Only in the Philippines

I have just finished watching Crash. Since most of the movie shows people driving around, I can't help but remember the weekend I spent in Subic.

Inside the former US naval base, traffic rules are strictly followed. Full stop intersections mean full stop. when it says first stop, first go, the next one to stop gives way to the one who stopped at the intersection first. And pedestrians stay inside the pedestrian lane.

It is only here in the Philippines where all good drivers inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone transform into monsters of the road when they get out.

Those who give way to pedestrians in the economic zone appear to want to roll over pedestrians when they get outside.

While in most places change comes after time, in my country change happens as soon as you cross the border.

Chain of ideas - when it rains, it pours

Why heavy rain causes heavy traffic?

1. People tend to use their private vehicles to avoid getting wet.
2. Heavy rains lessen visibility so vehicles move slower as the drivers become more cautious.
3. There is roadwork up ahead and it does not matter if it rains or not, traffic will remain heavy.
4. An accident has occurred because the driver was too shy to use #2 as an excuse.
5. Rain flood covers the pot holes so drivers move slower to lessen the damage it may cause on the vehicle.
6. Rain floods the streets slowing down traffic.
7. People do not have money for a full car wash so they bring their vehicles our to get "washed" by the rain.