Traffic In Manila - Who Contributes The Most?

[jut703]

COVID has revealed the answer - obviously private cars.

The past few days I've been driving, traffic is roughly as bad as when it was pre-ECQ. And that's with zero public transpo.

Nasaan na yung mga nagsasabi na kasalanan ng PUV? Kesyo wala daw disiplina, etc etc. It's clear as day that cars take up most of our roads even with an average of just 1-2 people per car.



I hope every single car owner in Metro Manila takes a hard look in the mirror and admits that WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Does it mean we would all give up our cars? Of course not. But next time any of us gets stuck in traffic, suck it up because you contribute to the problem too.

Yes we need the government to provide better public transpo systems. So blame them and not bus drivers forced to live cutthroat lives on the road because of the antiquated boundary system.

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[shadow]

It's as bad? Baka dahil walang coding?

Bakit pre-civid pag meron strike public vehicles nawawala traffic?

Jeeps ba or buses?
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[glenn_duke]

1-2 inner bus lanes kasi unusable sa mga private motorist, kaya we experience pre-ecq traffic.
And yet ang baba naman ng utilization ng mga new bus lanes na ito.

[dr. d]

1-2 inner bus lanes kasi unusable sa mga private motorist, kaya we experience pre-ecq traffic.
And yet ang baba naman ng utilization ng mga new bus lanes na ito.

patience, sir.
sarado pa ang takilya.
puro frontliner express pa yang nakikita natin.

[glenn_duke]

patience, sir.
sarado pa ang takilya.
puro frontliner express pa yang nakikita natin.

Permanent set-up naraw yan doc, then may 1.5 m pa na bike lane sa right side.
Ang problema din sa bus lane nayan, may portion sa EDSA na kailangan mag swerve sa right yung mga bus.
Ang current traffic sa EDSA will not get any better.

[dr. d]

Permanent set-up naraw yan doc, then may 1.5 m pa na bike lane sa right side.
Ang problema din sa bus lane nayan, may portion sa EDSA na kailangan mag swerve sa right yung mga bus.
Ang current traffic sa EDSA will not get any better.

ang baba pa ng utilization dahil wala pang regular buses na namamasada.

inton was interviewed the other night over the radio.
sabi niya,
"that plan to move the bus lanes to the innermost lane, was already suggested in the past. it was dis-approved, back then. they are now pursuing it, under the guise of covid."
sour grapes?
personally, i do not see the reason how moving it to the innermost lane, will possibly help traffic or our war against covid.

[jut703]

1-2 inner bus lanes kasi unusable sa mga private motorist, kaya we experience pre-ecq traffic.
And yet ang baba naman ng utilization ng mga new bus lanes na ito.

Not even referring to EDSA. I avoid it because of the birth pains of the bus lanes. But C5, White Plains, Marcos Highway - all these roads remain congested even without public vehicles.

And to think many offices are still WFH and most entertainment destinations (i.e. malls) aren't operating at full capacity.

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[jut703]

It's as bad? Baka dahil walang coding?

Bakit pre-civid pag meron strike public vehicles nawawala traffic?

Jeeps ba or buses?
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When there are strikes, or when there are no classes, traffic is marginally lighter for sure, but that's just like going from 100% traffic to 90% traffic.

Try taking out all private cars and having all the jeeps and buses still ply the road, you'd get much, much less traffic.

Simple lang naman eh - a car that takes 10 sqm and only has 1-2 passengers will cause more traffic and ferry less people than a bus that takes 30 sqm but has 60 passengers (or even just 30 at half capacity).

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[bxr monkey]

Kaya mas nakaka guilty kung 1 driver lang sa loob tapos malaking kotse dala.

Makatulong kaunti kung city car, or carpool.

Maganda din ang bike lane initiative

[Yatta]

COVID has revealed the answer - obviously private cars.

The past few days I've been driving, traffic is roughly as bad as when it was pre-ECQ. And that's with zero public transpo.

Nasaan na yung mga nagsasabi na kasalanan ng PUV? Kesyo wala daw disiplina, etc etc. It's clear as day that cars take up most of our roads even with an average of just 1-2 people per car.



