I now usually travel by bus on the south bound lane of EDSA and will alight the bus before the intersection of Meralco Ave. and EDSA then will just cross EDSA going to Galleria Mall.Admittedly you have to be a courageous pedestrian to cross EDSA even if there's a pedestrian crossing lane.
Anyway, had anyone used the foot bridge or overpass that's located at the intersection of Meralco Ave. and EDSA near the EDSA Shrine/POEA? I have tried it twice since it was built and it altered my daily commute. Aside from altering may daily commute, I have noticed that when I was forced to try it, that it crossed under the fly-over and MRT. On this part, where it literally crosses under the fly-over and MRT is relatively very low. At an instant, I found this way very annoying. Anyone with at least the same height as me (around 6 feet) will surely hit his/her head on the concrete from the fly-over or MRT rail support. I'm sure anyone coming from Galleria going to take the south bound transportation will have to cross the relatively low foot bridge or overpass unlike before and I'm sure are annoyed but can do anything.
Another realization came to my mind when the rains in the metro started pouring heavily. If those were relative low for a tall guy. What happens to people with average height cope up when they bring their umbrellas and use that foot bridge or overpass. I haven't tried it and I might not be able since I purposely avoid using it.
What about those people with handicaps. I can't say much about it but in my opinion, MMDA surely prioritized the vehicular traffic over pedestrians. There was once a sign boasting that foot bridge or overpass as having able to improve travel time which supports my previous statement.
Try it once and let's hope you don't bump your head and forget you're in Metro Manila.
na try ko na once dumaan dun. sabi ko nga, kung si anton ang naglakad sa footbridge nauntog na talaga... ako nga yumuko pa nun what more ung mga matatangkad gaya niyo diba...
ReplyDeletemalaking (big) inconvenience... tsk tsk tsk..
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