Unsafe bicycle riders

[bender]

I have nothing against bicycles as a recreation sport. My brother in law and my boss are avid cyclists. They wear the proper equipment and ride in tandem with groups on weekends.

However, whenever i'm driving, there are often cyclists who use their bike for transportation. Often times, they don't wear any form of protection. Heck, their bikes don't even have reflectors. I really feel that those people are accidents waiting to happen. Some of them are riden by boys who even showboat and try to keep pace with you thereby being a distraction.

[joeyexcalera]

I notice this in edsa after balintawak. There seem to be a lot of bicycle riders on the side of the MRT structure.

[mykpogi]

tricycle nga pinagbabawal sa main roads eh. bicycle pa?

eh kung skateboard kaya?

[bender]

I often encounter bicycle drivers from my morning route going to the office in Novaliches from Roosevelt to Baesa.

[Chito]

Maraming bicycle riders na inggit si mga naka motorsiklo. Gusto ding maghari sa daan. Ayaw tumabi, gusto sa gitna at nakikiharurot sa mga sasakyan. Ang dami ko nang nasigawan sa C5 at EDSA.

[sgt_taga]

sad to say, this is one of those signs that anarchy rules in our roads. where sidewalks are for pedestrians; roads are for motorized vehicles; simply put, rules are just being ignored. unfortunately for legit road users, we have to bear all the troubles and expenses when we figure in an accident with road anarchist. ingat na lang tayo lagi and pray that we won't encounter any untoward event with them.

[ben_david19]

whew akala ko ako lang ang nakakapansin out of millions of motorists/drivers na accident waiting to happen at perwisyo ang mga ito.

sa totoo lang, dito ako inis na inis, ginagawang way of transportation ang bisikleta. yeah, I ride bikes too pero kung pupunta lang ako sa kanto hindi yung from Makati Avenue to Paseo de Roxas gagamitin ko ang bike tapos sa gitna pa ako lilinya.

lugi ka sa mga ito, first of all, walang plate number and of course, walang license ang mga ito. parang mga nagmomotor din ito na singit ng singit. naiinis ako lalo na kung dapat kakanan ako eh nasa right side ko sila tapos padiretso ang way nila, naku talaga. and worse is, sa akin pa masama ang tingin wtf. pwede ba, sa subdivision lang ang bisikleta not on busy streets.

bakit ba ang mga pinoy, napakahilig sa wheels???? ang mahirap sa iba bukod sa nagtitipid ang gusto may sariling wheels in any form na pwedeng gamiting mode of transportation.

[j_avonni]

I bike for recreation and exercise. In doing so, I also use the roads in going to my biking destinations. I sometime bike commute from home to work and vice versa. But, I always bike on the safe side of the road.

Most bike commuters have very low income who couldn't afford to buy a car. They couldn't even afford to pay for their transportation fares.

I suggest that we learn to share the roads with bikers and respect them. Biking is the cheapest form of transportation and environment friendly.

Peace!

[praetor91313]

Had a minor accident before. I parked in front of my mom's house, bumisita lang sandali, and it was raining very hard. I checked my sideview mirror before opening my car door-- may mga dumadaan na sasakyan as can be seen by their headlights. Nung clear na, binuksan ko yung pinto ko at "BLAG!", badtrip naman talaga.

May tumamang nakabisikleta. I told him, "Okay ka lang?", he was mad, and shouted "Bakit mo bubuksan ang pinto mo nakita mo nang padating ako!". Aba, the nerve of the guy... ako pa daw may kasalanan. I said, "Tsong, magkano lang ba mga reflector, P50? Ang headlight (di ko alam tawag dun e) P200? Bakit hindi ka magpakabit?"

By this time he was checking his bike out for damages so I used the time to get my umbrella. Nung tumayo na sya I asked again, "O, okay ka lang?" Tumango naman tapos umalis na.

Don't they realize we can't see them when it's dark? Lalo na pag may kasalubong ka pa na naka-highbeam, nawawala talaga sila sa view mo.

By the way, my tint's 3M #20 yata yun... yung may bakal daw na embedded and it's not very dark, kita mo pa rin nga yung nasa loob pag nasa labas ka e.

[praetor91313]

There's this one incident din, I was caught in traffic tapos sa left ko labasan ng isang subdivision.

