Another MMDA initiative (I support this one)

[hagiber]

Get old vehicles off the road--MMDA
Updated 02:16am (Mla time) Jan 12, 2005
By Inquirer News Service

AS A WAY to ensure safety and decongest Metro Manila's roads, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Tuesday gave a final warning to transport operators to get rid of their old and dilapidated vehicles.

MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando said the agency had begun apprehending drivers of these vehicles which have “no right to ply the roads."

According to the MMDA chief, 10,000 of the metropolis' 50,000 buses are in bad shape.

"We will immediately impound the offending vehicles," Fernando stressed, adding that the MMDA also has the power to suspend and revoke the franchise of recalcitrant operators.

Fernando said telltale signs of dilapidated vehicles include smoke belching, defective doors and windows, and paint that has peeled off.

The agency had fined operators for failing to repair defective doors, broken center bolts, misaligned bodies, broken windows and damaged windshields.

Fernando stressed that transport operators who refuse to fix or get rid of their dilapidated vehicles would face suspension and eventual cancellation of their franchise. Margaux C. Ortiz

[bardigones]

another ningas-cogon in the making?

pero i support this one.

[PLANET odyssey]

go go go chairman!

[ssaloon]

give it a month or two, titigil din ang panghuhuli niyan.

[artpogi]

I hope it's not all saliva this time, hmmm... probably wishful thinking in my part

[the_wildthing]

Sana totoo...

E sa labas lang naman nila tinitingnan. Have you taken a bus lately? All seats are designed for children under four feet. Sorry ka na lang pag medyo mataba ang katabi mo, kalahati na lang ng puwet mo ang nakaupo. At sorry rin kung matangkad ka. Sakit ng tuhod mo kasi hindi kasya.

And seat sizes assume that your butt width is the same as your torso. Di nila kinonsider na may braso ka, at usually men have larger torsos.

The way I understand it meron dapat seats for the disabled. Good luck if you can find it.

Maybe 2 out of 5 buses have really bad airconditioning - either tumutulo sa seat, or pag tanghali hindi nakakalamig ng bus. Tapos puno pa ng tao pati aisle. Pano pa makakaya ng aircon?

Dapat magkaroon ng bus line na sweldohan ang drivers, walang konduktor, designated bus stops, may schedule at puwede ang MRT/LRT card. Kahit mas mahal ng konti basta kumportable ang upo.

[bilog]

just implement it... :hippie:

[empy]

ang daming mga initiatives nitong si fernando...tatakbo siguro ito next election, no?

[need4speed]

i like...

[roninblade]

ang daming mga initiatives nitong si fernando...tatakbo siguro ito next election, no?

hehehe. most probably. pero ok itong latest initiative nya; the operators really do need to take care of their vehicles properly.

[mikaztro]

A good iinitiative. I hope it doesn't gather dust thru time. We support you Chairman Fernando.

[theveed]

True true... lahat ng batas ng pinas (sa libro) ok sana and strict, wala din naman nagiimplement at nadadaan sa lagay/redtape wala din... mga taxi na fiberglass corolla dapat mawala talaga, kakatakot sakyan.

[flakez]

sana matupad to.

pero mauubos ang bus na byaheng dasma - ayala. nyahahaha. lahat bulok bulok talaga. may katabi ka pang ipis at amoy nasusunog na goma.

[fedski]

ang bad trip pa dyan yung puno ang ang bus, tas siksik padin ng siksik ang tao, sbrang sugapa ang mga conductor, dapat may law nadin para dyan.. kasi prone to accident yan.

[Djerms]

Yes. This way, they may also be able to prevent accidents caused by poor maintenance of these PUVs

[benchph1]

i also see a lot of dilapidated private vehicles. sana hulihin din nila yun

[silhouette]

i support this. matagal na dapat yan. and dapat pati private isama!
sana lang wag matulog ang batas...gzzzzz...

[kiper]

Sa wakas! Nakakatakot sumakay jan..subukan nyo. Kahit nasa 60kph lang ung takbo nila, masgugustuhin niyo pang tumalon na lang sa bus..hehe

Dati, muntikan na rin ako banggain ng mga yan. Sobrang galing magswerve..kinut ako, from the most innermost lane of Elliptical Road (which have 8 lanes) they will do a 70 degree swerve..nakhampucha. Kundi pa ko napakabig bigla, kabit sigurado ang front left ng auto ko.

[flakez]

tama kahit hindi bus, basta lahat ng bulok bulok nasasakyan. pati ung mga jeep na sira-sira na. kasi sila ung mga walang takot na mabangga e. hindi kasi sila lugi. hehehe.

[me_jake13]

Good move by BF! He should get rid of those public vehicles that cause our roads to clog up.