This is the peak of MMDA’s show of arrogance, ego-tripping and defiance to public expression against the infuriatingly stupid scheme it set last week. Its men even had the audacity to use for its dim-witted U-turn closure conspiracy the line “for the good of the many”. (That brought to mind Jack Nicholson in “A Few Good Men” when he screamed “You can’t handle the truth!” at Tom Cruise.) And continued to reason out that only residents of Xavierville and La Vista are the ones complaining! (Read article.)

Hello? If the residents of Katipunan cannot do their daily jobs efficiently because of the brainless manipulation of traffic routes, isn’t that tantamount to economic sabotage? Plus, as I will keep on saying, the additional spending on gas brought about by this injudicious act of an ego-centered agency when we are in deep crisis already in all aspects of our daily affairs.

MMDA also claims that commuters find the new Katipunan traffic system fine. Hu-whatttt?! The commuters are themselves stuck in the confusion! Which commuters are they referring to, anyway?

The issue is Katipunan Avenue, sirs. You can’t displease motorists, commuters, businessmen, students, and residents on Katipunan Avenue so you could please those who will go to Marcos Highway for the opening of the new SM-Marikina, which will also create another foreseeable chaos.

I wasn’t able to contain myself this morning as I had to go to the hospital for a checkup and saw the gridlock inching under the flyover bridge to Aurora Avenue while there was only one tight lane left for those bound for C-5; where six-or-more lanes bottle necked towards the two-lane road to Aurora (for
the right turn) and the one-lane route under the bridge for the U-turn, I had to scream.

Mga walang-hiya! Mga bastos! I’m sure they’ve been hearing harsher words since last week. The MMDA men were just watching the muddle going on right before their very eyes. They were doing practically nothing! An ambulance, in desperate blast of siren, was caught in the middle of this mad ordeal. I just couldn’t imagine what the patient inside had in mind.

This is MMDA’s definitely splendid act of abuse of power and disregard to public thrust!

There is a culture permeating among MMDA men I noticed this afternoon as I walked from my clinic on Katipunan. There were a number of them along the avenue (they were playing a numbers game, I presume, with infuriated motorists), feeling busy but were really doing nothing, just staring at the confusion they inflicted. They have that sense of pride, an air of something, I don’t even know where it’s coming from after all the disaster they have started. No wonder some of their men get into some fix with other law enforcers. Arrogance and ego-tripping sweep within its ranks like a disease. What a shame.

Mind you, Katipunan Avenue, the national road, has no traffic problems until MMDA’s thoughtless execution came in, contrary to what the agency’s bigwigs claim:

If we have to abandon the scheme completely, we’ll do so. We’re here to improve traffic, not to worsen the situation. (Full article.)

Duh-huh! And for someone to run for public office come 2010, the least he could do is ire the voters. Voters remember and they never forget who NOT to elect. Well, the SM-Marikina is a good fall back for a lame duck, evidently.

Above are some shots I took from 6:15 a.m. to about 9 a.m. this morning. The foolish traffic scheme created this horrible traffic jam until 12 noon. How long before this stupid plotters realize their folly? I don’t think these losers will unless they get themselves in the middle of this MMDA-made rut, which, by the way, is their brainchild.