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Traffic has become a nightmare in the Philippines. No one of any age, race,
nationality, social status, and religion can escape the wrath of congested roads due to
the overpopulation of cars. It has been recognized as one of the primary problems of
the country; and a very hard problem to solve at that. With about two million people
better and wider roads to encourage the citizens to walk or bike. Also overpopulation
leads to traffic since most of these people use vehicles to get to their destination every
day. Furthermore, the mainstream use of narrow roads also contributes to the problem.
Skinny roads can be very hard to fit hundreds of vehicles that pass it on a daily basis. It
can tighten the traffic since it can only accommodate a certain amount of cars. Lastly,
the disobedience of drivers is also a cause of traffic. Most drivers would only think about
themselves and what would benefit them instead of thinking about the others. Cutting,
taking over cars and disobeying the road signs are only a few of the many things that
drivers do on the road which brings inconvenience to the other drivers that are affected
Traffic is one of the enormous problems of every people nowadays and various crimes
happen because of the traffic. According to Shehayeb (2008). She stated that the
importance of providing a sense of security among the people in the public spaces
cannot be underestimated. The author explained that the feeling of insecurity can make
people make anti-social and cause stress-related outcome. (p.107). hence, there is a
need the maintenance of peace and order in the community. To provide a secure feeling
as well as safety in the roads. At the barangay level the maintenance of peace and
order provides security to the residences. Thus in order to strengthen peace keeping in
executive order number 366 (1996). Different strategies, processes and operations are
used by the peace and order committee to attain its goals. One of these operations is
the Foot Patrol. As suggested in a study held in Philadelphia, foot patrol may be
other words, foot patrol effectiveness in handling security will be more guarantied if the
selection of target areas in foot patrol is thoroughly studied. The findings show that
there is a decrease of violent crimes; however the decrease does not suggest that it
completely deter crimes (Ratcliffe 2011 p. 795-831). So, even though it is not the best
solution in preventing crime related violence, foot patrols can still decrease crime.
Another major strategy of the subject barangays in this study is the implementation of
Close Circuit Television cameras or better known as CCTV. All of the Barangays has
already installed CCTV. In a previous study held in Colchester Town Center analyzed
the effectiveness of CCTV. One of the main findings suggests that it is effective but not
in crime prevention. The CCTV is not successful in preventing crimes from occurring. It
does not affect the way people behave and does not stop people from offending as the
public simply do not think about it and it does not cause any fear. It is however
successful in detecting crime and dealing with crimes when they are happening rather
than deterring them (Crawley p.33). Indeed installment of CCTV cannot assure that
Clogged roads are a part of every commuters struggle, as the morning rush
brings intense traffics in the busy streets and intersections. Commuters spend too much
time on their trips, private vehicles spend too much for fuels, drivers and conductors
work long hours to met their boundary, society suffers from heavily polluted air. An
individual who is stuck on the road may experience headaches, migraines, and dry
cough in terms of health. In fact, a 2012 study in the American Journal of Preventive
Medicine found that people who stay longer driving in traffic tend to have the high blood
pressure and weight gain. Furthermore, longer commuting entails a person to have
done less physical activity which can bring about other health consequences aside from
the mentioned. According to the study of the World Bank recently, Commuting strain is
associated with feelings of nervousness and tension, physical pain and stiffness,
irritability and fatigue, and poorer performance and satisfaction at work have all been
an effect of the problem. Having many vehicles on the road can bring about pollution to
the area. According to EarthTrends (2003), the leading source of air pollution comes
from transportation vehicles as they produce 34% of the carbon dioxide emissions in
Metro Manila. As stated by Nice and Bryant (2000), the stoichiometric ratio of an
average car that is using gasoline is 14.7:1. This means that for every pound of gasoline
produced and released from the vehicle, 14.7 pounds of air will be burned. That is only
for one car and we have yet to consider the other thousands of vehicles being used
every day. We can just imagine how much carbon dioxide is being emitted that will
adding more base capacity- (Increasing the number and size of highways and providing
more transit and freight rail service. This can include expanding the base capacity (by
Traffic conditions is alarming the right thing to do is efficient and orderly movement of
people. Traffic engineering has a purpose to design roadway facilities to lessen the
days is a new problem but some believe that traffic congestion must be fixed.
