The Odd Thing About The No Smoking Sign on Jeepney
Another blog post about jeepney and hopefully this one will not really paint the obvious picture that I am one big jeepney fan, not to mention that my father actually fed his family out of sweating it out on the steering wheel 6 days a week.
Well, weeks a go I shared about my love of choosing to be on the front seat of the jeepney and solicited some thoughts from readers of why do many Filipinos love to be on the front seat. With such a question, I’ve got this interesting comment from CamilleDL:
“think because there is less chance that you will inhale smoke from cigarettes. Unless the driver is also one of the smokers
)LOL. Hahah.
I just want to share this one with you. I’ve noticed that almost all of the jeepneys that I see when going to school have those stickers saying “100 % smoke free”. I feel so happy every time i encounter those jeepneys… but I got irritated one time when I rode a jeep where this sticker is also posted. The driver was accompanied by his wife and THEY WERE BOTH SMOKING!!
Agree, unless the driver himself is one big smoke belcher, then you better jump off the jeepney to save your life from instant death.
This wonderful comment from CamilleDL made me think as I take a jeepney ride everyday on my way to work: why is it that despite of all the hanging warnings and posters pasted on the jeepney walls crying out that smoking is prohibited, many are still made to suffer the toxic smoke from commuting cigarette smokers?
I remembered this encounter with a guy who was puffing his cigarette next to me inside the jeepney. The poster says: No Smoking! Yet, that guy seemed not to care as he enjoyed each puff while the person next to him (that is me) was already trying to put out from his bag a breathing apparatus and an oxygen tank. What I did was to confront the guy and said, “Hey, here is 2 pesos and stop smoking. Buy yourself another stick of cigarette when you reach your house and puff until you die. I don’t want to exchange my precious life with your two-peso cigarette!” And the guy stopped from smoking inside the jeepney.
After that I told myself that the smoke from the cigarette makes me grow some devilish horns and a pointed tail.
I think, with due respect to all those who smoke, people who do not smoke do equally have the right to free themselves from the effects of receiving second-hand smoke which is more dangerous.
Enough of things about me now, I can see some devilish horns starting to grow on my forehead, LOL!
Once again, off to you guys. Have you experienced such same encounter inside the jeepney wherein some people smoke without a care despite of the sign of “No Smoking” or despite of existing local ordinances prohibiting smoking in public places? How did you handle such instances?
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I always point the no smoking sign to both the driver and the passenger who seats next to me whenever I ride on the front passenger seat whenever either or both of them are smoking a cigarette.
I’d mention R.A. 9211 and that would usually be enough to stop them from smoking.
The ones that do ignore me, get a threat that I would take them to the nearest police station or traffic enforcer if they continue to smoke while riding/driving the jeepney.
Sindakan lang yan. hehehe
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Wow, your dad actually drove for a living? I respect a lot of jeepney drivers. It’s the cab drivers in Manila I don’t respect.
When it comes to smoking, I usually don’t say anything because I don’t know if that person will stab me or something. You know how it is in the Philippines these days…the heat make people doubly angry over the littlest things…
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I agree Bro, sindakan lang talaga…if you just let them do their stuff, wala talo ka.
Pero di pa naman ako umabot sa punto na hinatak ko sila sa pinakamalapit na police station, wahahaha! Pero try ko ung tactic na yan next time…LOL!
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Yes, my father is a jeepney driver but the odd thing is that though he drives jeepney six times a week, I have never been taught by him how to drive, wahahaha!
Temperament of people are also sometimes unpredictable, that a simple favor of putting off their cigarette may lead to a disaster.
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My classmate also experienced what I did. She said to the driver “Kuya, sino pong naglagay ng sticker na ‘to? ‘Di ba po pwede po akong magreport dito?” Then the jeepney driver stopped smoking. Woooh! wink
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