Traffic Problem In Metro Manila (Merged Thread)

[maxiev]

Perhaps, companies may do their share by identifying employees who can work from the their homes via their laptops/desktops. Meetings can be done on-line, reports can be submitted as email attachments, etc.

 

If an employee doesn't really need to be physically present at his place of employment to do his job, then why not just make him/her work at home?

[Edmund Dantes]

Pansinin nyo, napakatamad kasi nating mga Pilipino. Gusto sumakay at bumaba sa mismong tapat ng pupuntahan natin. Gusto sa mismong pintuan pa. Kaya tuloy ang bawat sulok at bangketa siksikan lang lagi at iilan lang yung no loading and unloading zone. Dapat baliktad. Mas kontihan ng husto mga pwede tigilan ng PUV. Matuto naman maglakad lakad ng konti. Sa ibang bansa, may oras at designated stop ang mga bus. Kung mahuli ka, eh di pasensya ka, next hour ka na makakasakay.

[rooster69ph]

Pansinin nyo, napakatamad kasi nating mga Pilipino. Gusto sumakay at bumaba sa mismong tapat ng pupuntahan natin. Gusto sa mismong pintuan pa. Kaya tuloy ang bawat sulok at bangketa siksikan lang lagi at iilan lang yung no loading and unloading zone. Dapat baliktad. Mas kontihan ng husto mga pwede tigilan ng PUV. Matuto naman maglakad lakad ng konti. Sa ibang bansa, may oras at designated stop ang mga bus. Kung mahuli ka, eh di pasensya ka, next hour ka na makakasakay.

 

 

Tama yang observation mo. ang masaklap pa pag nagpapara si mamang tsuper hindi agad kesehodang nasa gitna siya ng isang one lane road. At halos kada saampung metro hihinto upang magbababa o magsasakay ng pasahero.

 

Saka un disiplina ng drivers. Sa US hindi nagkakabuhol-buhol sa intersection kahit na walang trafic light. may sistemang sinusunod. Automatic pag dadaan ka sa intersection full stop ka. Then ang unang dadaan ay kung sino ang unang nakarating sa intersection tapos isa-isa paikot. Dito sa atin imbes na mag full stop o mag menor man lang itotodo pa ang apak ng gas para mauna. Ang masaklap pa nito, yun kasunod na sasakyan nito na 2 o 3 kotse pa ang layo haharurot din para makasabay at di na maiwan imbes na paunahin na un nauna na dun sa intersection. kaya tuloy hindi lang ito sanhi ng traffic, takaw aksidente pa ito.

[sonnyt111]

Pansinin nyo, napakatamad kasi nating mga Pilipino. Gusto sumakay at bumaba sa mismong tapat ng pupuntahan natin. Gusto sa mismong pintuan pa. Kaya tuloy ang bawat sulok at bangketa siksikan lang lagi at iilan lang yung no loading and unloading zone. Dapat baliktad. Mas kontihan ng husto mga pwede tigilan ng PUV. Matuto naman maglakad lakad ng konti. Sa ibang bansa, may oras at designated stop ang mga bus. Kung mahuli ka, eh di pasensya ka, next hour ka na makakasakay.

Tama yang observation mo. ang masaklap pa pag nagpapara si mamang tsuper hindi agad kesehodang nasa gitna siya ng isang one lane road. At halos kada saampung metro hihinto upang magbababa o magsasakay ng pasahero.

 

Saka un disiplina ng drivers. Sa US hindi nagkakabuhol-buhol sa intersection kahit na walang trafic light. may sistemang sinusunod. Automatic pag dadaan ka sa intersection full stop ka. Then ang unang dadaan ay kung sino ang unang nakarating sa intersection tapos isa-isa paikot. Dito sa atin imbes na mag full stop o mag menor man lang itotodo pa ang apak ng gas para mauna. Ang masaklap pa nito, yun kasunod na sasakyan nito na 2 o 3 kotse pa ang layo haharurot din para makasabay at di na maiwan imbes na paunahin na un nauna na dun sa intersection. kaya tuloy hindi lang ito sanhi ng traffic, takaw aksidente pa ito.

Agreed to both these observations.

[siramplaka]

not sure about road widening. look at commonwealth. a lot of accidents there.

 

my thoughts are:

1. driver discipline (i hate those drivrers that speed through small streets even when there are pedestrians or kids walking)

2. pedestrian discipline ( the green light for the cars means they go. precious seconds wasting because of the slow movers deciding at the last minute)

3. clearer road signs and markings (ever followed that lane that leads to a dead end?)

4. government owned bus companies with very strict bus driver penalties (agree to that one previously posted)

5. more efficient mass transit (how efficient is changing from the the cubao lrt2 to the mrt? or the mrt to the lrt1? mind the rush to work)

[Georgeben]

It would be good to have a subway system... Kung hindi lang bahain as manila

[Larry]

Perhaps, companies may do their share by identifying employees who can work from the their homes via their laptops/desktops. Meetings can be done on-line, reports can be submitted as email attachments, etc.

