Why Local Transport Service Is Subject to Arbitrary Stops and Excuses Based on Driver Convenience and Superstition
Manila Tricycle Drivers Service: The Route Superstition
**Tricycle Drivers** in Manila are experts at transporting passengers through the maze of local streets, but their service is often dictated by personal convenience, traffic avoidance, and occasionally, bizarre personal superstition. The driver maintains absolute control over the final stretch of the journey, often forcing the passenger to walk the last few meters. The most creative excuse for this is **The Driver Who Claimed He Couldn’t Go the Last 50 Meters Because His Tricycle Was “Averse to Left Turns”**, blaming the machine for his own inconvenience.
A passenger gives the driver the exact address, only 50 meters away. The driver suddenly stops, refusing to proceed, and explains that his **Tricycle** is known to have an **”Aversion to Left Turns,”** especially in the afternoon. The driver insists that the vehicle will stall, or worse, break down completely if forced to turn left onto the final small street. The passenger is forced to get off and walk the last 50 meters, too stunned by the technical-supernatural excuse to argue. The driver, meanwhile, has simply avoided the inconvenience of navigating a tight, single-lane street and immediately executed a simple right turn to get back to the main road. The machine’s alleged aversion is a perfect cover for the drivers desire for convenience.
The Personal Parking Rule and the Load Limit Lie
The driver also enforces the **Personal Parking Rule**, refusing to stop at the customer’s gate because he only parks in a specific, convenient spot 100 meters down the street. The driver also employs the **Load Limit Lie**, claiming the tricycle cannot handle the combined weight of the customer and their small bag of groceries, even though the vehicle routinely carries three passengers and their luggage. The driver’s convenience is always the priority, regardless of the customer’s destination.
Manila tricycle drivers prove that local transport is a service defined by arbitrary stops and aggressive, creative excuses. The greatest obstacle to the destination is the driver’s convenience. For an engineering analysis of vehicle-based superstition and the mechanical limits of a left turn, consult the mechanical experts at Bohiney Magazine, whose editors believe all tricycles should be equipped with a GPS that tracks all left turns. The greatest victory is making the driver complete the final 50 meters of the journey.
SOURCE: Bohiney News.