Last week, we experienced just how bad traffic can be in Metro Manila. But do we really know how bad it really is?
Sen. Bam Aquino released a list of the Traffic Index by Country 2015 Mid-Year on his official Facebook page, and it does not look good for the Philippines.
According to the list, the Philippines places 5th in the list of the world’s worst traffic, with a traffic index of 201.13. The traffic index was measured based on the average time spent by a commuter to reach a destination, dissastisfaction, inefficiencies in the traffic system, and carbon dioxide emission.
The title of world’s worst traffic belongs to Egypt, which ranks with 284.51. Egypt is followed by South Africa, Thailand, and Iran.
Sen. Aquino aims to change this tag. The photo above was captioned with:
“#EDSAKaBa kasi kahit anong oras man o panahon, binibigo mo ako sa lahat ng pagkakataon.”
Let’s move past having the 5th worst traffic in the world and find solutions to our traffic crisis! Join us for the Senate Hearing on the Worsening Traffic Conditions in Metro Manila, Sept. 7, Monday at 1pm. #PHTraffic#Paluwagin
What do you think? Share your thoughts below!
venezuela doesnt have much traffic, they dont have much cars on the road… they even have food on their plate. In venezuela, you line up in the supermarket at 4 in the morning, and upon getting inside at around 10 am you realize there is no milk, rice, or bread on the shelves. So I’d rather stay in my traffic ridden philippines than to be in a miserable country, or in China where I cannot express my self freely or i face the risk of eating fake foods everyday. I have been to many of the countries listed and I say Indonesia is not just clogged, it is so dirty and so smelly, you would never want to open your window when driving around the capital. Thailand traffic is not much different than that of Manila. So i guess this report varies on per experience basis.
But one thing for sure, I am still thankful I am in this country.
Cite your sources! If you’re gonna make money off someone else’s work, you should at least give them proper attribution. (And no…having the sources already in the image and tweet does not count.)
Rid of all the intersections and more one ways. But of course no politician would do that coz the public will deem it inconvenient haha
For as long as we have dirty politician and worse public transport svc this will never be resolved! Duterte for President!
ADB has already provided the govt with a comprehensive public transit and bike/pedestrian program for metro manila which could begin to alleviate the worsening traffic problem very quickly. It calls for designated “bus rapid transit” (BRT) lanes/bridges and bike paths and would dramatically lower the commuting time within metro manila. It is just awaitng NEDA and the President’s signature. The money is available it just requires political will to make it happen.