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Motorcycle problems in the PH need to be addressed

I’m not a fan of motorcycles. Sure, they’re somewhat cool to look at and they’re really fast, but my experiences with them are a little off – they’re not the safest vehicle in the road, accidents are frequently associated with them, rowdy motorists cut impatiently through traffic & they’re often tools used by criminals riding in tandem.

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Image Source: (RAYMOND BALA LACSA / Photoville International)

Just recently, a lot of pressure has been put onto the authorities as motorcyclists have been quite more disobedient as usual. Aside from speeding through main roads & highways, riding in tandem crime cases are now more prominent. Articles have been written about it and 9 minutes into Bandila’s January 14 episode, it has been reported that there were 1,700 cases in 2011 according to the PNP. My father was also recently one of the victims falling into a hold-up by two men on a motorcycle without a vehicle registration.

The Manila City Government is now on the works on implementing new laws regarding this, and the VACC (Volunteers Against Crime & Corruption) is also working on the formation of a new group, seeking a better hold on the industry. A few suggestions include the wearing of white helmets & numbered vests, the registration of helmets with the police & the baranggay and a speed limit of 30kms/hour.

I’ll admit, I don’t think the government would take immediate action on this case, but seeing that with the proper timing & the sufficient amount of loudness, I think we can actually push forward for change.

Toyota iRoad
Toyota i-Road showcased at CES 2014.

On another note, over at CES 2014, Toyota demoed their concept vehicle, the i-Road, which is something like an offspring of a motorcycle & an electric car that caught my full attention. It’s safer since it’s more of a smaller car than a motorcycle, it won’t go dangerously fast & it’s electrically environment-friendly.

For congested polluted cities such as ours, whose roads almost cannot expand anymore, cars get more in number every year & motorcycle accidents and crimes are frequent, cars like the i-Road are worth a look at. Give it more time to evolve and we’ll see.

There is still a lot more to fix regarding local transportation & the Philippines as a whole, but for now, I think I’ll end by saying this: technology is a way of doing things, and it can definitely further us into either progress or perdition. It all just depends on the attitude of the people now, on who is doing which. While we make the proper pushes to change society & technology, let’s all focus on the road and keep our attitudes clean. We’ll get there. Patience.

Update: Added links to Mayor Erap’s openness to banning motorcycle pillion riding.

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Bob Freking occasionally contributes articles to the website. He is a UST Graduate of Commerce & Business Administration, Major in Marketing Management, and a full-time Sith Lord with three dragons.

117 Responses

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  2. Avatar for Hen-Sheen Hen-Sheen says:

    The Toyota i-Road looks like a clone of the Kabuto Extender (Ex-mode); Clock-up!

  3. Avatar for juice ko po juice ko po says:

    We can’t afford to get more law enforcers and equipments because we’re losing BIGTIME! B for billions a year! Susmaryosep! Dahil sa mga curropt govt officials natin. Kaya ipapapasan nalang sa lahat ng naka-motor ang gastos at abala dahil sa iilang Kriminal. Erap? PNP chief? Pwede patingin uli ng record nyo?! Ilang milyong motor ba meron sa pinas?Ano ba kasalanan ng riders at kelangang madamay sa gawa ng iilan? Tama nga na madaming pasaway na riders, ganun din naman ang drivers.

    Eh kung yung nawawala sa bayan ay ipinambili nalang ng motor panghabol sakay ay matitinong pulis riding in tandem. Ewan ko lang!

  4. Avatar for Basyong Basyong says:

    What a lot of people don’t get is that some authorities and the criminals are working together. Police visibility won’t help as much. – Bob Freking

  5. Avatar for BurnOUt BurnOUt says:

    After reading all these, one thing I’m sure: Yikes = Bob Freking. Message me Bob, I’ll make you realize what you’re saying. You know, YOU NEED BALLS TO RIDE A BIKE. SURELY YOU DOESN’T HAVE THAT. (But I’m sure you love those, right?)

    • Avatar for Yikes... Yikes... says:

      Sorry, I’m not Bob. And, I don’t write articles or blogs – ergo I’m not a writer.
      I do drive a truck, nowadays. Sarap sumabay sa mga rider. ;)
      I just can’t understand why people try to ignore facts.

    • Avatar for Basyong Basyong says:

      @Yikes,

      The fact that 99.9% of our government officials are corrupt?
      The fact that erap is a convicted ‘mandarambong’?
      The fact that those riding in tandem criminals are ‘tuta’ ng mga pulis?

      I think those are the core problem, no need for a band-aid solution. They are barking at the wrong tree.

      A fact I agree, madaming pasaway na riders :) and I have my share ;)

    • Avatar for Yikes... Yikes... says:

      @Basyong…
      I hear you.
      I mean, you can present such “facts” or a hundred more of those, and, those are ideally needed to be addressed as well: those are equally important (if not more than pressing). But, maybe in threads or discussions of their own.