I hope every single car owner in Metro Manila takes a hard look in the mirror and admits that WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

Does it mean we would all give up our cars? Of course not. But next time any of us gets stuck in traffic, suck it up because you contribute to the problem too.

Yes we need the government to provide better public transpo systems. So blame them and not bus drivers forced to live cutthroat lives on the road because of the antiquated boundary system.

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During the MECQ there was a famous local speed shop who posted on their FB page that the "jeepneys are the cause of the traffic". I think they took it down already hehe.

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[Sweetlucious]

But Taft Ave. traffic is light, no buses and jeepneys.

I’m not saying I’m glad that theres no PUVs, kasi kawawa yun commuters, pero ang luwag talaga ng Taft.

The portion infront of Rizal Park, corner of P.Gil and near Quirino, these are places where jeepneys and buses usually clogged it up.

[Monseratto]

Those passing through EDSA going south will notice most traffic is due to concrete barriers which narrowed the lanes... and people slowing to merge at the entrance to the cubao underpass.

[dr. d]

Those passing through EDSA going south will notice most traffic is due to concrete barriers which narrowed the lanes... and people slowing to merge at the entrance to the cubao underpass.

was that it!
after some minutes kasi, standing in traffic, i decided to turn right and go my southbound way via cuyapo, then taft.

[dr. d]

During the MECQ there was a famous local speed shop who posted on their FB page that the "jeepneys are the cause of the traffic". I think they took it down already hehe.

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probably hurt some people's feelings.
heh heh.

[ice15]

Back to the thread traffic.

IMO, its a combination of both

Using my experience this long weekend when I went to MOA on a scooter.
Angkas lang sana sa akin wife ko, pero my daughter decided to join kaya nag-car sila.

while on my scooter. jeeps and buses loading sa intersections. without them stopping, libre sana yung lahat to move forward.
why don't we have proper bus/jeep/taxi stops? and kahit meron, why are they allowed to stop anywhere/anytime?

private vehicles -> they are the reason kung bakit traffic sa MOA!
sa loob ng parking ng Ikea, may traffic! bec car owners decided to leave their cars blocking the loading bay kasi nagbayad sila ng parking fee!
mahirap ba talaga maglakad to pay for parking? di naman mainit sa loob!

[ale828]

Back to the thread traffic.

IMO, its a combination of both

while on my scooter. jeeps and buses loading sa intersections. without them stopping, libre sana yung lahat to move forward.
why don't we have proper bus/jeep/taxi stops? and kahit meron, why are they allowed to stop anywhere/anytime?

even with proper terminals most PUV thou not all tend to drop of their passengers on the side of the street causing bottleneck/traffic, its faster daw plus they usually have give a tong to those traffic enforcers/police to look the other way for their minor infractions. To them this minor infarction tend to net them a higher passenger turnover thus higher pay in the end of the day.

[dr. d]

even with proper terminals most PUV thou not all tend to drop of their passengers on the side of the street causing bottleneck/traffic, its faster daw plus they usually have give a tong to those traffic enforcers/police to look the other way for their minor infractions. To them this minor infarction tend to net them a higher passenger turnover thus higher pay in the end of the day.

there was a time (martial law period), when loading and unloading of passengers were allowed only at designated (marked!) areas.
i miss those days.

[_Qwerty_]

grabe daw trapik sa C5 today.. kanina pang 5am bumper to bumper.. apektado din papasok sa BGC..

[misseksaherada]

Wala na ba checkpoints?
Yung checkpoints nagpapa traffic samin nung ECQ kasama na motor na may sakay..
Ngayon ok na basta private car.. Pero kapag tricycle atbp pang public transportation pinahihinto ng checkpoint.. Kailangan ng inspection kung nasusunod ba guidelines, siguro nililista nila kapag bago na napadaan lang.. Meron kasi sila pinapalagpas.. Tsaka marami talaga pasaway na naka motor laging may angkas..

[shadow]

Saka diba pre-covid eh mga buses ilan lang sakay pero nasa daanan pa rin tapos antay-antay ng pasahero pati mga jeeps.

Saan ba daanan traffic ngayon? EDSA? How about yun mga secondary roads ngayon wala ng mga jeep saka ibang bus?


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