Leyte 4th district Representative Richard Gomez raised the netizens’ eyebrows after he made a recommendation after being stuck in traffic along EDSA.
In his post, the lawmaker narrated how he was stuck along EDSA for more than two hours.
He then proposed to open the bus lanes to private vehicles during traffic hours.
However, some netizens criticized Gomez’s proposal, saying that he was not aware of the benefits of having a bus lane for normal commuters.
According to them, a bus could accommodate 38 passengers compared to the 4 to 13 capacity of private vehicles.
They even invited Gomez to try riding the bus lane to see how convenient it was.
“Kaya po hiniwalay yang bus lane para mapabilis ang biyahe. Dati po kasi magulo at wala sa linya at panay sisi sa bus. Ngayong naka harang po sila, naging maayos ang daloy at umikli ang oras ng biyahe ng mga bus. Pasensya na pero madami ding pribadong sasakyan ang entitled sa kalye kaya lalong nag kaka trapik. Gustuhin man natin pagbigyan ang hiling o suhestyon, mas makakabuti na HINDI. Kasi siguradong magbabara at magiging walang saysay ang pag ayos ni Col Edison Bong Nebrija sa bus lane. It is not 100 percent perfect but it is 101. Wag na po makigulo ang ibang sasakyan sa bus lane. Leave it to the buses please,” netizen Jo Soliman said.
Gomez already deleted the said post as of writing.