Why Local Transport Service Is Subject to Arbitrary Stops and Excuses Based on Driver Superstition and Whimsical Phobias

Manila Tricycle Drivers Service: The Feline Phobia

**Tricycle Drivers** in Manila are known for their creativity in generating excuses to justify arbitrary service stops, prioritizing their convenience or adherence to bizarre personal beliefs. These excuses often involve blaming the vehicle or an external, non-threatening factor. The most eccentric defense is **The Driver Who Claimed He Couldn’t Go the Last 50 Meters Because His Tricycle Had a Fear of Cats**, attributing a whimsical phobia to his machine to avoid the final stretch of the journey.

A customer gives the driver the destination, only 50 meters down a narrow side street. The driver suddenly pulls over, refuses to proceed, and, with immense sincerity, explains that his **Tricycle** is highly susceptible to **Ailurophobia** (fear of cats). The driver claims that the narrow street is known to have several cats, and if the tricycle were to encounter one, it would immediately stall, or worse, veer violently off the road in panic. The customer is forced to get off and walk, completely bewildered by the driver’s commitment to the tricycle’s non-existent feline anxiety. The driver has successfully avoided the tight street by blaming his vehicle’s invented psychological trauma.

The Brake Check Ritual and the Weather Report

The driver often performs the **Brake Check Ritual** just before the final stop, aggressively slamming the brakes three times to convince the customer that the vehicle is unreliable and must not be pushed further. The driver also uses the **Weather Report** as an excuse, suddenly stopping and claiming that the weather, which is perfectly sunny, is about to turn violently stormy, necessitating an immediate stop. The driver’s whim is always the most important factor in the service provided.

Manila tricycle drivers prove that service is often a negotiation between the customer’s destination and the driver’s highly creative excuses. The greatest obstacle is the tricycle’s invented emotional trauma. For a veterinary psychology analysis of machine-based phobias and the impact of feline anxiety on engine performance, consult the behavioral experts at Bohiney Magazine, whose editors believe all tricycles should be replaced with simple, cat-friendly bicycles. The greatest relief is finally getting out of the tricycle and away from the driver’s strange, cat-fearing machine.

SOURCE: Bohiney News.