Useless Stoplights

[FrankDrebin]

Sa A. Bonifacio QC (Northbound) after the old San Miguel(?) factory and C3 intersection, useless na ang stoplight na ito dahil yung street na perpendicular nito ay matagal ng ginawang one way. Ginagawang milking cow ng mga QC yellow boys.

[zero]

useless stoplights also along Quezon Ave. due to the u-turns of mmda.

[Picard]

Useless ang stoplight sa minor roads sa sampaloc along dapitan, mayon, maceda etc dahil hindi sinusunod ng mga hinayupak na mga jeep at mga tricycle.

[mbeige]

Useless yung mga walang sensor dahil kahit walang dumadaan stop pa rin. Dito sa US lahat halos may sensor sa ilalim ng asphalt kaya pag may sasakyan, they can sense it and will let them pass pag walang tumatawid.

[Gumusut_Amige]

dapat disable na nila yan! saka lang may papansin siguro kung may mangyayaring di maganda....

[Jun aka Pekto]

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[mazdamazda]

Sa A. Bonifacio QC (Northbound) after the old San Miguel(?) factory and C3 intersection, useless na ang stoplight na ito dahil yung street na perpendicular nito ay matagal ng ginawang one way. Ginagawang milking cow ng mga QC yellow boys.

Para sa pedestrian yung stoplight na yun.

[IMm29]

The stoplights which were once for intersections that were since closed and replaced by U-turn slots are, to me, more dangerous. Vehicular traffic will most likely not slow down or stop since many know that the intersection has been closed to traffic. And with the pedestrian not having the right of way in the Philippines, many will go through such lights with more fear of being bumped from behind instead. Stoplights along c5 are like these. Other stoplights like on Quezon Ave are confusing. There is no intersection anymore, there is no provision for a pedestrian crossing, yet the stoplight still functions as if any of these two are still present.

To rid us of all the confusion, I would rather the cities make use of their stoplights - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some cities turn them off at night. Which to me, is more dangerous, since every one will now force on each other each one's right of way. And many night time drivers have less logic and reasoning skills at this time of the day. Now, these same cities should no longer make use of these stoplights if the intersection has been closed and replaced by U-turn slots. For pedestrian traffic, over/under passes should be built/used. If it cannot be helped, then clearer signages and stoplights specifically for pedestrian purposes should be used and enforced. Again, information dissemination and enforcement are key.

[j_avonni]

They're waste of electricity.

[FrankDrebin]

Para sa pedestrian yung stoplight na yun.

Wala yatang pedestrian lane doon M2.

Isa pang useless, sa Paco Train Station. Pedestrian lane stoplight pero walang pedestrians na tumatawid kasi matagal nang sarado ang train station na iyon.

[shadow]

come to think of it, hinde ba useless lahat ng stoplight dito sa atin, hinde naman sinusunod ng mga PUVs hehhe

[CVT]

come to think of it, hinde ba useless lahat ng stoplight dito sa atin, hinde naman sinusunod ng mga PUVs hehhe

Oo nga, they appear to be just intended for suggestion. Tapos ang mga pulis, nakatago sa likod ng poste para sa mga ugak(at minalas) na nag-cross on a red light.... Hay naku, ugak at buwaya,- paktay na!

:starwars:

[wrcastro_ph]

Sa A. Bonifacio QC (Northbound) after the old San Miguel(?) factory and C3 intersection, useless na ang stoplight na ito dahil yung street na perpendicular nito ay matagal ng ginawang one way. Ginagawang milking cow ng mga QC yellow boys.

Tama ka. madalas ako dumaan dyan pag weekend. Ang problema dyan, wala na ngang silbi yung stoplight pero pag tumawid ng naka RED ay huli ka ng mga BUYAWA....!!! Ingat lang kayo dyan sa A. Bonifacio na yan.

[IMm29]

come to think of it, hinde ba useless lahat ng stoplight dito sa atin, hinde naman sinusunod ng mga PUVs hehhe

yeah, PUVs see stoplights as guides or mere suggestions. they see the red light, the look around and see that the road is clear, and they make a run for it. to them, there is no absolute stop. what's worse is, the people supposed to enforce traffic rules and regulations allow them to do it. with the way that they acknowledge these lawbreakers, they're either friends with them or even closer.

the stoplight at amorsolo cor herrera is also a prime example of double standard law enforcement. cops will wait for you to beat the red light and apprehend you near pharaoh and mcdonalds. but they will allow jeeps to swerve from the right most lane, turn left while the light is red.

[bratski]

AFAIK, the reason why these cops turned a blind eye everytime these puv's beat the red light or any other violation is because may "daily/weekly allowance" sila from these puv's. Most places ganito talaga nangyayari, cops will only apprehend private vehicles or selective apprehension.Syempre manghuhuli nalang sila dun na sa mas may pera hindi barya hehehe. OO nga pala, there is a violation of beating the red light, but is there a violation of beating the yellow light?assuming nakatawid ka na bago mag red?

[afrasay]

pasensiya na di na ako nag backread. yun sa quezon ave-edsa intersection useless yun u-turn slot kasi may underpass (q.ave) and flyover (edsa) naman. dapat stoplight nalang kinabit.

[IMm29]

pasensiya na di na ako nag backread. yun sa quezon ave-edsa intersection useless yun u-turn slot kasi may underpass (q.ave) and flyover (edsa) naman. dapat stoplight nalang kinabit.

+1.

these are the instances where i think that the U-turn slots did more harm than good. the slot on the soutbound lane is a bottleneck at any time of the day. why? well jeeps swerve from the right side of the lane to make the U-turn at the last possible moment. cars coming from the north wanting to go past the slot have to swerve from left to right to avoid these jeeps. and there's a(n inutile) MMDA traffic enforcer at that slot during rush hours just standing there, doing nothing.

[evs_13]

sa laspinas, madaming useless na traffic light dito...