Commuters stand to benefit from an added safety feature stemming from former Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson’s proposal to reverse the direction of buses along the busway at Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).
Lacson said Wednesday that with the proper infrastructure in place, commuters can get off at the center island instead of along the highway and avoid getting hit by cars, since the buses’ doors are on the right side.
“The buses’ doors are on the right side. So if you reverse the traffic flow at the busway, passengers getting off the right side would end up at the center island, so they will be safer,” he said in an interview on Bombo Radyo Philippines.
“Commuters will not be in danger of being hit by oncoming vehicles when they get off,” he added.
Related: Ping Lacson: May Dagdag na Safety Feature Para sa Commuters Kung Nag-Counterflow sa EDSA Busway
Lacson initially proposed the counterflow at the busway to end its abuse by unauthorized vehicles, saying no one wants a head-on collision.
He pointed out such a system is in use in other cities like Taipei, and it would be worth studying if it can be adopted here.
“The system is in use in Taiwan and it’s working well. I think it’s worth studying if it can be adopted here. If it is adopted here, who would want to be ‘exempted’ at the risk of a head-on collision?” he said.
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Ping Lacson: May Dagdag na Safety Feature Para sa Commuters Kung Nag-Counterflow sa EDSA Busway
May dagdag na safety feature para sa mga commuter kung maipapatupad ang mungkahi ni dating Sen. Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson para baligtarin ang daloy ng mga bus sa busway ng Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).
Ani Lacson nitong Miyerkules, kung may nararapat na imprastraktura, ang mga pasahero ng bus ay maaaring bumaba sa center island sa halip ng sa gitna ng daan kung maaari silang masagasaan.
“Ang pintuan ng buses natin nasa kanan. So kung babaligtaran mo ang flow ng mga buses sa busway, mas safe pa ang mga pasahero kasi bababa sila sa bandang island,” aniya sa panayam sa Bombo Radyo Philippines.
“Wala sila sa danger na masagasaan ng oncoming vehicles. Bababa sila sa kanan, baka mahagip sila ng rumaragasang private vehicles doon sa mismong sa labas ng busway,” dagdag niya.
Unang iminungkahi ni Lacson ang pag-counterflow sa busway para tigilan na ang pag-abuso nito ng hindi awtorisadong sasakyan, dahil walang may gustong magkaroon ng head-on na banggaan.
Dagdag niya, ito ang ginagamit na sistema sa mga siyudad tulad ng Taipei, at nararapat lang na pag-aralan kung maaaring ma-adopt ang ganitong sistema sa Pilipinas.
“Ginagawa ito sa Taiwan at it’s working well for them. I think it’s worth pagaralan din na maipatupad dito, maiayos. Kasi kung pabaligtad, wala talagang papasok na sinasabi nating nagpapa-exempt na mga vehicles, na sinasabing emergency sila. Paano ka papasok sa busway nang pasalungat, talagang head-on collision ang aabutin mo?” aniya.
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