MMDA lightning strikes twice

[nicolodeon]

The MMDA "lightning" struck me twice this weekend. I couldn't decide whether or not this would fall under the Goon Squad HQ section so I just decided to post it here.

Saturday:

I was stopped by an MMDA official at the Ortigas-EDSA stoplight last Saturday. He asked me for the registration and papers of the car that I was driving, which is one of our company vehicles - a blue plated Land Cruiser. He asked me a series of questions e.g where did I come from, who's car is this, etd. I politely told him that it is one of our company vehicles and I just came from the Greenhills shopping complex where I dropped one of our foreign guests to do some shopping and that I was heading back to Makati to return the vehicle. The Q&A portion went for a two minutes or so then I asked him what is the fuss all about. The guy politely told me that they were just on the lookout for hot cars. I politely told him he can call the office to check but he said that it's not necessary since the papers I have seem to be in order. No harm done I guess. He was just doing his job. But I did suffer some form of embarassment since the motorists beside me were straining to look at what was going on.

Sunday
Same spot, the same MMDA flagged me down again. This time, I was driving my own vehicle. He accosted me for "trying to beat the yellow light". I told him that I was not trying to beat it since I was already halfway turning left toward Corinthian gardens when the light turned yellow. After a couple of minutes of...lively discussion, he politely told me that, for next time, I should anticpate when the light would turn yellow so I would not get caught in it whern I'm half-way to a turn. Now, how the heck would I do that huh?

What are the chances of a motorist getting flagged down by the same MMDA official in a matter of two days.

Weird.

[mazdamazda]

Well... at least he didn't pester you for bribe money.

[ILuvDetailing]

After a couple of minutes of...lively discussion, he politely told me that, for next time, I should anticpate when the light would turn yellow so I would not get caught in it whern I'm half-way to a turn. Now, how the heck would I do that huh?

:bwahaha: Sarap batukan, no commons sense

[nicolodeon]

Well... at least he didn't pester you for bribe money.

Honga, buti na lang. Biro mo, umagang-umaga eh (mga 9:30AM) nung Saturday eh bunulaga ako. Nagulat pa ata at Pinoy ang nagmamaneho ng blue plated na Land Cruiser.

Tapos, nung Sunday ng hapon na naman, nagulat sya na ako daw ulit.

[boybi]

how can you anticipate when the lights would turn yellow? lagyan din kaya nila ng timer lahat ng traffic lights gaya ng sa roxas blvd.

[nicolodeon]

Pwede rin yung may timer. At least ma-a-anticipate ng mga motorists kung kaylan mag-ye-yellow yung light.

[akuma]

oo nga... kung gusto nila maanticipate mo yung yellow light... lagayan nila lahat ng timer yung mga stop lights...
parang shot clock sa basketball... hehehe...

[yebo]

there is no such violation as "trying to beat the yellow light"!!!!! the yellow light is suppose to be a warning that the light will turn red, passing thru the intersection while the light is still yellow is not against traffic rules.

[umzzzzz]

my brother suffered the same thing...on the same area!!! (prolly the same freakin policeman with no freakin' brains!!!)...ang pagkakakwento nya sa kin is yellow pa lang yung light, nasa gitna na yung pulis at pinapatigil n sha...as expected, aabutan sha ng red. ang ginawa ni bro, inilagan nya un g pulis...kase yellow pa lang naman ehhh. pagdating on the other side, dun sha pinatigil nung isa pang kasabwat. heller!?!? tama po si sir yebo; "there is no such violation as 'trying to beat the yellow light'!!!!!" hinde naman sha pinatagal kse anak ng isang retired MMDA yung gf nya na kasama nya at that time...natakot siguro...

[nicolodeon]

Yun nga din sinabi ko pero mukhang hindi nya ako naintindihan. Apparently, medyo kulang ata ng orientation or knowledge yung karamihan sa MMDA traffic personnel.

[flakez]

2 times na ko nahuli ng beating the yellow light daw. hahaha. sigawan kami, talagang gusto lang mangurakot kaya nung alam na hindi ako magbibigay pinapaalis na ko.

[GlennSter]

ive been flagged down by mmda (corrupt ones...) in a span of 2 hours.wan on my way and back to my lolo's lamay.

