Vehicles in the Philippines are often overloaded to the point of being dangerous. Jeeepny's stacked with large loads of wood or metal hanging out the back. Tricycles overloaded with bags of recyclable glass and plastic, or with bags of vegetables, or with long stalks of bamboo. Trucks packed to overflowing with sugarcane which inevitably spills out into the streets increasing the hazardous driving conditions.
Especially with the tricycles one wonders how they mange to move with so much weight. But they do move. Things get done. Just not orderly and safely. Who cares though, right? As long as the job gets done that's all that matters. Safety first? Maybe third.
No seat belts. No turn signals. No headlights at night. No waiting for the light to change. No waiting your turn in line. No safety guaranteed.
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