2 hours. 4 kids and one hilarious joke: Jose Rizal is not our national hero.. he is our National Doctor!
HAHAHAHA
If a 2 hour traffic will always end up like this,well, I wouldn’t mind.. in reality, this only happens once in a while. Usually, the kids are already bickering at each other, complaining about the heat, about the need to go to the bathroom. And of course, we’re slowly losing our patience.
For a family with 4 kids (plus my nephew) being stuck in traffic is very stressful and I wish there is a way to know the traffic situation of the roads that we’re going. Well, my wish has been granted.. and I was really grateful to be invited in this event, the launching of TV5’s latest innovation:
Metro Manila Traffic Navigator, a project between TV5 and the Metro Manila Development Authority aims to give people the traffic situation which they can access in the internet which is updated every 5-15 minutes.
The traffic navigator can be found at http://mmdatraffic.interaksyon.com.
It covers main roads which include:
- EDSA: from Balintawak to Mall of Asia
- Quezon Avenue: Philcoa to Mayon
- España: Welcome Rotunda to Lerma
- C5: Libis Flyover to Market! Market!
- Roxas Blvd: Anda Circle to Coastal Road
- SLEX: Magallanes to Alabang Exit
- System View where in a map of the roads is presented with different line colors that represents the traffic situation.
- Line View shows the situation through description such as light traffic, moderate traffic or heavy traffic
- Google Map uses Google Maps to present the current traffic situation.
The media launch was held at Palawan Ballroom in Shangri Hotel, the event was hosted by Paolo Bediones and Cheri Mercado:
We had the chance to ask questions to the panel during the event forum:
This partnership will be very helpful to me and my kids. We know have an access of the traffic situation without having to call the MMDA. All we need is our cellphone and we can manipulate our way to my in laws.. faster and more convenient.
Lisa says
August 13, 2011 at 7:23 pmGlad to hear it. Kudos to TV5 and MMDA! With our creative and modern technology, it’s an upscale convenience between the motorists and its entire community.
pehpot says
August 19, 2011 at 12:36 amindeed it is! mas madali na mag travel ngayon with these navigator.
OSeñorita says
August 15, 2011 at 7:42 pmGlad to hear that we have such technology to avoid traffic roads and to search for alternate routes.
pehpot says
August 19, 2011 at 12:37 amyes and I observe that they continue to widen their road scope, during the launching, kaunti pa lang ung mga roads, now more than 5 major roads na
Lisa says
August 23, 2011 at 11:49 amMas maganda yan kung i-upgrade na nila lahat para hindi na rin mahirapan ang motorists. Pa-unti unti hanggang maging lahat na, di ba?
Ane says
August 16, 2011 at 1:54 pmOne thing I hate whenever I go to Manila is the traffic conditions.. 😛 I am so used to everything being only 15 minutes away, it irks me when I need to sit in traffic for hours! 😛
pehpot says
August 19, 2011 at 12:37 aminggit much ako sa place nyo hahah
Ane says
August 22, 2011 at 10:35 pmLOL.. 😀 Pero sila Kaye at Pibyang mga 30 minutes away from the city, layo ng bahay nila eh.. 😀 hehe ako kasi within the city lang, kaya everything is 15 minutes away, pwede lakarin din, kaya lang mahirap kasi pataas at pababa ang daan.. 😀
Lorraine Cinco says
August 17, 2011 at 6:10 amwow! this will help…but I hope they will invent more accessible for public utility vehicle because most of PUV drivers not a user of our growing technologies…
pehpot says
August 22, 2011 at 4:38 pmPUV drivers does not need it since they already have a route 🙂
Lorraine Cinco says
August 22, 2011 at 4:47 pmhehe right 🙂 thank you 🙂
LOURDES ESPANOL says
September 5, 2011 at 11:44 pmThis is definitely helpful and it’s gonna lessen the hassles of being stuck in traffic.
Jenny So says
October 19, 2011 at 3:19 pmI am curios. Why do they cover only the main roads? Also, di ba bawal gumamit ng cellphone habang nagmamaneho?