 

If an employee doesn't really need to be physically present at his place of employment to do his job, then why not just make him/her work at home?

 

 

this is a great idea, in fact I do this when I can, but current local internet infrastructure just makes this more of a hassle.

 

there are a lot of work from home start ups currently operating in Manila though, from English tutorial services to full on home based call center work, but the majority of jobs in Metro Manila still require people to be physically present i.e. factories, financial institutions, BPOs (especially BPOs that are tied into a central enterprise system), retail, hospitality, etc.

 

The idea is there, but the environment isn't mature or robust enough to support a tele-commuting culture.

[Vegasboy32]

Wala rin naman nasusunod na traffic rules and regulations sa atin. At ang pagenforce nito hindi to the full extent. I hate to make comparisons. Dito sa America magkaroon ka lang ng speeding ticket. Malaki na babayaran mo. Kung hindi mo babayaran ung ticket makukulong ka or pede pa ma suspend license mo. Ang point ko lang dito dapat mas matindi ang penalty para madisiplina ang mga drivers dyan.

[airport-noo]

Perhaps, companies may do their share by identifying employees who can work from the their homes via their laptops/desktops. Meetings can be done on-line, reports can be submitted as email attachments, etc.

 

If an employee doesn't really need to be physically present at his place of employment to do his job, then why not just make him/her work at home?

 

This is ideal for me. Unfortunately, employers don't care how much time we lose from traffic and how much we will save from working at home. All they want is to get the 8+ hours work that they're paying for. In most cases they want more than 8+ hours if they can get away with it. But if we saved a few hours from working at home, they don't expect us to spend that extra time working for them. So they rather we go to the office (via traffic) to make sure we give them their 8+ hours (and extra).

[sonnyt111]

 

Not just the drivers man, pati mga mismong enforcers na yan. Magtataka ka kung ni humawak man lang yan ng manibela. At sinong gagalang sa kanila eh mukha yatang di pa tapos ng HS mga yan? Kaya tuloy malalakas loob ng mga mayayamang motorista na sapakin o sagasaan mga yan. Ang punto ko dito, kung bibigyan yan sila ng authority, dapat naman magmukhang karapatdapat at professional man lang. Pumasa naman sila sana ng mahirap hirap na exam. Dapat sila mismo may alam sa batas.

 

Pero ang problema din kasi, ang dami dami ng sasakyan di na kaya ng ordinaryong pulis pangasiwaan nito.

I think many motorists don't respect the MMDA officers because many of these officers are more interested in "dilegencia" than actually managing traffic.

Edited January 26, 2015 by sonnyt111

[sonnyt111]

Wala rin naman nasusunod na traffic rules and regulations sa atin. At ang pagenforce nito hindi to the full extent. I hate to make comparisons. Dito sa America magkaroon ka lang ng speeding ticket. Malaki na babayaran mo. Kung hindi mo babayaran ung ticket makukulong ka or pede pa ma suspend license mo. Ang point ko lang dito dapat mas matindi ang penalty para madisiplina ang mga drivers dyan.

Absolutely agree. It's time the government start seriously implementing traffic rules to the letter and imposing increased fines. If the jeepney and bus operators refuse to comply or object to this, then the government should revoke their franchise. Actually, I believe the government should gradually phase out privately operated transport services. The government should eventually take over the public transport service to restore some order in our roads.

[sonnyt111]

 

This is ideal for me. Unfortunately, employers don't care how much time we lose from traffic and how much we will save from working at home. All they want is to get the 8+ hours work that they're paying for. In most cases they want more than 8+ hours if they can get away with it. But if we saved a few hours from working at home, they don't expect us to spend that extra time working for them. So they rather we go to the office (via traffic) to make sure we give them their 8+ hours (and extra).

The bottom line is the employers don't trust their employees. But what does it matter what the employee does at home as long as he delivers the report on time? Who cares where the employee is as long as he gets the job done?

[Julianda]

The bottom line is the employers don't trust their employees. But what does it matter what the employee does at home as long as he delivers the report on time? Who cares where the employee is as long as he gets the job done?

 

I think this will only applicable on a certain type of business(es). Some service-oriented companies will do but not all. Same goes with the others.

[haroots2]

The bottom line is the employers don't trust their employees. But what does it matter what the employee does at home as long as he delivers the report on time? Who cares where the employee is as long as he gets the job done?

Most applicable profession are the I.T. people especially the web developers and programmers to do their job at home.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

Most applicable profession are the I.T. people especially the web developers and programmers to do their job at home.

I think another profession which should be considered are call center agents. These call center agents can be provided with a computer linked to their database and answer queries from customers right in the comfort of their own homes. Advantages include not having to contend with traffic, not contributing to traffic, and from the point of view of call center administrators/owners, reducing the number of buildings they need to rent/construct to house the call center agents, thereby saving a lot of money and/or reducing capital investments.

 

Win-win all around. All that's needed is some internal controls to ensure productivity and quality of service.