Never ending traffic, Never
ending problem
Philippine’s
population as of January 1, 2016 is 104, 280, 890[1]
and still counting. There had been an increase of 1.90% of our population
compared to last year’s record. Overpopulation in our country is the root cause
of the tremendous traffic congestion all over the country. However, we cannot
deal directly with the root cause of the economic issue because according to
the substantive due process in our Constitution, persons have their right to
life, liberty and property[2].
Thus, the government needs to have a sustainable plan to resolve the issue on
the transport system in our country.
Our
country has different modes of transportation, we have: trains, buses, taxis,
fx, jeepneys, and tricycles. One of the major transport problem in our country
is our train system. Our matter on the train system is that it is not
efficient. The number of trains functioning and the number or commuters is not
proportionate. The government should invest on improving our train system
because trains can accommodate a lot of people. If our train system is clean,
efficient and orderly managed, it may lessen the traffic congestion because it
uses electricity and saves time in transportation. However, commuters resort to
riding other means of transportation because our train system is a menace. The
reports on the news is never complete without a report about a train which met
an accident, a sudden stop on the center of the railway or a snake-line of
commuters that seems to be never-ending. Another cause of traffic is the
passenger buses and jeepneys. The government should put a claw on these two
means of transportation because they are the common cause of traffic. Buses and
jeepneys are those that always encounter road accidents because they don’t
submit theirselves to authority.
The
government should plan for a long-term transport system. The matter on our
transport system is a serious problem that needs full attention. The MMDA
cleared the vendors in EDSA so that vehicles will a have a wider space. Buses
were given their designated area to fetch their passengers. The MMDA Chairman
is also changed. These are some solutions made to improve the traffic
congestion in our country. Unfortunately, none of these made easement in our
transportation, traffic gets worse everyday. People waste time in traffic
instead of devoting their time to their families. These issues call out the
attention of our government. We must resolve the growing issue of
transportation because if we continue to implement short-term solutions, the
problem will just pile up and will give us a greater problem to solve. We must
invest our time, attention, effort, and money to important matters that would
affect our country.
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