EDSA’s Emergency Bay

I was travelling southbound along EDSA in my vehicle when I found myself caught in a major traffic jam. In no time, I had reason to suspect that my engine could be overheating. For around thirty minutes, as I slowly inched my way through the jam, I finally pulled into one of the Emergency Bays. I had been seeing these bays for years, but I never thought I would need to use them. I always thought of them being such a novel use of idle space underneath the structures of flyovers.

Good thing it was a false alarm. What DID alarm me, though, was a street urchin suddenly approach me from nowhere, asking what I needed. He didn’t look too friendly, and despite my easy going, open-minded, friendly nature, I was glad to be out of there.

Those Emergency Bays along EDSA are products of innovative minds, always thinking of ways to improve current conditions and recognizing opportunities where none usually can be seen.