After years of online remote learning, face-to-face classes have started this week. For this reason, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has asked students not to go to school too early to prevent road accidents. There were a lot of criticisms online, especially from parents, regarding this strange request.
During her coverage of the opening of classes at a Quezon City public school, ABS-CBN reporter Jacque Manabat tweeted that the transport agency advised the public not to leave too early so that they could avoid getting hit by a vehicle.
Criticisms were raised against LTO’s request. According to one user, “Government agencies never ceases to amaze me with their stupidity. Just when you thought you heard the dumbest shit and policy, someone will almost always be stupider.”
Another user noted, “People would not want to leave their homes early if they had a choice, but have to because of heavy traffic. The catch is that our traffic situation is so erratic that you always need to set aside allowance in case there is more traffic than anticipated.”
“It’s also so difficult to ride public transportation, the lines at the LRT and bus stations are so long. Even the line for the bus carousel on EDSA is ridiculous. When you get to work or school you’re either drenched from sweat or the rain,” an additional user commented.
