Stupid Pedestrians

**cynder** · July 11th, 2007 02:18 AM

Yesteday I was traversing along Edsa sa may Pasay MRT. Talaga nga yatang wala ng pag asa ang mga pinoy coz instead of using yung deisgnated overpass eh nakikipapatintero sa mga dumadaan. Ang nakaka inis eh merong sign na bawal tumawid with matching MMDA enforcer pa. Hay..

PANAWAGAN KO SA MGA BAGONG SENATOR AT CONGRESSMAN.

Dapat I SOLIDIFY yung law na kung saan pag NAKASAGASA ka sa di dapat tawiran walang sagutin yung driver because to begin with di dapat nandun yung bobong pedestrian. Our government wastes millions of pesos sa mga overpass and underpass yet di naman ginagamit. It's unacceptable na masira
ang buhay ng kawawang driver dahil lang sa katangahan ng iilan.

Aside for PASAY MRT, example din yung BACLARAN hay

**Lucius** · July 11th, 2007 02:22 AM

Nako daming ganyan. Lalo na ung mga footbridge na ginawa nila, ung mga walang pinagaralan na mga tao na yan tawid pa din ng tawid. Tapos pag bubusinahan mo tingin pa sayo then mag-make face tapos kung ano ano sasabihin. Dati may na-encounter ako ganyan din binusinahan ko ng binusinahan. Di marunong mag-basa may tagalog translation naman.

Yup sana nga may law na ganun.

**cynder** · July 11th, 2007 03:08 AM

I have this friend nakatama ng Fish cracker vendor sa loob mismo ng Coastal Road Expressway. It does not make sense na pagbayarin sya ng hospital bill etc since to begin with PEDESTRIANS are PROHIBITED INSIDE AN EXPRESSWAY. The point is walang masasagaan kung wala cya dun and besides CYA YUNG DAPAT KASUHAN NG JAYWALKING OR EVEN TRESPASSIng for that matter

Hay, Damn those stupid pedestrian. One more thing yung signage ng MMDA na "WALANG TAWIRAN NAKAMAMATAY" should be changed to "WALANG TAWIRAN NAKAMAMATAY: PAG NASAGASAAN WALANG SAGUTIN ANG NAKASAGASA". Nakakaasar kasi eh.

**fastlane** · July 11th, 2007 03:25 AM

Nakakainis nga yung mga pedestrians na yan. I agree na stupid nga yang mga ganyang tao, pero we still have to drive defensively. IMO, nobody deserves to die no matter how stupid they are. We need to make it a point that we are not endangering people or even animals when we are driving (even if they are the ones putting themselves in danger). Konting pasensya lang dahil ang buhay ng tao hindi napapalitan. Peace.

**chua_riwap** · July 11th, 2007 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by cynder

Yesteday I was traversing along Edsa sa may Pasay MRT. Talaga nga yatang wala ng pag asa ang mga pinoy coz instead of using yung deisgnated overpass eh nakikipapatintero sa mga dumadaan. Ang nakaka inis eh merong sign na bawal tumawid with matching MMDA enforcer pa. Hay..

Aside for PASAY MRT, example din yung BACLARAN hay

Nakasulat nga roon......"Bawal tumawid. Nakamamatay!" (in bright pink boards) Kaso wala rin, no pansin yung mga engot na natawid.

Pero dapat pinapansin din ito ng mga MMDA enforcers eh. Hulihin nila yung mga natawid. Parang walang nakita! At mas abala sila sa mg bibiktimahing motorista.

**kuyapete** · July 11th, 2007 07:34 AM

i so totally agree with your sentiments, nakakainis nga talaga. kadalasan, sila pa ung feeling may karapatan tumawid dahil sinenyasan ka nang dadaan siya.

i dont think the problem is the lack of pedestrian overpasses or the abundance of it, kung kulang, sa kalye, tumatawid, kung sobra, ginagawang pwesto ng mga vendors, either way, its bad for the citizens. IMHO, education is the root and the solution to all our problems. sana bigyang priority ito ng MMDA, also, stiffer penalties to all offenders.

**ozcity** · July 11th, 2007 08:19 AM

hindi ba dati meron fine ang mga jaywalkers?...dapat ibalik ito...let say 50pesos per person..malamang papansinin yan ng mmda..ehehhe

**falken** · July 11th, 2007 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by ozcity

hindi ba dati meron fine ang mga jaywalkers?...dapat ibalik ito...let say 50pesos per person..malamang papansinin yan ng mmda..ehehhe

Gawin nilang P10,000 or 6 mos. imprisonment (with no exemptions) ang fine, tignan natin kung may mag jaywalk pa.

**mbeige** · July 11th, 2007 11:34 AM

Problem is lack of education. If people cannot read or write, they cannot follow any laws/regulations since they cannot read or comprehend them in the first place. Nakakainis, pero ganyan talaga sa mahirap na bansa.

Just let them pass, just be more careful and vigilant. Be safe.

**IMm29** · July 11th, 2007 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by mbeige

Problem is lack of education. If people cannot read or write, they cannot follow any laws/regulations since they cannot read or comprehend them in the first place. Nakakainis, pero ganyan talaga sa mahirap na bansa.

Just let them pass, just be more careful and vigilant. Be safe.

Yeah bro, ganito na nga lang yung nangyayari. An instructor at a Driving Seminar told the class that the Right to Life supercedes the Right of Way. It's just so unfortunate and frustrating that so many pedestrians apply this in the wrong way that they foolishly endanger themselves on purpose.

There's got to be better enforcement as well. Just like motorists in Subic, who get a shock when they commit a violation while in SBMA, whereas in Metro Manila they get away with such on a regular basis, pedestrians, whether they cannot read or write, will be hesitant to cross a street when they see fellow pedestrians being apprehended for jaywalking. Whether or not they eventually change their ways is up to them, but for the not-so-hard-headed, they'll probably change. The P10K fine mentioned above would be an interesting deterrent...