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I’m not a fan of motorcycles. Sure, they’re somewhat cool to look at and they’re really fast, but my experiences with them are a little off – they’re not the safest vehicle in the road, accidents are frequently associated with them, rowdy motorists cut impatiently through traffic & they’re often tools used by criminals riding in tandem.
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Just recently, a lot of pressure has been put onto the authorities as motorcyclists have been quite more disobedient as usual. Aside from speeding through main roads & highways, riding in tandem crime cases are now more prominent. Articles have been written about it and 9 minutes into Bandila’s January 14 episode, it has been reported that there were 1,700 cases in 2011 according to the PNP. My father was also recently one of the victims falling into a hold-up by two men on a motorcycle without a vehicle registration.
The Manila City Government is now on the works on implementing new laws regarding this, and the VACC (Volunteers Against Crime & Corruption) is also working on the formation of a new group, seeking a better hold on the industry. A few suggestions include the wearing of white helmets & numbered vests, the registration of helmets with the police & the baranggay and a speed limit of 30kms/hour.
I’ll admit, I don’t think the government would take immediate action on this case, but seeing that with the proper timing & the sufficient amount of loudness, I think we can actually push forward for change.
Toyota i-Road showcased at CES 2014.
On another note, over at CES 2014, Toyota demoed their concept vehicle, the i-Road, which is something like an offspring of a motorcycle & an electric car that caught my full attention. It’s safer since it’s more of a smaller car than a motorcycle, it won’t go dangerously fast & it’s electrically environment-friendly.
For congested polluted cities such as ours, whose roads almost cannot expand anymore, cars get more in number every year & motorcycle accidents and crimes are frequent, cars like the i-Road are worth a look at. Give it more time to evolve and we’ll see.
There is still a lot more to fix regarding local transportation & the Philippines as a whole, but for now, I think I’ll end by saying this: technology is a way of doing things, and it can definitely further us into either progress or perdition. It all just depends on the attitude of the people now, on who is doing which. While we make the proper pushes to change society & technology, let’s all focus on the road and keep our attitudes clean. We’ll get there. Patience.
Update: Added links to Mayor Erap’s openness to banning motorcycle pillion riding.
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Anon says:
If anything they should at least limit motorcycles to be allowed only on roads where tricycles are also allowed. They are way to dangerous to themselves and to other motorists to be in highways and national roads.
Yikes... says:
I totally agree with this. Or at least, no underbones on highways or major roads.
Drew says:
I beg to disagree, same tax payer ang mga nag m-motor sa mga nka kotse so they have the right to use all of our public roads.
It is better if there is a dedicated lane for motorcycle use “ONLY” para hndi na nkikipag patintero ung motor sa kotse.
Yikes... says:
If kuliglig drivers pay taxes, then are you saying we allow them to drive kuliglig on highways as well? Golfers pay their taxes, so we allow golf carts on highways too? Underbone riders pay taxes, so we also allow them to use NLEX, SLEX, SCTEX, etc?
Shouldn’t we just check the specs and match roads and vehicles that use which roads.
Dedicated lanes on major highways are not feasible – we tried that and it’s not working.
jonski22 says:
not a fan either..ayoko sa lahat yung may nakikita akog angkas na baby or below 5 yrs old..tapos walang helmet..or kahit na meron helmet..parang laruan lang naman….pwede naman mag-dyip na lang…and takaw aksidente talaga…last night lang sa laong laan..fortunner at motor..trapik na..pero nagawa pa nila magkabungguan..
Christian Andersen says:
I love motorcycling but I hear you and the others regarding the menaces it brings (in our country). Please keep in mind though that generalizing and stereotyping is not a good way to go. Sure there are a handful or a bunch of them that you can see within the day for being rude alone but come to think of it, why in the first place are they given licenses let alone not get apprehended at all for being a wannabe stuntman. I even took the law into my own hands and beat someone up in Julia Vargas for being such an arse, the pasaway riders are the ones giving us normal and conforming ones the bad raps. Simple question, do you really think once a crime is about to be commit-ed, that the perpetrators would follow the 30KPH? We alone have a lot of riders not getting apprehended for having no plate registration. I recall also that someone in Jade Palace got killed in broad daylight by a walking man – yes, no motorcycle. It’s the absence of a proper cure for the crime problem which is policemen roaming the streets with motorcycles and a long rifle. Let’s see if criminals would still dare within the patrol area. And for the traffic/basic road courtesy issue, I’m there for harsh implementation of the already existing laws like we will all take a serious exam to prove roadworthiness and revoke the license of those who don’t pass. I’m very confident that this would solve your woes with regards to the asshole riders since they would not have a license to be on the road. No to bandaid and stupid solutions please. Implementation is key.
