Because they are Stupid.
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| "jingabutin" scene in Manila( photo credit to the owner) |
That’s according to Senator Vicente Sotto III, when asked how
did he came up with the idea that more than half of Filipino drivers will fail
an honest-to-goodness driver’s examination.
“Here in the Philippines, if we [give drivers an
honest-to-goodness examination like those required in other countries,
especially the United States], I expect more than 50 percent of will not
pass,” Sotto said during a hearing on road safety called by the Senate
committee on public services on Tuesday.
“Terrible. They are not only reckless but they are also stupid, that’s why they will surely fail,” Sotto said.
“In a real examination, 50 percent of drivers in the
Philippines will fail,” he said, without explaining the sudden reduction in his
estimate.
Filipino drivers not following traffic rules has a ripple
effect in contributing to the already worst congestions in our roads, plus the Filipinos penchant to park along city streets.
“Who’s responsible
for that if not stupid drivers?” former comedian-actor turned politician said.
“They violate the law because they did not go through scrutiny. It’s so
easy to get a driver’s license here,” Sotto said.
JICA Study
The study done by the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) in 2014 has concluded that the gridlock in the streets is costing the
Philippines at least P2.4 Billion a day. Without intervention, the cost of the
monstrous traffic is likely to reach P6 billion a day by 20130, the same study
by JICA noted.
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| This is how it looks like when its rush hour in Epifanio De los Santos Avenue (EDSA) ( photo credit- philstar.com) |
"The impact of traffic is horrendous. People spend so
much time in getting a ride, getting to their respective offices," Dr.
Rene E. Ofreneo, director of the Center for Labor Justice of the UP School of
Labor and industrial Relations said in a phone interview.
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