As you all know, face-to-face classes have started this week, after years of online remote learning. In line with this, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has requested students to refrain from “going to school too early” to prevent road accidents. Of course, the strange request was met with criticisms online, especially from parents.
ABS-CBN reporter Jacque Manabat, who covered the opening of classes at a public school in Quezon City, tweeted that the transport agency advised the public not to go to school too early so “they would not put the children at risk of getting hit by a vehicle on the road.”
LTO asks public not to go ‘too early’ at school so that they would not put the children at risk of getting hit by a vehicle on the road.
The agency also reminded parents/guardians to avoid overloading tricycles. pic.twitter.com/DAg3CPkSxy
— Jacque Manabat (@jacquemanabat) August 22, 2022
The request from LTO was met with criticisms. One user said, “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 pointed out the problem, “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,” another user added.