(Elizabeth Weinstein, 2002). According to Cambridge systematic Inc (2004), they had
presented some strategies to reduce the traffic congestion and improve the reliability
focus. They also identified the causes of traffic. To avoid the crisis, other cities and other
part of the world managed to follow the ideal trend by investing in their transport
infrastructures on time. The traffic congestion is cause by illegal parking in the national
road, the loading and unloading of passengers, beating the red light, and wrong way
driving also with lots of unregistered and registered vehicles in the area, lack of roads
According to Dr. Corpuz Mendoza, the immediate step that should be taken is
called high levels of enforcement of traffic rules, this is a easy grasp as most of
complain of many traffic infractions that cause traffic build up. We all have vented our ire
at public utility vehicles that stop at corners despite a green light to pick up passengers,
people who own cars but no garages and therefore park their vehicles on even national
basketball in the middle of the street, politicians and religious institutions closing down
The good example of that is having a traffic cops in Edsa, it is resulted in immediate and
Traffic enforcers with no police powers need to be replaced with traffic police. These
police need to be fully trained specifically for the job of traffic management and the
enforcement of traffic laws. More importantly, corruption in the police force that allows
violations like prolonged and illegal parking or even the setting up of semi-permanent
commercial stalls on sidewalks and side streets is necessary. One of the solutions is
continuing traffic education for every citizen that can include modules included in the
new K12 curriculum. She notes that current efforts at driver education are sorely
inadequate and that it is not just drivers but everyone who needs to be educated on
The barangays and LGUs must step-in in easing traffic problem, According to Senator
Aquilino Koko Pimentel III, barangay officials should be tapped to man critical local
intersections and thoroughfares and must have experience and familiarities of their
respective areas to became effective traffic enforcers. Pimentel III, proposed that the
traffic authority try out barangay officials in carefully picked pilot areas, According to
Pimentel III, In our continuing search for solutions to the traffic gridlocks we have to
engage in our barangay chiefs who have intimate knowledge of their locality, they are
in the best position to help direct traffic in streets of their respective areas. Pimentel
also said that do not convert the streets into basketball court, parking lots or venues for
social parties to ensure the traffic flow unimpeded. Some major street have been closed
to traffic for a long time because of permanent structures like basketball courts and de
Sure there are a lot of cars on the road, but just to say thats what causes traffic
congestion is overly simplistic. Yet thats what many believe. Just get rid of all the cars,
encourage the use of bikes by building more bike lanes, and improve mass transit, and
all our congestion problems will be solved. We will all be healthier breathing in fewer
one) or that pollutants arent harmful. That part is true. However, the automobile is not
the villain, and mass transit or bicycles are not the saviors either. A balanced
transportation system is the answer. Yet we have those who believe that in the absence
of extending subway lines or reactivating unused rights-of way, which many believe are
cost prohibitive, we must greatly expand our Select Bus Service (SBS) network into any
place in which we once wanted to build a subway. Also, all streets should have their
traffic lanes reduced with the addition of bike lanes, wider sidewalks and the planting of
What will happen in 30 or 40 years when those trees planted in those tiny center malls
grow and become obstacles to visibility for turning vehicles? Do we then destroy them
or turn the street into pedestrian and bike malls, banning automobile traffic entirely? Or
has anyone not thought that far ahead? Most likely the choice would be to destroy the
trees or severely prune them unless by then we are all telecommuting or traveling with
our rocket jet packs. In that case I would favor pedestrian malls everywhere.
The truth is that traffic congestion is caused by multiple causes and here they are not in
1- Too many cars for the roadway due to inadequate mass transit options or other
reasons.
2- Obstacles in the road causing a blockage and merger. These can be any of the
following:
Double parking
Road work
An accident
3- Traffic signals out of sync many times on purpose or occasionally when the
6- Too many trucks on the road due to inadequate rail freight opportunities
Sometimes it is the driver who insists on driving his car even if mass transit makes more
sense. But that is more the exception than the rule. People usually tend to do what
makes the most sense for them. If driving will save them 20 minutes or a half hour, and
they can afford the parking, thats what they will do. I dont see anything wrong with that.
Sometimes DOT is to blame by purposely making the signals out of sync (turning your
signal green and the following red at the same time forcing you to just miss it). The DOT
believes this will improve safety, especially around school zones, by forcing everyone to
start and stop. However, in reality, all it does is increase air pollution, waste gas and
time, and cause cars to illegally speed up just catch two green signals in a row, which
would be otherwise impossible, thereby increasing danger not reducing it. There is
probably nothing more frustrating to a driver than to take 10 or 15 minutes just to travel
10 short blocks without any traffic, but because of ill-timed signals, increasing frustration
and possibly road rage. It also makes no sense for the traffic signals to force you to
Sometimes, it is the MTA that is not doing all it should do to improve local bus
service such as not providing extra buses to beaches when needed, or operating too
many buses not in service at the same time that overcrowded buses are bypassing
stops, thus encouraging automobiles and dollar vans to create further congestion.
