Essay On Traffic Hindrances

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Drainage excavations and power line fixing, in addition to being a household problem are also road and traffic hindrances. These are common in recent times and there are usually schedules in which the fixing are due to give way to the rush hour and more early times of the day. The workers prepare to start at around 9PM but the setup at the middle of the road still causes a bottleneck area as cars move from 4 lanes to 1 or 2 in the case of Fairview. Car crashes are one of the most common causes of traffic, most of the accidents occurring already while within a traffic jam. Overtaking vehicles attempting to move on to the next lane and not being given way, drivers not being aware of how their vehicle is moving, or suddenly stopping at the middle of a road are usually the reason of the accident. In essence, the conglomerate of factors that brought about the road and traffic problems along Commonwealth and in Metro Manila in general is brought about by overpopulation and lack of solutions that are being done to solve them. A study by a team of Japanese transport experts estimated the total implicit costs of Metro Manila's traffic jams at 2.4 billion pesos daily. (White 2014) According to White (2014), the government and the Manila City Council declared plans to rehabilitate main roads especially EDSA to lessen …show more content…

CCTV cameras installed along the highway in discreet positions have been a highly appreciated innovation in the recent years but the actual presence of enforcers may work better than surveying cameras. CCTV may capture crimes in action and act as documentation, but the response to such acts and other illegal matters may be delayed if there lacks a physical presence of officers. In addition to response, the notion of safety for the commuters and responsible traffic handling may also be better felt by the

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