Blogpost#5: Contrary To Popular Belief

I am not at all a clingy person. I am, in fact, so not clingy that people think I don’t care at all. Yes, I have friends who, may I mention, I really enjoy spending time with but I just couldn't help but see everyone as an individual who needs time and space for themselves, because that’s what I want- some alone time.

But even though I like being alone, I don’t fancy being lonely. Which is why every other night after school, I'd call up my best friend so we can go home together. I figured that having company makes commuting less stressful! We had to do it her way though; we had to take the bus, which was fine with me since she's already doing me a favor, and besides, I like buses now.

Nope. Not really. Not anymore. I’m going to be very straight and honest- I hate buses. Well, not the buses themselves, I mean, buses are cool, but how reckless bus drivers drive when given the chance? Like, seriously, bruhh slow the fuck down, will ya?!

Unless you live under a rock, I'd expect that you've heard about the bus that fell off the Skyway in Manila last year. Although, to be honest, I've only found out about this recently, hah. 

According to an article by Dennis Carcamo of Philstar.com, 18 people died and 16 were hurt in the accident. HPG case investigator Isidra Dumlao said that the surface of the Skyway was wet as it was raining when it happened. 

"Based on the account of witnesses, the bus was speeding when it apparently lost control, swerved and hit the wall of the Skyway, flipped-up and crashed on the van," Dumlao said.

Just imagine how bad of a time it was for the families of those who were affected? I can't even. But no, I'm not putting the blame on the driver or on anyone because I'm pretty sure nobody would have wanted this to happen. It was an accident. But think about it; the road was wet, and the bus was speeding. The road was wet. The bus was speeding. Who the fuck does speeding on a rainy day in the freaking Skyway? All these wouldn't have happened if the driver thought about it hard enough. What a shame.

In an article entitled "More road accidents recorded in early 2014 -Police" in Inquirer.net, news-writer Nestor Corrales said that realy 3000 road accidents have been recorded from January to February this year. The Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group also stated that 217 accidents involving buses has been recorded since January 2014.

“Kung ‘di naman nasa kondisyon ‘yung driver, puyat, medyo galit, doon magkakaroon ng problema sa pagda-drive,” said HPG Superintendent Elizabeth Velasquez. 

Stuff like this happen all the time. Actually, based on statistics from the PNP-HPG, one of the leading causes of death in the Philippines are road accidents. Besides over-speeding due to adrenalin rush and the drivers just being the kaskaseros that they are, there are also other events that cause road accidents. Some of them are dunk-driving, mechanical malfunctions, lost brakes, and overtaking. 

Whatever the reason is, no driver should be excused when it comes to following all the traffic rules. You might enjoy breaking the rules but every driver should always have a sense of responsibility because losing a life is not fun at all.