Traffic

According to the researchers’ interviewees, traffic is caused by undisciplined jeepney,

bus and taxi drivers that stop in the middle of the road to take in passengers. There are bad roads
that have to be fixed and water lines that need to be reconstructed. This happens repeatedly,
therefore making the roads affected a bottleneck. Rush hours just contribute to the problem.
There are times when the traffic is too heavy that the cars are completely still for minutes. As a
citizen, the best way to help is to be aware of the street rules and follow them. For the drivers, be
a defensive driver, it’s best to be safe.

Accidents just worsen everything. It affects your time, your vehicle, the other cars and
most of all it risks your life. there are other ways to help, like donating funds for development, it
is very inconvenient. We know that there is a lot of corruption happening in the Philippines,
therefore your donation will most likely go into the official’s “pockets”.

Accidents just worsen everything. It affects your time, your vehicle, the other cars and
most of all it risks your life. Websites As stated in the websites that the researchers’ accessed,
with about sixteen million people inhabiting Metro Manila, traffic is in the brink of being
unavoidable. There are many projects that the MMDA implement like the Color Coding and
construction of highways. They give some relief, considering that Epifanio de los Santos
(EDSA) helped a lot in making the traffic flow in Manila easier. They should continue
developing road technology to improve the traffic condition in Metro Manila. Pedestrians make
the traffic worse, most of them cross streets wherever and whenever they like. No one wants to
run anyone over, so this results into valuable seconds being wasted on these pedestrians. Taxi’s
cut off one another, slowly moving into the next lane and sometimes forcing their way in. Bigger
vehicles like buses and trucks don’t edge, they simply move over anything in their way will be
crushed, causing accidents that could’ve been avoided.

Traffic lights mean little in Metro Manila. Drivers usually take advantage while it is still
in the yellow light, and sometimes traffic enforcers act in behalf of them. Based on the
researchers’ observation, the issue on traffic mostly lies on two things. First, it’s the road.
Second, it’s the people. The minor roads in Metro Manila usually have bad traffic-flow planning.
They usually lead to bottlenecks. Although they are just minor roads, in rush hour, almost all of
these are full of cars. This is an addition to the traffic. Next are the people. Like what was stated
earlier, drivers and pedestrians are undisciplined. The policemen who accept bribes are a major
problem too. It’s not only linked to corruption but it also contributes to the lack of discipline of
the people because when violators are caught, the most policemen accept the offered bribed. In
the end, the violators don’t learn and corruption in the country continues.