Why the number coding scheme did not affect traffic
With that, the bus operators against the scheme claimed that it didn't do anything to ease traffic. I agree with that, as i myself was in the same old heavy traffic like any other day. BUT it was a good start.
The reason why nothing changed, is because the same number of private vehicles was traversing the same width of road. The yellow lane, which was still exclusive for buses and where private vehicles did not risk going in to, was as empty as shit. And it couldn't be used. So technically, it was removing the buses, AND the road with them.
The biggest change that was felt was the absence of unruly bus drivers who can't drive straight.
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Why the MMDA is wrong with their justification that buses are half full most of the time
One of the MMDA's reasons why the number coding scheme will be implemented is because there are too many buses, and that most of them aren't even half full. I agree on the 1st part, but not the 2nd. The reason why you see half-full buses is not because there are too many buses. It is because of the routes of these buses. Try riding a Fairview-bound bus during rush hour at megamall, or anywhere in the middle of the bus' route. Of course there are a lot of empty buses, but there aren't enough Fairview buses, which are the ones people are trying to ride! The empty buses have routes that the majority of commuters don't take.
I challenge the officials of the MMDA to try to ride a Fairview-bound bus at ayala during the evening rush hour. And yet you see some buses with passengers you can count by hand.
To sum it up, the problem is there are not enough buses on the routes that the majority of commuters take. But yes, i agree that the sheer number of buses needs to be reduced.
Lessen the buses, space them out evenly focusing more on the routes with a lot of people, and viola! Check it out
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