Traffic!

[gearhead000]

well,
believe it or not,
back in the early 70s,
one would travel from pasay rotonda to north avenue in QC, in under an hour.
then the traffic grids slowly began growing... boni... shaw... aurora blvd... hence the underpass/flyovers in these intersections.

When we transferred abode from San Juan to Sto. Nino in Marikina, magha-hatinggabi ko ginagawa ang paglilipat ng gamit namin.
This was mid-90's and naging challenge ko na to keep the travel time to under 10 minutes from San Juan to Marikina.
And I can easily do that lalo kapag timing na go halos lahat ng madadaanan kong traffic light sa Aurora Blvd.
Of course wala pa ang LRT-II noon kaya maluwag pa ang kalsada.

Mga the late 90's to early 2000's naman, I try to beat the 10-minute mark from my work in QC to Concepcion, Marikina.
Kapag mga 10 o'clock na sa gabi maluwag na ang Q. Ave. to QC Circle, then UP - Barangka - Concepcion.
Same din kahit sa alternate ko na Kamuning - Kamias - Xavierville - Barangka. Very light traffic na rin.
Time ni Pnoy dun na nag-umpisa na kahit mag-aalas dos na ng madaling-araw ay parang 7:00pm feels lang dati.
Na-backlash pa si Pnoy sa statement niya na yung traffic is a sign of progress. Probably a tone deaf statement pero I agree.
Kita mo yung mga kasabay mo sa madaling-araw eh mga gumimik (so marami na pera) or mga delivery van/trucks (good ang business).