abudaldal says:
I think I’m on this guy for this one. Let’s not stereotype motorcycles. Some can’t just afford a 4 wheel car not like you who earns a lot of money because you’re a known blogger and every sponsored announcement, you get tons more.
However, I’m fine with the numbered vests and barangay-registered helmets, but not white because we have individual preference of style and color and we should respect that. 30 km/hr? Why not make it uniform for everyone at 30 km/hr to be fair so that everyone will be safe?
Yikes... says:
Well, I guess, hindi na “genaralization” ang issue – statistics na lang.
Mas applicable na i-raise ang generalization issue, if hindi significant ang number ng mga pasaway na rider. However, kung “relatively” significant na talaga ang number ng pasaway na rider, then we could declare na it’s not an issue of generalization but a fact.
Yikes... says:
Sad to say, significantly fewer or lesser ang dami ng (maybe) katulad mong responsableng rider.
nameless says:
Seriously? Eto na lang ba ang kaya gawin ng gobyerno? Pag may problema, yung pinaka madali tanggalin sa equation ang aalisin? Wala bang plano sa pagaayos ng kalsada, pagaayos ng sistema sa trapiko, paghihigpit sa pagbibigay ng rehistro at lisensya?
Naalala ko tuloy yung mga nakaraang nakawan sa Malls. Imbes na mas pagbutihin ang security, ang mas nakikitang solusyon eh, dahil ginamit ang martilyo sa modus ng pagnanakaw, ipinagbawal na lang ang pagtitinda ng martilyo sa mall. (As if hindi pwede gamitin ang ibang bagay sa modus sa pagnanakaw. Try Monkey wrench naman).
Face Palm na lang ako.
Yikes... says:
Relax…
Ang daming boto at botante rin ang maapektuhan kapag nangyari ito. Walang TraPo ang magpapasa ng ganitong batas – batas na mag-re-regulate ng mga nagmomotor.
Ric Tomines says:
I have noticed that motorcycles are all over the place in EDSA, no longer using the designated motorcycle lane. Ningas cogon na naman. Pag may malaking disgrasya na damay ang motorsiklo doon pa lang papansinin ang mga yan. Isa sa rason sa pagbagal ng traffic sa EDSA ay yung kaiiwas ng mga ibang sasakyan sa pa-ekis-ekis ng mga motorsiklo.
bridetobe says:
How about the PUVs/Buses etc na walang habas rin kung dumaan sa Motorcycle lanes?. Accepting the fact that those “Motorcycle lanes” in EDSA/C5 are really not the lanes for “Motorcycles”. Maling-mali na isisi ang Traffic sa EDSA sa mga Motorsiklo, vehicles in Metro Manila multiplies, while roads are still the roads, hindi nadadagdagan.
ba dumb t'ass says:
I love bikes, but not the low end one that are below 200ccs, yung iba kasi feeling sports yung unit nila tapos ang ingay lang pag pinilit nila, plus hindi sila build for speed kaya prone sa out balance tapos chipipay pa helms na gamet, wala din, deads din. Well, di nman natin sila masisisi, di naman lahat may kayang bumili ng kotse eh, moderation at disiplina nalang tlga.
Yikes... says:
Yup… wag na mag-regulate. wag na gumawa ng paraan para maging maayos ang mga kalsada. bahala na ang tadhana sa atin dito sa Pinas.
*sarcasm here, of course*
mavs says:
hay naku…. we pay our taxes nagbabayad din po kami sa lto ng registro legal po gumamit ang mga motor sa mga kalsada….
kung may balasubas man na nagmomotor may balasubas ding mga naka four wheels…
wag kayo magmagaling parepareho lang lahat yan nakamotor ka man o nakafourwheels….
abuzazal says:
I agree. We pay taxes like the spoiled rich Lindsay Lohan FIlipino version, BOB FREKING. Don’t be so matapobre, BOB FREKING. Now, I no longer wonder why you have a lot of haters in this site. IS THIS THE KIND OF JOURNALISM YOU’RE UP TO FOR YUGATECH? You don’t deserve to be part of this prestigious tech blog.