      The thing is, we’re on a specific subject matter here that is best discussed focusing on just the subject matter, daily troublesome riders. For this reason that the number of road accidents/mishaps (reported OR unreported; documented and undocumented) are getting far more significant (even more than issues on rowdy PUV drivers).

      And what’s more annoying… ang isa pang mahirap sa mga ‘pasaway na riders’ o mga nagmomotor, kapag nagsalita sila sa kalsada o kahit dito sa internet, parang sila palagi ang aping-api o palaging kawawa samantalang sila madalas ang offender. (okay, this bit here is going beyond the edge of this article posted here at Yugatech – hehe)

  6. Avatar for xytel xytel says:

    I Agree with Yikes. in the first place bakit nagiging maingay or napag uusapan yung pagkakaroon ng sanction sa motor? say it out loud! “kasi may problema”, “kasi kabi-kabilang balita tungkol sa riding in tandem ang involved sa krimen” if you can’t accept the fact then kayo ang may problema. kasi isa rin kayo sa mga taong nagsasabi na “basta ako sumusunod ako sa batas” (wala na akong pakialam sa ibang namamatay dahil sa riding in tandem, wag nyo kaming lahatin). Sinulat ni Bob Frekking yung article dahil may problema na dapat ma-solved. and please do understand yung point nya why he’s not a fan of motorcycles. yung father nya (loved ones) is also a victim of riding in tandem. I bet if this also happens to you and your loved ones (wag naman sana)ewan ko na lang how you would feel..

  7. Avatar for leeto leeto says:

    Wag tayong maghusga agad sa mga may motor as thieves, killers, etc. Eh mas malaki ang nawawalang pera sa bansa natin dahil sa mga magnanakaw at holdaper nasa
    Congress na hindi nagmomotor. I think its just a matter of proper law enforcement like in Davao, di uso ang criminals sa kanila. Magmotor ka sa Davao with helmet, pero no-no ang criminals on motorbikes.

  8. Avatar for Zobel Zobel says:

    I remember the days the hindi ka makakabili ng motor kung walang kang 100K. Babalik lang yung pag full-fledged 1st world nation na ang China at magmamahal na lahat ng galing sa kanila. Kaya support China, dudes! hihihi!

  9. Avatar for Boba Boba says:

    BOB FREKING IS CAUSING RAGE IN THIS BLOG. Isip2 naman Bob

  10. Avatar for yumi yumi says:

    Respeto, disiplina drivers at riders at ayusin ang nasa hanay ng gumagawa at nagpapatupad ng batas hindi itong vest with plate #, helmet registration, 30kph limit, etc.? Then what?!.. WTF! Ang kriminal kahit nasan yan. Nakaupo nga lang nakakapagnakaw pa!

  11. Avatar for pong pong says:

    I own car & bike, unfair naman ng article na ito ginawa lahat riding in tandem lahat ang nagmomotor. Pero nasa driver ang disiplina. Sa akin nga ang pinaka pasaway ay ang mga driver ng public transpo from tricycle up to busses.

  12. Avatar for Boom Boom says:

    Kaya ako, binabaligtad ko din. kapag may pasaway na nakamotor. Kinacut ko din.. hehehe. Para maramdaman niya ang feeling ng nagugulat at madisgrasya. Madalas semplang sila. goodluck sa hospital.

  13. Avatar for Boom Boom says:

    Kaya ako, binabaligtad ko din. kapag may pasaway na nakamotor. Kinacut ko din.. hehehe. Para maramdaman niya ang feeling ng nagugulat. Madalas semplang sila. goodluck sa hospital.

  14. Avatar for Angel Angel says:

    Very discriminating article! Bullshit.,

  15. Avatar for cranium cranium says:

    the best solution? shoot to kill order sa lahat ng motorcyclists na pasaway. mas mabuting ubusin na lang sila. patayin kesa makapatay. mga hampaslupa na nga, wala pang utak at disiplina. mga peste ng lipunan.

    • Avatar for leviticus leviticus says:

      ganun? how about mga pasaway na bus drivers? mga pasaway na nakakotse? mga pasaway na naka-bisikleta?

      in fact, how do you differentiate between a pasaway and a law abiding motorist from the get-go?

      napaka-medieval ng solution mo. you are out of touch with reality.

    • Avatar for Yikes... Yikes... says:

      I bet you’re a biker/rider.

    • Avatar for cranium cranium says:

      @leviticus: who gives a s**t? thats exactly what i mean. our government is a spineless piece of trash who does not have the capabilities to implement a law para ayusin tong mga gag*ng to. we have gone too soft and inaabuso ng mga assclown drivers who should not even have a license. as for bus drivers, tanggalan ng prankisa ang mga company. at if ever mabuhay ang driver na naging sanhi ng aksidente like ‘don mariano’. pagalingin lang then put him on torture chamber or isalang na agad sa electric chair. same goes for idiotic bikers. sad thing is, we forgot how to kill. the result is that we are now bombarded by useless weaklings who does not deserve a space on this world.

    • Avatar for leviticus leviticus says:

      @Yikes. I’m a motorist. No distinction on what vehicle I use.

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