Running Late, This Traffic I Hate
By Bojel
@jobelbojel (34729)
Philippines
October 22, 2018 6:01am CST
Rush hour it is!
When I stuck in a.traffic jam, I want to get off the car and fly.
Grab car is too.expensive at this hour so I ended up in a cab. Running fare is $2 and I am almost in the drop off.
I think the problem with the traffic is the lack of discipline of the public transport and commuters. There is no designated pick up points and drop off.
One more turn to right and I ready to get off.
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23 responses
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
why not wake up earlier than your alarm clock? hahaha
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
It was a 7 pm event. Good thing I was not late. I work at 5 am and I wake up at 3 am and prepare.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Oct 18
@jobelbojel oh, so traffic was the culprit.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
24 Oct 18
How about road congestins? Our roads here are congested. We more Skyway and Subway.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
@DianneN I hope that more and more houses here will have car garage so that they won't park their cars on the street
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@DianneN (246905)
• United States
28 Oct 18
@jobelbojel Our highways have been expanding to allow for more cars. Around here it only gets congested during the rush hours. We don't have a skyway or subway. We do have trains for going to the larger cities. Where I live, there isn't much traffic at all. Our nightmare is driving into New York City to see our son and his family. What should take 1 hour and 15 minutes can take up to 3 hours!!!!!!
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@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
I noticed that the traffic is in major thoroughfares only. I happen to work in Quezon city that is why traffic is lighter when you go through the streets that are not usually passed through by most of the vehicles. In the morning the traffic goes Southwards and by the evening goes Northward. So travelling to work for me is quite fast and when work is off I go the opposite where traffic is also light. So I am less affected by the traffic woes going around.
I think another that causes traffic is the excessive cars on the road at a certain time of the day. With the extensive promo deals made by these car companies around in the past years many were tempted to buy because of that even though they have no parking slot to park their cars they bought it because of the prices they offered before. This in turn increased the cars on the road. The roads are not growing bigger but the number of cars are on the increase.
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@rsa101 (37966)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
@jobelbojel I guess we Filipinos are very observant about their rights when it comes to ownership. I think Government also has the right to regulate things when it is used in excess. The sale of cars have recently surged because of the promos they offered it created an outgrowth of car population on the road which is what we are seeing right now. It is high time that the Government should intervene to stop this practice because in the end we the public commuters and drivers welfare is at stake in this.
I stand for responsible ownership of a car is needed at this point in time. A car owner must have a garage to keep his car and not parked outside the streets which constricts roadways. And strict implementation of Car registration that will make each and car road worthy.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
@rsa101 I completely agree with the government's right to regulate this. It is important to note that even minors streets are being transformed as the parking area of most residents. Example would be in my barangay. I see lots of cars parked outside the gated houses.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
You have a good observation! I always see posts on FB regarding promo on car deals. Only a small amount of downpayment, one can own a brand new car. Another post says, if you don't have a car garage, you should not buy a car. I can't remember the details - in Singapore, a citizen can't buy a car if he/she can't show proof of earnings. I can't remember what I have read before. But they are filtering who can own a car.
I work in Mandaluyong, they say that traffic is terrible in this area, but I am not affected because my work starts at 5 AM, at 4 AM I am on the road already,
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@dodo19 (47082)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
31 Oct 18
@jobelbojel At least you don't have to deal with it often.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
@dodo19 Yup, I am glad I don't have to.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
I don't deal with it often as well. I just experienced it yesterday.
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@Letranknight2015 (51532)
• Philippines
24 Oct 18
If flyings cars were invited then the skies would be more traffic as well and more deaths by accidents too.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
24 Oct 18
Then there should be traffic enforcers too.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
When I have meetings at 5:30 or 6PM, I make sure that I leave the house at 4:30 to avoid motorists coming home from work.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
That is the ideal routine. Just last night, I left at 6:20 PM and the start time of the gathering was 7 pm. I was almost late.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
24 Oct 18
@sunrisefan exactly..and will adjust some more time for next month. Holiday season is approaching fast.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
@jobelbojel It's always good to leave for an appointment early and give allowance for travel and traffic.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
24 Oct 18
@jobelbojel Yes, with eagle wings we could fly very high and with eagle eyes we can see clearly what was all around us and beneath us.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
27 Oct 18
That is what I do after this event to make sure I don't feel bad on the road. Thank you.
@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
Here around the hours of 5 pm to 10 pm.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Oh, yeah I forgot the morning rush!.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
31 Oct 18
@jobelbojel The worst is from 6 to 8 in the morning and from 5 to 8 pm.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
No, I was not. I am only late replying to this question.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
It's okay. I hope there will be solution to this.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
22 Oct 18
It's quite a mess! I don't want to go to Manila due to traffic; if we can not avoid going there, we travel during unholy hours, usually very early in the morning.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
I want to do that too, early morning travel or commute. However, the schedule last night was 7 pm. So I need to
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
25 Oct 18
The situation i hate most was stuck in traffic especially during rush hour.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
25 Oct 18
Do you have traffic there in Ilocos? There are several BPO companies that are open in the Ilocos region.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
25 Oct 18
There are in they cities especially morning and afternoon during school days.
Are you working in BPO? What particularly center?
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
25 Oct 18
@ilocosboy Yes. I was with EGS now Alorica. I am currently employed in IBEX in Mandaluyong.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
22 Oct 18
Yes. Traffic in the Philippines is so tiring eventhough they had put a car coding still not improving 
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Oct 18
Car coding is not helpful as there are many cars dispatched and bought by many households.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
27 Oct 18
Its not so bad here as it used to be, they added more lanes in town, so its 3 on each side now.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
That is correct. I hate that we have to deal with the traffic issues.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
22 Oct 18
There’s a traffic congestion everywhere!
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
23 Oct 18
That is correct. Glad that I was not late! Just on time.
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@septabchips (1142)
• Nigeria
23 Oct 18
I live in Lagos and i know what being stuck in traffic is all about; it can so exhausting!
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