Dapat tiyakin ng pamahalaan na maayos at ligtas sa trapiko ang mga kalsada na gagawing alternatibo sakaling ipatupad na ng Metro Manila Council (MMC) ang single passenger vehicles sa EDSA.

Ayon kay Senador Grace Poe, hanggang ngayon ay hindi inilalabas ng MMC ang mga pag-aaral na ginawa nito simula noong Disyembre 2017.

“What makes them so absolutely sure that their proposal will work? What was the result of the trial conducted in December last year? Was it effective? Did it considerably reduce traffic?” ani Poe.

Aniya, dapat sagutin ng MMC kung sapat ba ang mga alternatibong kalsada at maluwag at ligtas ba ang mga ito sa trapiko.

“They should have considered the composition of the 70 percent of EDSA motorists to be affected—they are probably the working solo parents, parents who have to drop their kids along their way to work, spouses who live in the same city but work in different cities, young professionals or workers who cannot afford to hire their own drivers and yet are required to be on time in their offices,” ani Poe.

-Leonel M. Abasola