Victim blaming

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This post did not quite understand this.  However when this post posted an article about his near misses, 2 in 2 days, a reader commented that something must be done for engaging in risky riding behavior despite having high vis.

This post took exception to this saying that he was careful and wants to avoid accidents.  It is painful to be hurt in accident.  No one wants to get hurt and will engage in a behavior that will hurt him. 

So that is an example of victim blaming - being a magnet for vehicles to buzz you by.   I hope it does not happen to the basher that really that there are motor vehicles who hate cyclists and will harm them.  (I hope this is not paronia.

Fare increase being reined by LTFRB

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Various sides have been heard regarding fare increases.   NEDA is against is as this will trigger a new round of inflation.  Fare increase triggers wage increase and price of goods  (As of now those affected by trucking fare increase have unilaterally increased their prices)

     This noon some discussion were seen at CNN by a jeepney drivers association

     1.  That the P6,500 is not enough and will just be returned to the oil companies

     2.  Oil companies (an old leftist line) are gouging our people  (But oil price increase come from the

          oil traders and producers like OPEC)

    3.  That the take home income of drivers have been reduced (Because they included food expenses of the drivers (maybe with barkada.  What should prevent them from including their alak expenses later on

May be a computation a simulation of how many paying passengers on the average, the fuel consumption must be detailed.   

   4.  That the  sad state of the revenue vs expenses will force many drivers to shift to other jobs and force them to stop 

    It is noteworthy that only jeep drivers would be the only ones affected (the more vocal) groups but not buses or vans, or TVNs

    One wonders if the statement of the official of the jeepney drivers group is to be believed

So various options:

   1.  P1.00 fare increase

   2.  P5.00 fare increase

   3.  P6,500 assistance to the jeepney drivers

Will the heavy traffic woes end soon?

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Rizal Philippines
October 15, 2016

Since December last year and after the 100 days of Pres. Duterte was breached, traffic is still very very bad. And it is very likely that in the next two or three years, there will be no improvement.  Why?

1.  The legislature is not yet done with the hearings to give the Pres emergency powers.  We are afraid he will abuse it.

2. Too many cars and PUVs ply the street.  The car companies are raking it in -  at the rate of 300,000 units a year.  Our roads cant cope with the large volume of vehicles.

3.  Lack of traffic discipline -   drivers do not follow rules, too many powerful people violating traffic rules

4.  Too many diggings and on going construction.

5.   Untrained and corrupt police and traffic enforcers.

Tiyaga, tiyaga. tiyaga, tiis.

Isnaberong taxi, nangongontrata practice continues despite huge penalties? Lack of monitoring?

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Rizal Philippines
September 5, 2016

Today is the death anniversary of Mother Teresa.  Yesterday, she was canonized as a Saint.

We are saddened that despite the missive of Mother Teresa to love another, our taxi drivers do not.  In an experiment by UNTV staffer, 10 out of 10 drivers refused to ferry the anchor of UNTV (in disguise) from Commonwealth to Pamplona Las Pinas for various reasons:  malayo, + 100, matrapik, etc.

This is happening despite the huge penalties of

P5,000 for first offense

P10,000 for second offense

Cancellation of franchise for third offense

Questions:

1.  Are the taxi drivers so callous, or ignorant to defy these orders?  Do they don't know the meaning of public service?
Were they not trained on public service?

2.  Are the taxi owners, operators and LTFRB negligent in monitoring their taxi operations.  (There was one jeepney operator  whose swerving and counterflowing jeepney was was featured in  a video that went viral. The operator in a stupid lame excuse said she does nor remember the name of the driver dahil pa extra extra lang -  what you will not bother to know the name of the driver who drives a quarter of a million vehicle?)

                            Helpless, clawless, spineless?