Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Smoke Belching Bus - Symptom of our Failure

Route is QC to Manila via Commonwealth Avenue.
Photo was taken one early morning before rush hour
Visibility is almost zero at close distance. Smoke has
high level of unburnt carbon, and loaded with Sulfur
Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, Lead (Pb),
and particulates - all bad to health and the environment.


Atop Commonwealth Avenue flyover .

Coasting free on the long stretch from Fairview to UP
Ayalaland, the bus picked up passengers, who in their
daily grind, won't mind
(or accustomed to) both the
smoke nor danger.

Bus is listing! It could result to serious accident, more so
as it alternately
crosses lanes to beat the traffic and time.


Here is the identity of the bus.

Abe V Rotor

This smoke belching bus is not an exceptional case, it makes us throw our hand up. No one cares anymore. Who does?

I care. My friends care. Millions all over the world do, I am sure. It is symptomatic of failure of our system - science and technology, governance, economics, and most of all - our sensitivity.

Is this the anti-thesis of the Good Life?

Light from the Old Arch 3, AVR

2 comments:

abll said...

Hi sir. I can't find a "Contact the author" button so I thought I'd leave a comment instead. I'd like to inform you that we used one of the images in this blog entry for an article on www.TopGear.com.ph. The photo is attributed to the blog and it also has a corresponding link. I hope you don't mind. Thanks.

-barbara

thepensieve said...

Smoke belching is not an acceptable consequence of the use of vehicles. It kills individuals, and most importantly, it negatively affects the environment. This, as I can clearly remember, is another factor in global warming. The people should act on this as soon as possible to prevent further harm.

SEMANA, Clarissa
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