Everyone Means Everyone

I posted the photo below in my FB page July of last year and it got quite a few shares. Over 4,500. The caption I wrote was:
"In Davao everyone observes the pedestrian lane. No exceptions.

kvav1u.png

Davao City is the place where the current Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, more fondly called DU30, comes from. He was the city's mayor for 19 years and under his leadership he transformed the place from a killing field in the 1980's to the 6th most peaceful city in the world. His iron will and genuine concern for his constituency has instilled discipline among the citizenry which is unparalleled in the country. He is loved by almost everyone because they know they are safe and sound and get fair treatment under his leadership.

Now why this picture? It's because one of the changes that DU30 made in the city was the strict observance of traffic rules and regulations with emphasis, among others, on the pedestrian lane. Before, motorists would clog intersections, blocking pedestrian lanes indiscriminately without concern to the crossing public. But with strict and consistent enforcement, the discipline was instilled and the observance of the pedestrian lane has now become a way of life in the city.

No exceptions.

Here's the hidden story about this three law-abiding critters.

1w5afy.png

Pigeon 1 waiting to cross the street. He's waiting for the light to turn green.

mrq88w.png

Two other friends join him. Ooops, third member is out of bounds. First one admonishes him to stay in the lane.

When the lights turned green, off they went!

I had a blast doing this post. Hope you enjoyed this one.

(All photos from my Samsung J2 Prime cell phone.)

Sort:  

Thanks for using eSteem!
Your post has been voted as a part of eSteem encouragement program. Keep up the good work!
Dear reader, Install Android, iOS Mobile app or Windows, Mac, Linux Surfer app, if you haven't already!
Learn more: https://esteem.app
Join our discord: https://discord.me/esteem

New to Steemit?