Manila's car counters help address 'world's worst traffic'
Perched on a flowerbox at a busy intersection in the Philippine capital, Irna Lapriza's eyes jump from one car to the next, her fingers flying across manual tally counters as she logs each passing vehicle. Rain or shine, through floods and car exhaust pollution, the 41-year-old holds the fort as carmageddon plays out each day in the Southeast Asian metropolis infamous for its terrible gridlock. Her tallies end up with the traffic engineers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), who design and propose inexpensive traffic solutions.
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Perched on a flowerbox at a busy intersection in the Philippine capital, Irna Lapriza's eyes jump from one car to the next, her fingers flying across manual tally counters as she logs each passing vehicle. Rain or shine, through floods and car exhaust pollution, the 41-year-old holds the fort as carmageddon plays out each day in the Southeast Asian metropolis infamous for its terrible gridlock. Her tallies end up with the traffic engineers of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), who design and propose inexpensive traffic solutions.
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02:00We are determined to do a good job because we are experiencing the traffic here.
02:30We are determined to do a good job because we are experiencing the traffic here.
02:48There are some people who are really good at counting.
02:51But they don't know that we are counting because there are a lot of people here.
02:55There are a lot of purpose in counting.
02:59For example, when we have a...
03:02That's a flyover because we are counting.
03:18It's been going on for a long time.
03:20Sometimes, it's just to rest.
03:22Sometimes, it's just to rest.
03:23Sometimes, it's just to rest.
03:24Sometimes, it's just to rest.
03:29Sometimes, it's just to rest.
04:00It's expensive, right?
04:01Yes, it's expensive.
04:14They will put their number there.
04:16They will put their number there.
04:17They will put their number there.
04:18They will put their number there.
04:24The data is still there.
04:25The data is still there.
04:26The data is still there.
04:27The data is still there.
04:28The data is still there.
04:39The data that our traffic surveyors get by counting the cars in Metro Manila is very important.
04:47This serves as the foundation of our traffic engineering interventions and policies in Metro Manila.
04:54For example, installing traffic signals, adjusting the timing parameters,
05:01installing footbridges.
05:17That's a very good question.
05:33When it rains, we can't see Stevie.
05:39He's not classified anymore.
05:40One of the important things in our manual counting is the classification of each car that passes by.
05:58Whether it's a car or a UV, we use it in our scientific approach.
06:11This is how it works.
06:12The AI is capturing it, so it will enter the system.
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