Yikes... says:
Tutuo ito (syempre naman)…
“… kung may balasubas man na nagmomotor may balasubas ding mga naka four wheels …”
Pero kung oobserbahan natin… nasa 60% ang balasubas na naka four wheels, kaso nasa 90% ang balasubas na nagmomotor.
Kaya naman hindi maiwasan na palaging nasa nagmomotor ang atensyon at sisi. Gawan na ng paraan at solusyon yan. Sorry na lang.
Rider says:
Paano kung yung killer e sa bisekleta na nakasakay ng magkaangkas babawalin na rin ba ang riding in tandem sa bisekleta.. haha, inutil na gobyerno!!!
Yikes... says:
Kung dumami ang bilang ng insidente ng mga criminal bikers in tandem (yung tipong kapansin-pansin ang bilang o ang dami), kahit siguro ikaw ang nakaupo sa gobyerno, gagawan mo yan ng paraan. Baka mismong ikaw ang magbawal ng bisikleta sa daan.
Kulot says:
Paano kung dumadami na yung kriminal na naglalakad lang ng sabay, babawalin rin ba ng gobyerno Yikes?
Yikes... says:
“Kulot says:
January 16, 2014 at 7:12 pm
Paano kung dumadami na yung kriminal na naglalakad lang ng sabay, babawalin rin ba ng gobyerno Yikes?”
If the numbers are significant… if you see significant number of cute puppies mass murdering people on certain streets, you’ll probably get those cute puppies out of those certain streets.
Aaargh! Still don’t get the point?!? It’s the numbers, the reported incidents, and not even counting the unreported incidents.
Accidents involving bigger vehicles have smaller chances to get unreported, compare mo sa sideswipes ng pasaway na mga riders.
gian says:
i think the important thing is to have discipline. our traffic enforcers should have the discipline to enforce our traffic laws. we, as motorist, should also follow these simple rules. if we cannot follow the simplest of laws then you can really expect that crimes will happen. i think the traffic enforcers should really be stricter with motorcycles, tricycles, and PUVs. the drivers of these vehicles are the ones causing traffic and accidents everyday for their lack of discipline on the road.
Yikes... says:
Sa mga nagsasabi ng discipline lang ang kailangan at tamang implementation lang ng batas ang kailangan… pag-isipan po natin a. mabigat din ang terminong “feasibility”.
Magaganda nga ang ideyalismo o panukala, kung hindi naman feasible, ningas cogon ang bagsak nyan.
poppy says:
Dapat bawal motorcyles sa major roads like EDSA or C5…
Have you noticed motorcycles sa ibang bansa lalo na sa mga major roads nila?
bridetobe says:
Dapat bawal motorcyles sa major roads like EDSA or C5…
Have you noticed motorcycles sa ibang bansa lalo na sa mga major roads nila?
Hi.. in national highways in America they have this campaigns lead by certain agency of traffic safety ek ek.. to remind ALL motorists to safely “Share the Road” with Motorcycles, for them to be extra alert to help keep motorcyclists safe. Vice versa, riders are reminded to make themselves visible to other motorists.
bridetobe says:
Hi.. in national highways in America they have this campaigns lead by certain agency of traffic safety ek ek.. to remind ALL motorists to safely “Share the Road” with Motorcycles, for them to be extra alert to help keep motorcyclists safe. Vice versa, riders are reminded to make themselves visible to other motorists.
Yikes... says:
Saang state yan? Nakakapunta din naman ako sa ‘Murica.
Di naman pwede scooters or underbones sa mga highways doon.
biased ka says:
Biased tong article na toh. Un lang ang masasabi ko. Sa mga police checkpoint, motor lang ang pinapara. Ano bang pwede maistore sa bike? Dapat mga four wheels ang iniispeksyon. Never stereotype guys. The fact that the writer said that he is not a fan of mcs in his opening statement already indicates his bias against motorcycles.