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What do you do during a traffic jam in Quezon City, Philippines?
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What do you do during a traffic jam in Quezon City, Philippines?
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I live at the north-east end of QC and I ride a scooter. So there’s are NO traffic jams on a scooter. Two wheeler vehicles move through traffic like a hot knife through butter. It reminds me of my skiing days on the slopes of Canadian mountains, zigzagging through the lanes of immobilized cars like a skier moving around the gates on a downhill slalom course. Oh I miss the snow right now! Beside being extra vigilant and careful, my mind often thinks of counting the number of cars I actually pass while in traffic. I also think of road infractions committed by drivers that are causing hazardous conditions for other drivers. The lack of common sense and basic courtesy drivers in the Philippines display is mind bugling. It always amazes me how different people become when behind the wheel. The pleasant nature of Filipinos vanishes quickly when in the driver seat to make place for a real road warrior attitude where no one wants to give a centimeter of the precious pavement. Replacing the two cars for two motorcycles was one of the best thing I’ve done.
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I observe which lanes move the fastest, and how they change over timeI change lanes but because of the pressure to maintain consistency, I rarely weave in and out.I consider whether I am guilty of some bad driver behavioursAnd where I sometimes fall from my high horse, I try to see if I have a defensible reasonAnd since most times I don’t, I console myself thinking that my poor behaviour ratio to good behaviour is quite smallMy go-to grey area is using bus lanes, and try to switch back unto the proper lanes at least 500 meters before over/underpasses.And as I absolutely detest drivers who “join” the underpass 10 meters from it, I use the opportunity to practise my blocking technique… and quietly educate the drivers in front of me who don’t offer the same stiffnessI bitch about buses, taxis, and non-signal driversI wonder whether slow drivers are aware of themselves and the massive slow down they cause when they occupy the three inner lanes, moving at much slower than most of the traffic. I curse them silently, sometimes with vigourI silently congratulate drivers who demonstrate awareness and sensibilities to other road usersI applaud motorcyclists who use the weaving technique when it’s done in safe and sensible mannerI quietly berate motorcyclists who overtake on my blindsideAs you can see, by the time I get to the office, I am quiete awake and raring to go.