FromTheArchive: We supported the transport strike and what it fought for then, we still support it now. NoToJeepneyPhaseout | via scoutmagph
and PATOK , with the support of PISTON Partylist. stopped operations as a sign of protest against the incoming phaseout of jeepneys, which is coming into fruition this year.
But I got to thinking: what does a transport strike do but cause delays to the hundreds of thousands of daily jeepney riders? Not much on the day of the transport strike itself. Not much on the day after either. But how about we stop thinking in terms of the day-to-day and start to ponder about the long run. How big of a deal is a complete phaseout of the jeepney?of the road, rivaled only by buses. Jeepneys are smoke-belchers and swaybacked violators of road etiquette.
As for the smoke, here’s a question: how many penalties do we have to give for the jeepney drivers to learn their lesson? The short answer is none, because penalties don’t give jeepneys new technology to reduce emissions. Since jeepney drivers don’t have the cash to turn the jeep into a zero-smoke vehicle, they get the same penalties over and over, which leads to resorting to bribes just to get by.
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