plate, white-private, red-government, blue-diplomat and yellow-public, anung kulay ng semi-private? Wala siya masabi so tignan nalang daw niya yun license ko. Sabi ni Tess ulit, "wag mong kukunin ha!". I held my license tightly as I show it to him, them sabi ng officer, "ingat nalang kayo sa susunod..."...

Nyahahaha!!!! Nakatikim ng malupit kay ma'am Tess!!!

[badsekktor]

nabubwisit talaga ako sa lane segregation na yan! alam ko kaya nga nagkaroon ng lane segregation eh para yun mga PUV eh hindi pumunta sa mga lane ng private vehicles dahil sila talaga ang major cause ng traffic tapos nag-evolve na to at naging butas para makotongan ang mga private vehicle owners since wala sila mahita sa mga PUV drivers.... tsk tsk tsk..... ingat na rin kayo sa mga intersections na may stoplight.... minsan kasi trap na rin yan lalo na pag yun enforcer eh wala dun sa intersection

[Bry]

Just wondering..... Yung hotel service ba considered public? The plate is half-green and half-yellow.

[coiter]

meron nga pong sign yun but you'd only see it once you turn right. syempre pagandun ka na sa puv lane, la ka nang magagawa kundi umikot uli. medyo matagal na tong segregation na to but if you're not familiar with the place talagang malilito ka. at sobrang engot ng nakaisip nun kasi bakit ka maglalagay ng puv lane sa center/inner most lane???! e di kung humaba pila ng puv's syempre matatakpan yung private lane. plus, matatrapik lalo yung mga private kasi may mga pasaherong tumatawid papuntang sakayan.

[totoybato]

Just wondering..... Yung hotel service ba considered public? The plate is half-green and half-yellow.

public siguro, kasi for hire pa din naman yan e,

[brynlops]

bout lane segregation: ako naman 3weeks ago sa makati. galing ako ayala ave tapos labas ako edsa, papunta ako dusit nun syempre ang instinct mu sa outer lane kana kasi mag right na sa dusit, yun, bus route pala napasukan ko. huli.. pero ang grabe 630am pa lang nun..

[lma1911]

Parang Kelan lang isa sa mga thread thanking the MMDA group na naka post dun sa area Q. Ave and Edsa apparently the group help the said motorist during heavy downpour, ngayon naman reklamo na on all sides at from different people pa. Nahuli na rin ako dati sa lugar na yun same violation from Hi top I'll be going North Sana kaya lang mahigpit yung MMDA na naka post dun sa dulo hindi nag patawad asking for 200 pesos nandun daw kasi si captain? (Pulis ba or MMDA Captain?) We settled at 100 pesos. I know it's wrong to bribe this kind of people pero sya yung naghingi. Saka with that kind of violation I think may pag kukulang din yung mga authority sa pag lalagay ng warning and there's exception nga dahil yung mga public vehilches kahit saan dumaan.
Sana mag karoon nga ng entrapment sa mga yan. Sana rin pag bawal na ng MMDA yung pag lalagay ng ballpen sa pocket ng polo nila I couldn't read the name ot that guy post ko sana yung name dito sa thread...

[XTO]

yan ang mga signs na malapit na ang christmas.

kung ano anong mga palabok iniimbento nila.