If you want drivers to leave their car at home, then give them better options. Dont
blame them for looking out for their own self-interest. Build a subway line if thats what
makes sense. Give them a direct bus route if a subway cannot be justified, or at least a
trip that can be made by taking two bus routes or even three. But dont then tell them
that third bus will cause them an extra fare and call them villains for driving or hailing a
cab. Also, allow them legal spaces for kiss and ride and increase park and ride
opportunities so they wont have to drive all the way. Add motorcycles racks to buses
Dont tell drivers you will be further reducing the roadway (causing them more
congestion) because you are installing an SBS route. And dont, then, neglect to
mention they will still have to transfer to at least another bus or train or perhaps two
more buses in order for them to take advantage of the new SBS route, so in the end
they still will need their car. SBS has its place, but too many think of it as some sort of
panacea when it is not. There are bus routing deficiencies that have existed for 70
years, which, if corrected, could save more time than SBS, yet rarely does anyone
address those. Now, lets discuss how to fix the causes of congestion.
1- We could have fewer cars and trucks on the road by increasing mass transit options
2A- Police should give tickets to double parking that causes traffic congestion and not
2B- Schedule as much roadwork as possible for the middle of the night or when the
road is not busy, although there always will be some roadwork that causes some
congestion.
2C- Also, try to minimize disruptions from utility work. I was once delayed 20 minutes on
Street when morning because only three vehicles were able to cross First Avenue
during each traffic cycle due to the utility work. A traffic agent, if posted there, could
have allowed vehicles to cross on a red signal, eliminating most of the delay since First
2D- Unless the road is widened, which may not be feasible, little can be done here
2E- Again, all we can do regarding accidents is to try to prevent them. Once they occur,
3- Do not intentionally put traffic signals out of sync causing unnecessary congestion.
However, even when they are in sync, congestion can be caused along intersecting
streets because their green time has been reduced. In those cases, parking can be
banned during those hours, adding a traffic lane near the intersection for right turning
vehicles. When a computer failure causes out of sync signals, a smooth sailing roadway
can be instantly turned into a parking lot with the same number of vehicles. Fortunately,
4- If there is inadequate green time, that should be corrected, if possible, which may not
6- Increase rail freight opportunities to remove truck traffic from the roads, especially the
BQE.
still remains the best way to go if the densities are not great enough to support
subways, light rail or buses. This is something bicycle advocates will never admit.
Buses also can cause their own congestion without off-street bus terminals. The days of
constructing new highways are over for most metropolitan areas. That does not mean
has recently done near. I have provided at least 10 causes of traffic congestion and
many solutions. In some instances little can be done. However, too many cars are only
one cause of traffic congestion. But its not the only one.Long the bane of motorists and
residents, the perennial traffic problem here has finally caught the attention of the citys
top official.Local businessmen, residents and concerned motorists have complained that
traffic ordinances, particularly those delineating no-parking zones along major streets,
Various crimes happen in every society. Crimes can be considered petty such as theft or
it can be heinous such as kidnap and murder. Therefore in order to minimize the
occurrence of crimes, maintaining peace and order is essential. This is where the role of
the police and military comes in. These organizations are the hands of the government
Security is one of the things that every individual expect in its immediate community.
Security is a feeling, according to Shehayeb (2008). She stated that The importance of
anti-social and cause stress-related outcome (p. 107). Hence, there is a need for the
maintenance of peace and order in the community to provide a secure feeling as well as
At the barangay level the maintenance of peace and order provides security to the
and order committee is created in accordance to executive order number 366 (1996).
Different strategies, processes and operations are used by the peace and order
committee to attain its goals. One of these operations is the Foot Patrol. As suggested
in a study held in Philadelphia, foot patrol may be considered a good way to decrease
in handling security will be more guarantied if the selection of target areas in foot patrol
is thoroughly studied. The findings show that there is a decrease of violent crimes;
however the decrease does not suggest that it completely deter crimes (Ratcliffe 2011
p. 795-831). So, even though it is not the best solution in preventing crime related
violence, foot patrols can still decrease crime. Therefore, this strategy is still helpful in
Continuous campaign to maintain peace and order in the municipality are being
intensified and sustained. The police officers try their best in ensuring that the people of
live peacefully no matter how probable is the existence of emerging threats to the peace
and prosperity of the municipality and its people as in any other places in the country.
Lawless elements must not be allowed to roam the streets freely and an effective and
efficient peace and order program in partnership with uniformed police must be
implemented. Discipline on the streets and in the communities shall be encouraged with
the cooperation of all the productive and responsible sectors of the society. There is no
greater satisfaction than knowing that the residents can productively work, enjoy the
fruits of their labor and contentedly relax at home confident that there is peace, security
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