[impulzz]

yang mga mmda dyan sa edsa ortigas dapat ikulong na yan mga yan.

nun minsan papunta ako marikina around 10 pm... 10 PM ha... milagro at may mga MMDA pa dun at ang dami pa... 4th car ako sa left turn lane... yung mga bus sa edsa twice na nag green yung ilaw ng ortigas nakaharang pa rin sa ortigas hindi hinuhuli... nung nag ka space nilusutan agad nung left turn lane yung isang bus kasi green pa... pag lusot nung 3rd car yellow then red na... lane lang namin ang nabawasan ng 3 cars the other lanes never moved... eto maganda the 3rd car was flagged down. ako stop agad since alam ko modus operandi nila dun.

nung nag go na ulit sa amin sakto pag andar ko nagtatalo pa sila, mmda at 3rd car. tinabihan ko yung 3rd car sinigawan ko yng isa pang mmda na kakatawid lang "Baket yung bus di nyo hinuhuli? obstuction yun at yellow box... tapos di mana lang nyo ayusin traffic gabi na ah... nagaabang lang kayo ng kwakwartahan"

the mmda guy just looked at me and walked to their outpost parang walang narinig... shouted at the driver of the flagged down car... wag mo bibigay DL mo, idemanda mo pag pinilit... now his mmda walked away... di ko alam kung nilagyan nya o nahiya yung mmda...

those guys in that area really make a lot of money on private motorists... and turn blind when it comes to PUVS...

CHAIRMAN FERNANDO ANO NA BA NANGYAYARI SA MGA BATA MO????!!!!!!!!! 10PM NA NUN PERO KOTONG PA RIN!!!!!!

[chase]

ayun pala violation ko kaya ako hinabol! beating the YELLOW light!!!

ang gagaling tlga! grabe!

[NightRock]

"Yellow Light".... na dale din ako dyan nakipag sigawan ako sa MMDA at may Pulis pang kasama sa tapat ng Heritage hotel papunta sa Baclaran.. inabot ako ng Yellow sa Gitna kasi nag trapik... kinukuha lisensya. bumaba ako at sabi ko.. pano ko mamalalaman kung mag Yellow na yan wala naman Timer di tulad sa Roxas Blv.. sabi ba naman "di tingnan mo"... gago talaga sabi ko.. At kung mabanga ko nasa unahan ko tulad nyan bigla nag trapik..alangan naman umatras ako dami na kotse sa likod ko.. Bugok talaga.

[erict]

last saturday meron ding MMDA na nagpapapahinto sa akin along EDSA/Balintawak papasok ng NLEX, ang ginawa ko hindi ko sya hinintuan dahil alam kong mangongotong lang sya dahil wala naman akong nilabag na batas trapiko. kasi along EDSA/Balintawak yung clover leaf doon papasok sa NLEX 2 lanes yon eh sa right side lane meron mga bus (PUV) na nagbababa/nagsasakay eh di syempre pwede mo naman silang i-overtake dahil merong isang available na lane. kaya pag overtake nagsignal ako ng right turn, ayun nakita ako ng MMDA kotong cops...ginawa ko humarurot na lang ako dahil dapat ang hulihin nila eh yung mga PUV doon at hindi ako. tama ba?

[van_wilder]

what are the chances? mataas ang chances mo since christmas season na naman... buwaya season nanaman eh...

[nugundam93]

sarap batukan yung mmda for the 2nd reason. heheheh...

[ghosthunter]

Sunday
Same spot, the same MMDA flagged me down again. This time, I was driving my own vehicle. He accosted me for "trying to beat the yellow light". I told him that I was not trying to beat it since I was already halfway turning left toward Corinthian gardens when the light turned yellow. After a couple of minutes of...lively discussion, he politely told me that, for next time, I should anticpate when the light would turn yellow so I would not get caught in it whern I'm half-way to a turn. Now, how the heck would I do that huh?

What are the chances of a motorist getting flagged down by the same MMDA official in a matter of two days.

Weird.

not weird... its a MMDA hot spot where they catch a LOT of motorist whenever the light turns yellow and you are still in the yellow box. I was in the yellow box when the yellow light came. They tried to flag me down, I just drove on.

[oldblue]

The MMDA "lightning" struck me twice this weekend. I couldn't decide whether or not this would fall under the Goon Squad HQ section so I just decided to post it here.


What are the chances of a motorist getting flagged down by the same MMDA official in a matter of two days.

Weird.

errr serendipity