The Importance Of Congestion

Congestion: A Threat to the Economy.

Traffic congestion is a nightmare. It is a common problem for many cities and countries. Congestion is a situation on road where it slows down operation, increase vehicular cost and cause longer trips. It is a severe problem in the Philippines and it gets worse every day. According to Numbeo, the Philippines rank fourth in Asia and ninth in the world in terms of worst traffic situation. Numbeo is the largest database when it comes to the cost of living, traffic, crime and pollution of a certain city or country. It is also stated that it averages 45.50 minutes time travel before you reach your destination (Diola, 2015). Traffic congestion is consequently happening that the economy has been affected. Due to over population, increasing volume of vehicles, lack of discipline and poor implementation of policy traffic exists. The traffic situation we are experiencing right now does not only affect its citizen and the environment but it is also a menace to our economy. It creates external

It is already worse to the point that it can be a burden to our economy. We are already losing a lot of money; do we need to lose more in order for us to realize that we need an action for an improvement? Reality check, we cannot escape from traffic but at least do something so that we can prevent and lessen it. Self discipline especially when we are on roads is one thing that we can contribute to prevent traffic For the public transport drivers, don’t stop in the middle of the road to load or unload passengers. As per to the commuters, use the pedestrian lanes in crossing. To the government, be strict in implementing the traffic rules and regulation. We all have a responsibility to take for the betterment of our place . Congestion does a lot of damage to us in all aspects of life. Instead of complaining why not take your part as citizens, not only to ease traffic but also to help our economy