Gov’t urged to lift ‘coding’

[HardCharger]

taasan ng tax. that way,only people who know what they are doing would keep such vehicles(specially the w123 and VW lovers like me). i wonder how they do it in japan and other countries though...lets face it,theres just too much derelict cars running in our streets...

Taxes or higher registration (to a point), I believe, is how some countries would deal with older but still good running vehicles.

In Japan, they are required to phase out older vehicles hence all the surplus and Subic vehicles we have here.

Just get rid of the derelict vehicles and would definitely help ease traffic

[morrissey_05]

or taasan yung registration fees. thats not going to sit well with vintage car owners hehe

other suggestions:

- make age eligibility for drivers license form 21 to 60.
- get rid of those horrendous "owner-type" jeeps.
- develop a really good mass transit system, not like the MRT on EDSA.
- get rid of jeepneys and trikes, but this is really wishful thinking.

[morrissey_05]

double post

[pitbullz]

i have a german friend and he said that cars beyond a certain age (5yrs ata) will have to get tested every year for registration. suspension etc should be sound and well...if they found something,you would have to fix it before they give you the sticker. fixing stuff is expensive there. so buying a new car is much better. dito lalagyan na lang yun taga stencil o kung sinong bugoy hay nako...kailan kaya tayo aasenso?

tama yun sinabi nun isa na bawasan yun jeepney. sa hapon at gabi naman hindi sila napupuno,istorbo lang sila sa daan. bastos pa mga PU inang mga yan...as for the pedicabs at tricycle at kuligligs...wala naman ngipin ang batas natin eh. since wala silang magagatasan sa mga yan hinahayaan na lang nila. lets face the painful facts na lang. we live in the Philippines,where the law is just a suggestion ika nga ni PLDT.com tangapin na lang natin na ang mga mambabatas natin at tagapagpatupad nito walang iniisip kundi sarili nila...wake up,Philippines...

[coiter]

i do think may effect pa rin ang color coding. just compare the traffic on coding days and saturdays. may difference pa rin. and i really have doubts that a majority actually bought "coding cars" to the point na wala nang effect ang coding. if ever, sa 20% na affected ng coding per day, i don't think na aabot ng 50% of those have the capacity to buy and maintain another car. so at best may reduction of 10% pa rin sa daan. it's still better than nothing.

anyway, syempre we all base it on personal observations and assumptions. the best is still to come up with actual figures to justify any moves. this is actually the response of the MMDA. make a study, show the figures, then let's do something. pero sa ngayon, status quo na lang.

btw, i do observe the coding scheme and commute once a week just to contribute a little.

[mbeige]

A vehicle safety inspection that cannot be bribed should suffice to see whether 20+ year old cars are roadworthy or not. Commercial vehicles must not be exempt, those are the most notorious for abused vehicles.

Regarding coding, I could sympathize with those who have only one car and have to commute on their coding day (but that also saves $ anyway). However, technically speaking the coding scheme was done in an attempt to resolve overpopulated roadways that the government could not properly fix. Since there are less cars now, logic states that the coding scheme should be lifted as it no longer serves its dutiful purpose.

One other problem that may sidetrack the thread, is the amount of public vehicles that have very few passengers. It's just way too much, takes up valuable space other private cars could use, and makes it harder to deal with (ignorant drivers). However with the increased fuel prices more people commute now, so that possibly helps offset that argument that the PUV's take up too much space and carry so little.

[puroy]

wish ko lang:

- may jeep, tricycle, pedicab (also with motor), motorcycle ban 9pm till 5am the next day. para smooth sailing pauwi.
- wag ng tanggalin yung number coding. tama yung iba, less traffic = good FC.
- gawing 4 lanes lahat ng roads.

[puroy]

double post...

[pitbullz]

mga jeep na walang laman hindi lang sayang sa space,istorbo pa sila dahil maghihintay ng pasahero ang mga bastos na yan just look at the buendia/pasong tamo and pasongtamo/MCS/walter mart area...and mantrade na din. habang di natin kaya ayusin ang mga bastos na yan lalo na yun mga pedicabs at trucycles na yan,walang asenso ang kawawa nating bansa. proper flow of traffic na nga lang hindi pa kayang ipatupad,pagasenso pa ba ng bayan? this is fast becoming a no man's land or jolog country where the jolog is supreme! kadyot lang kadyot lang kailangan pa ba imemorize yan? wowowee!

