Aquino signs law banning children from riding motorcycles

[Monseratto]

August 5, 2015 5:05 pm


President Benigno has signed into law a bill seeking to ban small children from riding motorcycles.

Republic Act (RA) 10666, which Aquino signed on July 21, prohibits any person to drive a two-wheeled motorcycle with a child on board on roads with heavy volume of vehicles or where a speed limit of more than 60/kph is imposed.

Under the new law, a child can be allowed to ride a motorcycle if he or she can reach the standard foot peg of the motorcycle. A child shuld also be able to grasp the waist of the motorcycle driver.

Violators shall be fined P3,000 for the first offense, P5,000 for the second offense, and P10,000 for the third and succeeding offenses.

Violation beyond the third time shall result to automatic revocation of the offender’s driver’s license.

RA 10666 authorizes the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to increase or adjust the amounts of fines after public consultation once every three years. It also empowers the LTO to deputize members of the Philippine National Police, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and Local Government Units to implement the law.

The new law shall take effect 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in two national newspapers of general publication. CATHERINE S. VALENTE


Aquino signs law banning children from riding motorcycles - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times Online

[L1quid]

Parang wala rin, open country roads lang naman ang may above 60kph na speed limit, the rest are 40kph or below na.

Private roads with higher speed limits like SLEX only allow 400cc and above motorcycles to ply it, most of the time, these riders are educated on safety naman, so not much to worry there.

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Parang wala rin, open country roads lang naman ang may above 60kph na speed limit, the rest are 40kph or below na.

Private roads with higher speed limits like SLEX only allow 400cc and above motorcycles to ply it, most of the time, these riders are educated on safety naman, so not much to worry there.

[sirkosero]

"with heavy volume of vehicle" so in short, sa traffic. so kahit saan sa metro manila kasi traffic

[baludoy]

sa cavite alam ko bawal na daw may angkas na bata medyo matagal-tagal na

just dunno how well this particular local law worked or how it's being implemented

[L1quid]

"with heavy volume of vehicle" so in short, sa traffic. so kahit saan sa metro manila kasi traffic

Haha! Ongapala, good point!
Hard to prove though kasi the statement is relative.

[benchman]

siguradong mag-rant yung mga bayabas riders dyan, pagkakaperahan na naman sasabihin nila. mas maganda nga doblehin pa ang multa.
may mga ogags nga akong nakikita na tatlong maliliit na bata ang angkas, inihahatid sa school

[boy astig]

If the law can be successfully implemented in the provinces, especially the poorest of provinces, then hats off to them.

If not, another crap of wasted taxpayers time, effort and money

[170kphlang]

madalas na dahilan kasi nila di kaya makabili ng kotse pero insufficient reason yun para ilagay sa peligro yung (mga)bata

[dos2]

Buwaya at Bwitre : "ayos, another source of extra income"

[KERSMcRae]

hindi ko pa nababasa yung copy ng RA na yan. Bilang isa ring nagmomotor, ang masasabi ko lang e ngayon pa lang- walang kwenta ang batas na yan.. Yung helmet law di mapatupad ng maayos yan pa kaya...

[macsd]

Another law to be disregarded. Sayang lang budget dyan sa Congress at Senate, wala naman law except on tax na implemented. What ever happened to the drunk driving law, 1 day lang meron nahuli tapos wala na uli.

[Juan Martinez]

This law is entitled: “Children’s Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015.”

There is nothing wrong with it. But, implementation is another thing.

This is the prohibited act--

SEC. 4. Prohibition. – It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a two (2)-wheeled motorcycle with a child on board on public roads where there is heavy volume of vehicles, there is a high density of fast moving vehicles or where a speed limit of more than 60/kph is imposed, unless:

(a) The child passenger can comfortably reach his/her feet on the standard foot peg of the motorcycle;
(b) The child’s arms can reach around and grasp the waist of the motorcycle rider; and
(c) The child is wearing a standard protective helmet referred to under Republic Act No. 10054, otherwise known the “Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009.”

To be educated more about it, follow this link:

Republic Act No. 10666 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

[Juan Martinez]

but here is the rub-- the implementing agency is not that ready to enforce it.

LTO: Not enough aides to enforce law on safety of kids on motorbikes | News | GMA News Online

[keto]

but here is the rub-- the implementing agency is not that ready to enforce it.

LTO: Not enough aides to enforce law on safety of kids on motorbikes | News | GMA News Online

Agreed sir. Sadly, we have a lot of good and well meaning laws that the concerned agencies and parties are not really implementing due to one reason or another.

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but here is the rub-- the implementing agency is not that ready to enforce it.

LTO: Not enough aides to enforce law on safety of kids on motorbikes | News | GMA News Online

Agreed sir. Sadly, we have a lot of good and well meaning laws that the concerned agencies and parties are not really implementing due to one reason or another.

[Juan Martinez]

^ that's true. ^ but under the rules of court, we have the so-called "citizen's arrest." in other words, a law-abiding citizen can effect an arrest if, in his presence, the person to be arrested has committed, is actually committing, is about to commit a crime.

[Monseratto]