Quote Originally Posted by eojlin View Post
Better solution... no motorcycles less than 400cc in EDSA and C5 too (specially flyovers and viaducts). well, this is also because, fewer "ignorant" riders on big bikes - if you notice. But again, politicians' number of votes and business supporters will be greatly affected - this is going to be bad for their political careers.
That solution is not possible. That's like saying all poor people should be banned from the streets. People buy small MC's because they are cheap and economical. If the government were to implement a law like that, they might as well ban all MC's from the streets since 90% of MC's in the country are sub400cc. The problem isn't with the vehicle but with the drivers. Sub400cc MC's are more than adequate for the city streets since speeds rarely go beyond 100kph.

There are fewer big bike accidents or issues simply because there are so little of them out there that to spot one is like spotting a sports car on the road. That is how rare big bikes are on the roads. I ride with big bike groups often and I can say from experience that a great deal of them are almost as reckless as their small bike counterparts. Again its not because of the vehicle, since most Big bike users drive cars most of the time it's simply the filipino attitude towards driving. They are free to do things they would otherwise not be able to do with their cars on the road.

Quote Originally Posted by eojlin View Post
Uhm... i don't think "ignorant" motorcycle riders would stop when flagged to stop. I've seen a lot of instances where they just don't stop and speed away (most of us probably seen some of these).

You can chase cars (specially in traffic jams), but it's more difficult to chase MC's (try nyo lang: hehe) - traffic enforcers usually don't chase MCs. Even enforcers on big bikes find it difficult or not feasible to chase MC's - this is one of the reasons why crooks use MC's in their MO's (bank robberies, jewelry store heists, gun shooting, and other street crimes: it is also more difficult to find/recover carnapped bikes). If it's hard to enforce traffic rules on car drivers, it's just going to be significantly harder on riders - don't you think?
The police and mmda with MC's can surely chase these offenders, but they are just too lazy to do so. The offending MC driver may outrun another MC but he/she can't outrun the radio. They can just radio ahead to other enforcers to catch the runner. If the rider crashes then too bad. They should still apprehend the offender and make him feel the pain of his mistake by having him pay damages and go to jail for evading the police.

All the difficulties you mentioned can be solved if the police/mmda in the country weren't so damn stupid and lazy. If they were like police in Europe, USA, or even Singapore people would be alot more disciplined on the road.

The root cause of the problem is still the lack of driver education and law enforcement to ensure the drivers follow the rules and not drive like idiots. Banning this and that vehicle will not solve the problem.