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Report: MMDA to fine riders huddling under flyovers, overpasses in the rain (www.topgear.com.ph)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/philippines

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[–] decadentrebel 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are tons of layovers. Off the top of my head, there's a long one just in front of Megamall, another just above the Shaw underpass, the u-turn slot before the Quezon Ave flyover, underneath Santolan near Crame, and the Kamuning-Cubao intersection. Still, these are few and far between and there's a chance you can get caught in rain between these lay-bys. But then again, you could usually tell from how the weather looks that it's about to fall, so you'll have to adjust accordingly.

That said, these are mostly in EDSA. Tons of parts in the metro are still unaccounted for. Like in Quezon Avenue, that whole stretch is open heading to Manila with no gas stations in sight. That's a long-ass road with plenty of riders traversing it. They end up bunching on the G. Araneta underpass once it pours, and they take up an entire lane that only has space for two. I was also in Commonwealth yesterday, and I don't recall seeing any lay-bys, and that's another road with plenty of motorists.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Still, these are few and far between and there’s a chance you can get caught in rain between these lay-bys.

Yeah, this is what I am thinking. If you're planning on making use of those lay-bys, you'd have to have a sense of when there's incoming rain (or, more generally for using a lay-by, an uncanny sense of when your vehicle is going to spez out).

Also, huge yikes on the situation in Quezon Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue. One could argue na malapad naman ang Commonwealth kaya okay lang na tumabi, pero GG pag rush hour dun! I've used the footbridge to INC Central during the prelude to the evening rush hour, and even as early as then, it's a veritable sea of vehicles. Good luck na lang talaga sa mga maiistuck sa Commonwealth Ave. pag umulan.