E-Trike on the streets -- love or hate?

**Verbl Kint** · July 29th, 2019 02:57 PM

Electric tricycles, or e-trikes, have proliferated all over the country in the last few years.

After first popping up in Binondo and Divisoria in the last decade, these can now be found everywhere in the Philippines, from barrio sidestreets to busy highways, from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi, both for private use and as PUV's.

The government has been keen to promote this mode of transportation (see grants in Marawi, Boracay, Intramuros) as there is no pollution and noise to speak of. Not to mention that e-trikes also have a far lower carbon footprint, which makes it all good, right?

Consumers have also taken a liking to e-trikes as these are cheap, do not need to be registered, you won't need a license to drive one, and you don't need to balance it like a bike. So what's not to like?

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**ako123456** · July 29th, 2019 04:50 PM

hate

Really dangerous on streets if not regulated by our gov't agencies.

Majority of drivers does not observe traffic rules which is really unsafe to everyone.
*swerve from left to right, does parking anywhere as they please
*counter flow pa more
*lane-hugging, sometimes even uses the fast lane
*majority does not or just not keen on using headlight/ park light at nigh to save battery.

Also, traffic enforcers just ignore them even on highways or city streets, 'ningas kugon' lang. LGU's ignore them too, botante kasi nila.

Pagnakasagi ng sasakyan, sabihin lng nila na mahirap lng sila. Kailan ba naging excuse sa liability ang pagiging mahirap?

They should be limited sa loob ng villages lang sana.

You can't say that e trike is pollution free, remember, e trike uses/charges from electricity which is (majority) produced using fossil fuel. Yes, bit lesser in terms of carbon footprint as compared to vehicles with engine (car,motorcycles,etc.).

Just pick ur poison... lol
Die from traffic accident caused by e trike driver with 'you won't need a license to drive one' or slow death from pollution?

**Wave24/7** · July 29th, 2019 05:34 PM

I would take the latter man! And I strongly agree, they should be driving limited to small areas or should have designated lanes on public roads.

**Bin Diesel** · July 29th, 2019 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by Verbl Kint

So what's not to like?

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Them being on roads where they're not suppose to.

**remzam** · July 29th, 2019 05:45 PM

Dapat may regulation. And should also be registered. As it is, kahit sino pwede bumili and LTO /traffic enforcers have no authority over them because they can not be registered.

Whatever happened to the orange plate number for electric vehicles?

Ok rin to shift to e-trike from our two-stroke tricycles. Marami pa rin 2-stroke lalo sa probinsya. Sa maginhawa st lang sa QC, check nyo during "rush" hour. Grabe ang usok sa kalye.

Yung sa manila, sayang yung e-trike. Dapat inuna ni yor-me yung mga kuliglig. Mas masahol yun. Walang rehistro, make shift makina from motor ng chainsaw, lakas pa mag beating the red light. Kahit sa Roxas boulevard na officially bawal tricycle. Pero daan ka dun madaling araw. Dame nila. Overloaded pa. Kaso... "mahirap lang kame eh"

Proper regulation. And rider's education. But alas, nasa Pinas tayo!

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**StockEngine** · July 29th, 2019 05:47 PM

anong love or hate lol.

**ice15** · July 29th, 2019 06:15 PM

problem sa atin is walang proper legislation.

In Singapore. PMDs (Portable Mobility Devices) have a max weight and max limit - if you're PMD meets the legal requirements, you should use the sidewalk, illegal sa road.

Singapore's PMD Rules: 20KG max weight, 70cm max width, 25km/h max speed

Anything bigger/faster must be registered sa LTO and drivers should have a valid license.

**Vodka** · July 29th, 2019 06:56 PM

well i'd rather have e-trikes (those that look like bajaj RE's) than unstable motorcycles w/ sidecars

problem is LTO allowed them to proliferate without thinking ahead. so how are they gonna post-register them now?

then there are electric kick scooters that are starting to get popular...

**dr. d** · July 29th, 2019 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Verbl Kint

Electric tricycles, or e-trikes, have proliferated all over the country in the last few years.

After first popping up in Binondo and Divisoria in the last decade, these can now be found everywhere in the Philippines, from barrio sidestreets to busy highways, from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi, both for private use and as PUV's.

The government has been keen to promote this mode of transportation (see grants in Marawi, Boracay, Intramuros) as there is no pollution and noise to speak of. Not to mention that e-trikes also have a far lower carbon footprint, which makes it all good, right?

Consumers have also taken a liking to e-trikes as these are cheap, do not need to be registered, you won't need a license to drive one, and you don't need to balance it like a bike. So what's not to like?

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following one such, on the fast lane of taft avenue!
they were holding up traffic!
yung mag-ina... they looked like they were having a leisurely drive in rizal park!
...ang sarap ipa-kulam!

**yebo** · July 29th, 2019 10:40 PM

We do have bicycle lanes in qc. Pwede sila dun, same classification as human powered bicycles since they are not registered.

But lto should have them licensed. For insurance purposes.