Bicycles/ tricycles in major hiways....

[randyV]

I was driving along Katiputan Ave. from Balara going to Libis when I saw a man riding his bicycle along the underpass connecting Katiputan Ave with C-5.... mabuti at napansin ko kaagad kung hindi nabundol ko sana sya... di ba bawal na bawal ang mga bike at tricycle sa mga major highways? bakit hindi ito hinuhuli ng police o ng MMDA? Ang daming pasaway na nagba bike at nagtatricycle sa Hiway...

[uls]

wala na bawal bawal ngayon

kahit pedicab, motorized pedicab, kariton nasa main road

[impulzz]

meron nga bisikleta sa superhiway bago mag magallanes coming from nichols toll gate. guess galing sya dun sa area ng villamor-fort boni ramp. ang kulit pa sumingit

[randyV]

dapat maging mahigpit ang authorities sa mga nag ba bike... di dapat sila allowed sa mga hi-ways.. kapag sila nadisgrasya kasalanan pa ng nakabangga... at isa pa di nagbabayad ang mga bicycle owners ng road users tax...

[uls]

hindi pinapansin ng mga traffic enforcer ang mga single motor, tricycle, bisikleta, pedicab etc

nakatutok lang sila sa mga sasakyan na may apat na gulong and up

[vito corleone]

meron ngang tumatakbo na tricycle dyan sa katipunan

tapos pag nasagi o nabundol sila e kasalanan mo. . .buwisit!

[sgt_taga]

pag laging ganito, di na ko magtataka kung darating ang araw:
1. wala nang gagamit ng oto sa kalye kase luging-lugi (sa mga gastos sa tax, accident damages, kotong, etc.)
2. babalik tayo early 1900 nung puro naglalakad lang sa kalye ang mga tao, o nakabisekleta, o nakakalesa
3. babagsak ang ekonomiya dahil sa kawalan ng mabilis na transportasyon
4. mahihinto na ang polusyon at global warming
5. higit sa lahat, magiging amoy suka ang mga lansangan dahil sa mga pawisang pedestrians


hmmmm ayos! heheheheh patawa lang po.

[4wrider]

pag laging ganito, di na ko magtataka kung darating ang araw:
1. wala nang gagamit ng oto sa kalye kase luging-lugi (sa mga gastos sa tax, accident damages, kotong, etc.)
2. babalik tayo early 1900 nung puro naglalakad lang sa kalye ang mga tao, o nakabisekleta, o nakakalesa
3. babagsak ang ekonomiya dahil sa kawalan ng mabilis na transportasyon
4. mahihinto na ang polusyon at global warming
5. higit sa lahat, magiging amoy suka ang mga lansangan dahil sa mga pawisang pedestrians


hmmmm ayos! heheheheh patawa lang po.

Not really far fetched if you go by the cultural deterioration of our society.

Dati noong rickshaw (parang pedicab) ang main mode of transpo sa HK, Japan at iba pa dito sa pinas mercedes benz ang mga taxi.

Ngayon mga luxury cars dito yung ginagamit na taxi sa HK at dumadami ang pedicab sa Manila.

Paurong nga yata ang takbo ng lipunan natin.

[ben_david19]

sinabi mo pa. kahit sa National Highway naman hindi ba, madaming tricycles jeez, ang ganda ng cruising mo tapos ayun biglang may napakabagal na trike sa harap mo.

tapos sa mga nagbibisikleta, naku no comment nalang, ang hirap makita ng mga ito sa gabi, lalo na kung katabi mo tapos liliko ka hindi mo makita sa sidemirror mo itong mga ito.

[machinepistol]

Even the Supreme Court, in its exasperation with the proliferation of tricycles on highways and major thoroughfares, in one case (LTO vs. CITY OF BUTUAN, Jan. 20, 2010) made the following comment:

"The Court cannot end this decision without expressing its own serious concern over the seeming laxity in the grant of franchises for the operation of tricycles-for-hire and in allowing the indiscriminate use by such vehicles on public highways and principal thoroughfares."

It even made what appeared to be a stern warning to all LGU officials who don't implement the ban that they face criminal prosecution:

"The need for ensuring public safety and convenience to commuters and pedestrians alike is paramount. It might be well, indeed, for public officials concerned to pay heed to a number of provisions in our laws that can warrant in appropriate cases an incurrence of criminal and civil liabilities. Thus -

The Revised Penal Code -

'Art. 208. Prosecution of offenses; negligence and tolerance. - The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum period and suspension shall be imposed upon any public officer, or officer of the law, who, in dereliction of the duties of his office, shall maliciously refrain from instituting prosecution for the punishment of violators of the law, or shall tolerate the commission of offenses."

[machinepistol]

That decision was written more than 4 years ago. And in Oct 2014, this CCTV caught this horrific incident in Davao City:

http://youtu.be/1DdGwx84_3M

That prompted Duterte to issue a stern warning to trike drivers to stay out of highways.

Earlier in 2013 in Angeles City, this trike was plying this road almost in the middle of it and turned upside down:

http://youtu.be/EqYozn8O2Ns

And last week in Gapan, the motorcycle got detached from the cab. Here's the proof:

http://youtu.be/0eHjluILUPw

Kailan kaya tayo matututo?

The usual argument against the ban is that trikes are the only viable and cheap mode of transport for our poor countrymen. But then, they are the same people who become victims in horrible accidents like these which could have been avoided with strict enforcement of our laws.

And the irony is that we have a national law that requires people riding cars, etc. or to buckle up or else they will get a ticket and yet our government does not implement the same safety requirement on trike drivers and their passengers. Tsk tsk

How could we in Tsikot.com create a stir so that our authorities will wake up from their stupor and start enforcing our traffic laws? Or, are we destined to remain a soft republic/weak state which is marked by a lax implementation of the law (like where the road sign says "parking on this road is strictly prohibited" as if people have a choice whether to obey or not obey the law)?