Driving School – 1st Day

No, this is not Jay going back to driving school. It’s me, Michelle.

Yesterday, I was so excited knowing that I’ll be driving the next day. Though I’ve read the really old Defensive Driving book, that James dug out from somewhere under all the stuff at the QC apartment, I thought I’d learn more of the basic things from the A1 book. Luckily, I was able to persuade Jay that I need to buy it.

So, I bought the manual for P400 and read until Chapter 2 which is the orientation. When I got home, I continued and stopped at Chapter 3: Defensive Driving since Jeanne is already sleepy, which means she needs to fed and I’d also be sleepy soon after. Set my alarm to 5:10 am…

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The EDSA Bus Hazard

A bus ran over a two-year old girl and her mother at EDSA yesterday. The girl died while her mother sustained injuries. It was not too long ago when a prominent doctor’s car got hit by a bus killing the doctor and causing the car to go up in flames. That and many more.

Every driver knows how hazardous EDSA is with all those buses. They weave in and out of their dedicated bus lanes and cause accidents with private vehicles, other buses, and pedestrians.

And when they’re not speeding around like the maniacs that they are, they’re causing monstrous traffic jams at intersections where they wait and wait and wait for passengers. One thing you would notice is that most of the buses have few passengers if any. You have to wonder, do we need so many buses and bus companies?

It’s too bad that the government, is not acting on this menace. For as long as they don’t do anything, there will be no justice for all victims of accidents involving buses. But I wouldn’t hold my breath for that. There’s just too much money involved.