Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel felt anxious as she experienced commuting in Metro Manila by motorcycle. The Filipino-American beauty queen on Tuesday posted a video of her riding a motorcycle taxi where she was seen looking at the roads worried and then closing her helmet. “Thought being a passenger princess would be nicer than this,” she wrote on TikTok on August 6.
It was geotagged in Metro Manila. The fashion designer also posted the video on Instagram , where she shared her observation about vehicles and their honks. “And do the honks mean ‘hello?’ Or move out of the way???” R’Bonney said in the caption.
The half-Pinay shared the rest of her thoughts in the video itself, where she wrote the following within the post: “When you refuse to spend 2.5 hours in the car with traffic but now you have to worry about the upcoming [four] way intersection with no light, everyone ignoring the lane markings, and making it home before it rains.” In the Philippines, commuters who are in a hurry or who want to get to their destination as quickly as possible often book a motorcycle taxi through a ride-hailing app instead of riding four-wheeled vehicles.
This is because motorcycles, which only run on two wheels, are more agile and responsive, allowing them to accelerate and handle road curves faster than four-wheeled vehicles. Their smaller sizes also make them easier to steer, as they require less mass to move compared to four-wheelers. Such advantages have made mo.