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View Poll Results: should the MMDA's Traffic Coding Scheme be removed permanently?

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    4 7.27%
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  1. Join Date
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    #41
    Question:should the MMDA's Traffic Coding Scheme be removed permanently?


    answer:YES, remove it permanetly

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    #42
    Quote Originally Posted by flagg View Post
    Does anyone realize na a new source of income has to be devised if the Coding system is abolished?
    if color coding is abolished, the apprehension rate per day will increase proportional to a larger volume of cars on the road.

    best source of income eto sa kanila

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    #43
    a lot of us have back up cars so parang minor effect ito... plus di naman problema ung maraming private cars eh... ung problem ung pagdisiplina sa mga public transports....

    madalas kaya trapik hindi naman dahil volume ng kotse kundi sa may kanto nagkukumpulan ung mga bus, jeep, taxis, etc.

    mali ung coding scheme... wrong law for the wrong problem.


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    #44
    Dapat na i-review talaga nila kung ok pa ba yung scheme. Dapat ang tutukan talaga ay yung kumpulan sa mga kantong sakayan at babaan. Yung mga bus na biglang sasakop ng 2-3 lanes sa daan para magbababa at magsakay ang talagang dahilan ng traffic. Add to that yung mga pangit na spots sa kalsada na nagpapaslowdown ng traffic.

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    #45
    Whenever the coding system is suspended, it's easy to see the horrendous traffic that forms in EDSA so i don't think it doesn't work.

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    #46
    Quote Originally Posted by Horsepower View Post
    Whenever the coding system is suspended, it's easy to see the horrendous traffic that forms in EDSA so i don't think it doesn't work.
    The only times the traffic coding system will be suspended are:
    1. very bad weather
    2. public transport strike
    3. public holidays

    During event 3, traffic can be bad simply because there are more people wanting to traveling, coding wouldn't help. In event 1, flooding of roads is the main culprit. During event 2, you can actually see the traffic flowing much much better. Hence the cause of the problem is NOT the volume of private vehicles, its the LACK OF DISCIPLINE of public transport vehicles on our roads.

    Even on regular days, certain areas are always traffic, especially if there is a private school nearby. The culprit is the number of cars waiting to fetch the students. They double or even triple park at the side of the road with little regard to the traffic flow. Prime example is De La Salle Greenhills at Ortigas Ave where the line of vehicles waiting the students can reach up the EDSA/Ortigas flyover.

    Traffic on EDSA is always bad on weekdays.
    Last edited by ghosthunter; September 15th, 2006 at 12:44 PM.

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    #47
    Ergo, we should get rid of Public transport. hehehehe

    seriously, it's what we need. It's just that, at this time, most people cannot afford even a 2nd hand car so it's not yet feasible. Build network of trains then abolish all the PUVs in their routes. That'll help a lot.

    But still nothing beats the idiot drivers making all the troubles. We need to educate the drivers and would-be drivers here. Maybe include it in the elementary curriculum or in High School.

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    #48
    I think we should keep the number coding scheme until the public transport system is improved.

    I don't agree that it is undemocratic (huh??). The govt has a right to regulate the use of vehicles. If it needs to "ration" "road use", then is should to do so.

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    #49
    Quote Originally Posted by creepy View Post
    I don't agree that it is undemocratic (huh??). The govt has a right to regulate the use of vehicles. If it needs to "ration" "road use", then is should to do so.
    if the gov't is going to ration how much we use our cars, then it should also proportionately decrease taxes on vehicle purchases. it's unfair for us pay the full amount for our cars, when we're not allowed to use them whenever we want.

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    #50
    maybe impose higher taxes exponentially as cars in your garage add-up.

    Altho that's quite easy to get-around with.

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    #51
    pwede bang remove na din si binay?

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    #52
    Wala pang suitable na pamalit eh. Si Lito Lapid balak nila ipanlaban eh ano ba naman alam non. napaka-delicate ng Makati City para ipahawak kung kani-kanino lang esp dun sa mga walang alam. Although i'd like some changes, i prefer status quo as of now kung si Lapid din lang. Baka mamaya bumagsak pa economy natin. Delikado mga negosyo natin.

    Ok sana kung si Bayani Fernando, at least yon, proven na performance and may utak talaga.

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    #53
    Quote Originally Posted by creepy View Post
    I think we should keep the number coding scheme until the public transport system is improved.
    Don't you mean scrap the number coding scheme until commuting is much less scary and of a hassle? People are complaining about this because our public transport is unsafe and inconvenient.

    Quote Originally Posted by creepy View Post
    I don't agree that it is undemocratic (huh??). The govt has a right to regulate the use of vehicles. If it needs to "ration" "road use", then it should do so.
    For crying out loud, there's an anomaly with regards to our road tax. If the government simply used it to build more streets, flyovers whatsoever, we wouldn't even have to resort to reducing vehiclular count. Having paid for what they asked for, I should have the right to use my car whenever I please.

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    #54
    Quote Originally Posted by squala View Post
    For crying out loud, there's an anomaly with regards to our road tax. If the government simply used it to build more streets, flyovers whatsoever, we wouldn't even have to resort to reducing vehiclular count. Having paid for what they asked for, I should have the right to use my car whenever I please.
    At the very least, if they kept our streets well maintained with the Road User's Tax we pay them, we probably would have better (and safer) flowing traffic. With all the potholes and moon craters we have on our main thoroughfares, plus the lack of even simple road lines, it's virtually impossible to have a straight traffic flow. Add to that, the Filipino penchant for creating an imaginary lane for one's sole use.

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    #55
    Bell 430 FTW






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    #56
    Mejo marahas sa marami nating kababayan pero para sakin i-abolish na ang mga jeepney. Busses tsaka taxis nlng. Yung color coding very minimal ang effect pero at least meron kahit papano. Ang disadvantage ng coding e yung mga may pera bibili ng isa pang kotse para lang may pang sub, so ganun din matraffic pa rin.

    Ayusin din dapat ang traffic code!

    Palakihin ang sweldo ng mga pulis para wala na silnag dahilan para mangotong.

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    #57
    Quote Originally Posted by Picard View Post
    Palakihin ang sweldo ng mga pulis para wala na silnag dahilan para mangotong.
    naiisip ko nga rin minsan na baka kaya walang pakialam ang ibang mga pulis/mmda sa traffic eh dahil sila mismo eh di makabili ng kotse... pero kung na experience din nila ang hassle ng pagdrive sa traffic eh siguro mas gaganahan silang hulihin ang mga traffic violators...

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    #58
    Remove! Useless Lng. Improve The Roads Na Lng.

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    #59
    There's just too much cars in MNL, they should discourage car use and improve public transpo.

    Play SimCity, you'll see the cause and effect for both hehe

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    #60
    better to keep the color traffic scheme, it has both advantages and disadvantages.

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