Scooter in SM North Edsa

[vinj]

Otep, something similar happened to me last week when i was crossing along the one-way portion of Annapolis near OB Montessori. In this case the road was wide open, i was more than halfway across the street and the motorbike was going against traffic, he didnt give way and even darted in front of my path (ako pa yung huminto) and he almost sideswiped me... what did i do? sinuntok ko sa likod. It didnt throw him off balance but it made him stop and i walked toward him to confront him but he sped away.... school zone pa naman.

[A121]

I'm a biker / car driver. I do hate bikes & cars who drive recklessly.

onga eh, kasi pedestrian din ako.

[mazdamazda]

sa SM Marilao ganyan din nangyari sa akin... huminto na ako sa PEDX para tumawid yung matanda... yung ibang naka motor huminto din... pero yung isa pasaway...

then last saturday... mag U-Turn ako across McArthur... naka signal na ako & medyo nag slowdown na yung incoming na jip na malayo pa... nagulat na lang ako at may motor na nag cocounterflow tapos siya pa ang bumubusina...

[tunasashimi]

i think motorcycles and scooters feel that they are half pedestrian and half motor vehicle.

[torque2006]

I agree

+1 dito. i'm not against riders. they also pay taxes, like we do. kaya lang sila napagiinitan kase i don't think there's a proper course in the philippines for you to learn how to ride a motorcycle/scooter/moped. kaya siguro sila ganun.

ang ayoko lang ay yung mga reckless talaga, whether you're in a car or a motorcycle.

OT: in other countries, bicycles are considered pedestrians. may nakita ako somewhere in paranaque, ang nakalagay bawal ang bicycles sa pedestrian lane. so san sila? sa highway?

[wewoy_romero]

hindi naman lahat ng naka-scooter or motorsiklo ganyan.

pero marami talaga akong nakakasabay (especially along abad santos), mga a-holes talaga. either nasa gitna or gigitgitin ka. as if naman tankge ang dala nila.

dapat talaga may hiwalay na lane for two-wheelers

[Horsepower]

The issue here is not who pays tax and who doesn't. Roads were constructed for the public. Dapat lahat ng gagamit nito may courtesy at tamang kaalaman sa paggamit.

Hassle kasi pag naka-aksidente ka. For example, may bumangga sayong MC rider at natodas, sayang oras mo sa investigation, hearings kung mag file ng lawsuit yung family etc etc. Tapos pagawa ka pa ng kotse kasi 99% of the time, wala namang pambayad ang mga gunggong na ito e.

[Taurus]

you know sa Marikina, they have provided a lane for this cyclist/scooters pero there are still some dumb reckless bikers that doesn't utilize its purpose...


I wonder if Marikina have made an ordinance for this?

[istan]

Dapat dun sa di marunong magbike, i confiscate ang bike.

I daan sa training session kung pano magbike at road courtesy.
Bago magclaim, pakita muna ng patunay na marunong na sya sumunod sa patakaran.

Pwede rin na kagaya sa Davao dati...pinaparada lahat ng may sala sa buong city. Hehe...ewan ko lng kung di pa sila mahiya nun...

[CaMoTe!!!]

speaking of 2 wheelers, di ba nakakabahala na mga motorcycles ngayon, look at how they swerve in our roads, akala mo na they are running in 4 tires. tapos pag nsa intersection stoplight naiipon sila sa harap ng pedestrian na para bang ayaw na magpatawid tapos ambagal pa mag go kapag green light na. ang badtrip pa minsan kahit nakasignal ka na na kakanan ka sa side street tutuloy pa din na kala niya na bala siya at kaya ka niya maunahan. madalas naman kapag nakatraffic, singit sila ng singit tapos pagaandar ka na biglang magsswerve sa harap mo at kapag minalas malas ka madadali ka niya or mo siya. tapos sa batas natin( pls corect me if i'm wrong) the driver with the bigger vehicle is at fault kahit minsan na obvious na sila ang may kasalanan. nakakainis lang, dati naman di sila ganyan. bakit kaya di gumawa ng batas na gaya ng sa ibang bansa, na sa isa or dalawang lane lang sila. ano ba hinihintay ng mga pulitiko dahil ba paisa-isa lang namamatay sa aksidente ng motorcyle kaya ok lang di gaya ng bigger vehicles na more than 2 namamatay kapag may accident kaya may batas agad para iregulate tyo. tsk tsk tsk..

di naman implied na pag may accident e yung bigger agad ang may kasalanan.. that has to be established (who's at fault) from an impartial investigation...

and also, there aren't laws anywhere that limits motorcycles to certain lanes are they are considered as motor vehicles as well..

we do not need new laws... what we need is the enforcement of current laws... start from licensing... the government should make sure that those who get their license, be it for motorcycles or for cars are duly screened... make sure all vehicles are street legal and apprehend all those who drive recklessly... implement what the law says, not create new laws just because the existing ones cant be implemented...

i am a motorcycle rider as well, and i despise those who ride recklessly with utter disregard to other road users.. be they pedestrians or other vehicles...

lahat ng gubat may ahas... sa lahat ng classes ng road users, may kamote...