Here’s a video sent to me by a friend. He says this was uploaded on facebook. UBUsin ang lakas….^_^ Like my friend, I am enraged by this. This is a display of a wanton lack of regard for other people. I don’t give a shit if this idiot driver wants to endanger himself but to [...] Read more »
Push For Bus Rapid Transit Systems In The Philippines
As a follow up to my rant against the local public transportation sector’s boundary system, I am posting here some video of Bus Rapid Transit systems. Together with a bicycle system, BRT should be a good solution to our traffic problems. A recent report says a BRT is already being planned for Cebu City. Now [...] Read more »
It’s The Boundary System, Stupid.
I was watching GMA7′s Mel and Joey last night and chanced upon their little segment where two groups debate on a particular issue. Yesterday’s topic was reckless bus drivers. The question posed was: Should accidents involving buses be blamed on bus drivers? On one panel was singer and bus operator Claire de la Fuente on [...] Read more »
Recklessness On The Road: Sobra Na, Tama Na!
Someone ought to file a class action suit against all government agencies in charge of all land transportation concerns here in the Philippines. The way I see it real punitive action must be taken against these agencies for failing to correct the very obvious fact that many Filipino drivers especially those in the public transport [...] Read more »
Possible Solutions To Traffic
I haven’t been updating this blog for some time now. I thought I’d be rid of writer’s block by now but it seems it might take me a while before I can get back to my old routine. Fortunately, a reader by the name of dvopilgrim left a comment that I thought deserves its own [...] Read more »
Pinoybuzz: UP Jeepney Operator goes for Bio-Diesel made from used cooking oil
When Typhoon Ondoy submerged most of Metro Manila and so called citizen journalists started thumping their chests while shouting “Where I am from, everybody is a hero!” as they distributed relief goods, some of the people who were warning every one about climate change probably shook their heads. The message they were spreading, apparently, hadn’t [...] Read more »
Don’t Board That Ship
It really is disappointing to note that, despite its being an archipelago, the Philippines has no real shipbuilding industry to speak of. Even more disappointing is its maritime safety record. Just yesterday, two ships sank in the waters off Zamboanga and Eastern Samar. Nine persons died in the sinking of Super Ferry Nine. It could [...] Read more »
New PNR Trains; 4,000 Buses To Be Retired
Here are two transportation-related stories worth mentioning. First is the inauguration of the Philippine National Railways’ new trains totalling nine. The PNR says these will initially operate along the railway stretch from Caloocan to Sucat twice daily at 7 am and 5 pm. Second is the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s announcement that it [...] Read more »
Of Bicycle Taxis, Green Tricycles and the King of the Road
Montreal, Canada is hoping to reclaim its former title of cycling capital of North America. The city intends to do this with the launching of the continent’s largest public bicycle transportation system. Going by the name of Bixi, a portmanteau of the words bicycle and taxi, the system will have 3,000 bicycles, each of which [...] Read more »
Highway Robbery Along Commonwealth Avenue
I was on my way to the office today when the bus I was riding was stopped by a group of men along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. They were unarmed but you could immediately tell that they were up to no good. True enough after that encounter the bus driver and conductor were P200 [...] Read more »