[shadow]

i have a german friend and he said that cars beyond a certain age (5yrs ata) will have to get tested every year for registration. suspension etc should be sound and well...if they found something,you would have to fix it before they give you the sticker. fixing stuff is expensive there. so buying a new car is much better. dito lalagyan na lang yun taga stencil o kung sinong bugoy hay nako...kailan kaya tayo aasenso?

tama yun sinabi nun isa na bawasan yun jeepney. sa hapon at gabi naman hindi sila napupuno,istorbo lang sila sa daan. bastos pa mga PU inang mga yan...as for the pedicabs at tricycle at kuligligs...wala naman ngipin ang batas natin eh. since wala silang magagatasan sa mga yan hinahayaan na lang nila. lets face the painful facts na lang. we live in the Philippines,where the law is just a suggestion ika nga ni PLDT.com tangapin na lang natin na ang mga mambabatas natin at tagapagpatupad nito walang iniisip kundi sarili nila...wake up,Philippines...

meron naman tayo checklist pag nagprehistro kaso di na ginagawa basta check na lang ng check...hehehe

bawasan lang mga PUJ, tapos na ang problema natin sa traffic

[m777]

hmmm. if the government will lift coding, will the makati government oblige?

i dont think so.. may sariling government ang makati eh. it even has its own traffic rules which cant be seen on other cities. sabi nga ni binay.. "Makati, Mahalin natin, Akin Ito". Kaya nga "B" ang logo ng makati instead of M.

[redshift]

The UVVRP just shows the inability of the government to really govern. Since it cant seem to discipline everyone, they just decided to put strict rules on the most 'governable', i.e., the private motorist.

[bisor]

i dont think so.. may sariling government ang makati eh. it even has its own traffic rules which cant be seen on other cities. sabi nga ni binay.. "Makati, Mahalin natin, Akin Ito". Kaya nga "B" ang logo ng makati instead of M.

honestly vulnerable kasi ang makati area sa labis na traffic dahil halos karamihan ng dumadaan sa EDSA eh dun dumadaan..tska karamihan ay dun nagtratrabaho at nagnenegosyo

[ans_lim168]

I think coding should stay for a while...I agree with pitbullz...bawasan ang mga jeepney...most of the time ang konti lang ng mga passengers tapos papara ng alanganin para mag pickup ng pasahero....same goes with the buses...actually with the registration process alone I think our traffic would be solved if the emission test and road worthiness are in full effect...half of these vehicles would not pass the inspection.

[pitbullz]

uy. sjcs ka pala. anong batch mo hehehe

shadow: ows? antagal tagal ko na nagmamaneho pero di ko napansin na may checklist pala kapag nagpaparehistro hehehe sguro dahil hindi nga talaga ginagawa kaya hindi ko namalayan alam ko lang ay yun emmision testing na moro moro lang at yun lintek na TPL na walang kwenta hay nako. hindi talaga natin kaya ma implement mga laws natin...

unahin na ang pedicabs,then tricycle,tapos jeep and finally mga bastos na bus drivers

[HardCharger]

Another suggestion that would help.

Get rid of half the buses running around.

They're hardly full anyways and those that are are TOO FULL!

Remember when they cracked down on colorum buses? Traffic was so light for a few weeks after that.

If you look at EDSA right now, most of the jams and choke points are caused by buses. I'm sure it's pretty much the same elsewhere.

Once you get rid of half the buses, educate the remaining drivers further. That will hopefully solve the problem.

Same can be said of PUJs I reckon.

Time to wake up for me though as this is the Philippines and I doubt if me or my kids will see this happen in our lifetimes.

[pitbullz]

i totally agree with that...

just look at guadalupe and balintawak...as usual ningas cogon lang yan eh...

isa pang nakaka inis ay yun mga trucks...9am yun window period nila pero 8:30 pa lang andami na nila sa san marcelino etc

i dont imagine myself raising my kids here in the philippines...at least that not what i want to.