May palabas na civic na bumwelo na-- finorward na nya yung sasakyan nya siguro kita na nya na go na sa harap ko sa malayo... anyways, may pumilit na tumawid na bike rider, kitang-kita ko na di naman tumama at nagpreno kaagad yung civic pero bigla nya hinagis bike nya pababa galit na galit at sinugod yung driver ng civic. Ayun, nagsigawan sila. Di ko na nakita sunod na nangyari, umandar na nasa harap ko e.

I was thinking "What the ef?!" E di naman tinamaan a. Nagalit yung bike rider dahil sinubukan pa rin ng civic na mag-crawl forward kahit na padating na sya? Sana sinabi nya na binili na pala nya ang kalsadang yun.

[sgt_taga]

^^^ you are suggesting to the wrong set of people. suggest to the unruly bikers instead. ask them to share the roads to motorists by following the road and traffic rules and not act as it they own them.

by the way, riding bikes on a busy road, by law and by common sense, requires safety gadgets like helmets, reflectors, etc. these plus the cost of the actual bike, would you we still say that they can't afford jeepney fares?

second look on the thread title ... UNSAFE bicycle riders.

sorry... not meant to argue. just can't stand justifying unsafe behavior by the 'mahirap lang kase" reasoning. walking is still a better option in my opinion.

[praetor91313]

I bike for recreation and exercise. In doing so, I also use the roads in going to my biking destinations. I sometime bike commute from home to work and vice versa. But, I always bike on the safe side of the road.

Most bike commuters have very low income who couldn't afford to buy a car. They couldn't even afford to pay for their transportation fares.

I suggest that we learn to share the roads with bikers and respect them. Biking is the cheapest form of transportation and environment friendly.

Peace!

You're both right. I know a janitor who has to wake up very, very early because he bikes from commonwealth to makati because he's so poor. It's really a very cheap form of transportation.

BUT

They should also learn to be very careful when doing so. They shouldn't act like they own the streets. They should try using the less busy roads.
All cars do avoid them; after all, who would want to hit a bicycle rider? But they should also learn to use safety helmets, reflectors, headlights di ba?

[bender]

I made an exception for recreational bikers who do it properly with the right safety equipment and in the appropriate location.
Also, it's another situation altogether to encounter these bicycle riders at night. At least with motorcycles, you can hear them but with the poor streetlighting condition of roads nowadays, you can't even see them.

[bender]

Being poor used to be a status but to be honest, it's become a condition and an excuse to not do anything to improve your status in life for many. Worse, it's now used as a reason that it's ok to place themselves in harms way. It's much more expensive to treat their injuries if ever they get into an accident.

[ben_david19]

Being poor used to be a status but to be honest, it's become a condition and an excuse to not do anything to improve your status in life for many. Worse, it's now used as a reason that it's ok to place themselves in harms way. It's much more expensive to treat their injuries if ever they get into an accident.

+1. nakakasawa na nga yung mga ganitong excuses nila tsk.

anyway, kanina lang pagpasok ko sa makati, whew napakaraming nagbibisikleta sa Makati Avenue going to Paseo. frankly, sumasabay na sila sa dami ng mga nagmomotor.

nagiging kaunti lang sila kapag umuulan na.

[A121]

Most bike commuters have very low income who couldn't afford to buy a car. They couldn't even afford to pay for their transportation fares.

I suggest that we learn to share the roads with bikers and respect them. Biking is the cheapest form of transportation and environment friendly.

Peace!

True. They just want to get to work in the cheapest form possible. Just be extra careful around them.

[kurby]

Bike riders nga lang sila hindi cylist. Ang Cyclist may safety gears at drving and road awareness ang bike riders wala.

Ayon kay Chris Gilbert. Hehehe!

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[praetor91313]

Makes me wonder why motorcycle riders are required by law to wear safety helmet and gear as well as to have a working signal, brake, and headlights but bicycle riders are not...

[kurby]

uhmmm... because they are not motorized?

[praetor91313]

Just because they're not motorized doesn't mean they have tougher skin. If you accidentally hit them, they'd fly just as high and land just as hard as motorcycle riders going the same speed.

Also, it doesn't mean they have better night vision than motorcycle riders, so they should at least have flashlights/headlights mounted in their bikes so they'll know what's ahead of them and the cars in front of them would know they're there.

Reflectors at the back and front of their bikes should also be required by law, not just for their protection but for the other motorists as well. How can we avoid hitting them if we can't see them?