Traffic management

I am glad that schools are closed today. I was able to get to work in record time. This made me remember the last time I was held back by heavy traffic by inconsiderate drivers.

Saint Paul Drive is a road in Pasig City that is commonly used by drivers going from C-5 to Meralco Avenue. Traffic in this road gets heavy during school days. It is specially heavy early in the morning when students are dropped off by their parents, at noon when primary school pupils are picked up, and in the afternoon when the rest are picked up.

This is usually managed by making the traffic flow in one direction only. And it works.

Unfortunately, the four-lane road gets obstructed just before the entrance gate up to the exit gate. It is in that area where private vehicles collect before entering the gate and where they spread out when they exit.

I thought that to better manage the flow of traffic and allow those just passing by to go through the area without hindrance, the four lanes must be divided.

The two lanes right beside the school perimeter can be used for the qeueu of parents of Paulinians. And the far lanes be kept open for non-Paulinians who just want to get through to Meralco and on to Megamall.

However, some of the more rich and spoiled parents want to do things their way and it jams the flow.

It is early in the morning and heads get hot due to the jam. Well, leave it to the rich to get the roads filled. :)