Traffic Problem In Metro Manila (Merged Thread)

[haroots2]

Meron namang mga magagaling sa traffic management sa MMDA and LTFRB, ang problema hindi naman sila politiko kaya hindi sila naappoint ng president and hindi sila nabibigyan ng chance para mapakinggan ang kanilang idea. Minsan kulang din sila sa PR. Dapat kasi ang namamahala sa nga ganitong agancies are homegrown dito and hindi yung appointed lang then ang akala nila ang galing galing na.

[maninmotion]

Well, they (MMDA, DPWH, MAYNILAD, MANILA WATER, PLDT, LOCAL & PROVINCIAL GOVT) always end their Road Repair/Construction Signs with "SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE". Are they really sincere and mean it? Or, are they being sarcastic about it. Hahahahaha.

[Chouchou]

Bottom line is always the same: more money.

More cars means more tax income from buying/maintenance/insurance/LTO and fuel of course. Possibly more tickets delivered by the police too...

 

Sadly, this is not different from any other country.

[carlo_41]

ang thinking kasi, kahit matinong driver ka, pag hindi ka nag "beast mode", wala ka mararating, mapag iiwanan ka ng lahat.

 

for example lang sa mga u-turn slots, yung nasa inner lane ang kawawa kasi naiipit sila nung mga sumisingit sa 2nd, 3rd, 4th outermost lane. grabe talaga mga u-turn slots dito.

 

road repairs left and right hanggang middle. walang katapusan na pagwasak at paggawa.

 

shortage in parking spaces (jeepneys parked everywhere, private cars din sobra dami sa mga side streets)

 

kahit gawing 10 lanes pa yung roads natin sa tingin ko wala din mangyayari. gagawing terminal ng mga jeep at bus lang yan.

[moniss.marvinn]

we should have better roads, perhaps a better government

[siramplaka]

meh inefficient ineffective traffic control and monitoring.

 

basta may nagtra-trapik, trapik.

 

there are lanes that disappear suddenly, and that nasty uturn in kalayaan c5 which should be an straight overpass which i believe was an mmda ego project.

 

politics and politicians have over inflated egoes but thats another topic.

[yaelui]

Sa McKinley traffic pag rush houw. pag pasok mo naman ng BGC ang luwag na ng kalsada

[daphne loves derby]

Ang sabi ng magaling na si Mar Roxas, kaya daw sobrang trapik ay dahil sa malagong ekonomiya..

 

p#tang$na!!!!

[sandy51]

Si Chairman Tolentino naging traffic enforcer na....

 

http://politics.com.ph/buhay-pa-pala-mmda-chair-tolentino-plays-traffic-enforcer/

Maybe this is part of the problem. He does not know that his job is to supervise the supervisors. Para lang siguro yung boss nya who does not know that monitoring the bus terminal is way way below his job description

[Hari ng Spakol]

Si Chairman Tolentino naging traffic enforcer na....

 

http://politics.com.ph/buhay-pa-pala-mmda-chair-tolentino-plays-traffic-enforcer/

 

Traffic will be worse once the election campaign period will start. We all know that Tolentino will run for senator that's why he's busy going to different places around the philippines to get more media exposure and mileage. All i know his main responsibility is to manage the problem and development of Metro Manila that's why we have MMDA. so why he is travelling outside metro manila???

[sandy51]

Not to discuss the pros and cons of an odd even scheme but just to follow the “analytical process” of a man called Noynoy. There is traffic because people continue to buy cars and so he is considering the odd even scheme to reduce by half the number of vehicles. This analytical process could be used in a situation where there is a leak in the faucet and the contemplated solution is to buy more pails. Or if this were Singapore, to allow the selling of gum but to prohibit its chewing. Brilliant don’t you think? Now we see where the problem with the traffic is.

If the use of a vehicle is cut in half, would it also cut in half the registration fees? After all doesn't PLDT reduce the bill for the time that your phone is out? Or Sky Cable for the times that you did not have cable?

[PhantomBlack]

Number coding scheme, odd even scheme, better yet NO INC SCHEME. Remove these fanatical cultist from the streets.

[Bugatti Veyron]

The odd-even scheme being proposed by that shitbrain of a president won't work because people will still look for a way around it, specifically, getting new cars that have even last numbers on their plates when they have odd last numbers on their plates and vice versa. The imbeciles who are in charge of traffic should espouse road discipline to their field subordinates who should crack the whip on buses and jeeps who are the ones who perpetually break traffic rules. The thing is the government agency in charge of traffic lacks the manpower to enforce the traffic rules. Moreover, I see many streets that are roads less traveled because of many obstructions on them. These streets could be alternative routes for motorists but motorists get put off because of these obstructions. Instead of implementing an asinine and oppressive traffic scheme like that odd-even scheme, the government should work hand in hand with LGUs to clear these streets of obstructions and crack the whip on buses and jeeps. Buses should also be limited to 5 units per bus company on Edsa because those buses don't get filled up. They only add to the horrendous traffic that Metro Manilans are experiencing. Also, LGUs should charge a premium for cars that are parked on the streets in order to discourage parking on the streets.

I absolutely agree. I also wish congress enacts a law where bus drivers are paid a fixed salary instead of the present boundary system which cause them to drive like maniacs. Better still, let government take over bus companies like it was during Martial Law.

[Bugatti Veyron]

I blame that stupid number coding law for the heavy traffic we see today. The number of vehicles grew exponentially because car owners bought a second, third, fourth car to get around that stupid law.

 

And Abnoy's simplistic solution to the traffic problem? Restore the Odd-Even scheme. What a stupid thing to propose. This will only increase the number of vehicles in Metro Manila.

[Bugatti Veyron]

Not to discuss the pros and cons of an odd even scheme but just to follow the “analytical process” of a man called Noynoy. There is traffic because people continue to buy cars and so he is considering the odd even scheme to reduce by half the number of vehicles. This analytical process could be used in a situation where there is a leak in the faucet and the contemplated solution is to buy more pails. Or if this were Singapore, to allow the selling of gum but to prohibit its chewing. Brilliant don’t you think? Now we see where the problem with the traffic is.

If the use of a vehicle is cut in half, would it also cut in half the registration fees? After all doesn't PLDT reduce the bill for the time that your phone is out? Or Sky Cable for the times that you did not have cable?

If the number coding scheme enacted years ago was akin to buying pails to deal with a leaking faucet, the Odd-Even scheme Abnoy is proposing is not to buy pails but to buy huge barrels to deal with the problem. So now we have a house full of pails which makes moving around the house difficult. But it's going to get even harder to walk around the house when those pails are replaced by huge barrels.

 

Cory had 6 years to deal with an impending power crisis. She did nothing. And we all suffered those daily 10-12 hour brown outs.

 

Abnoy had 6 years to deal with the increasing traffic problem. He did nothing. Now we're all suffering with horrendous daily traffic.

 

Like mother, like son.

Edited August 31, 2015 by Bugatti Veyron