Grupo ng mga siklista at motorsiklo, nagpulong kasama ang MMDA hinggil sa ‘sharing’ ng bike lane;
Imprastraktura ng bike lane sa bansa, isinulong na tiyakin ng pamahalaan
Imprastraktura ng bike lane sa bansa, isinulong na tiyakin ng pamahalaan
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00:00 It is called upon to allow motorcycles to pass through bike lanes.
00:04 The stakeholders of Hingil discussed this in a consultation meeting on the use of bike lanes.
00:10 The update in the center of the news, Karen Villanda, live.
00:14 Audrey, the MMDA conducted a consultation with various groups to discuss the idea of shared roads for bicycles and motorcycles when it comes to bike lanes.
00:28 But most of the other groups opposed the idea because it is said to be dangerous for them.
00:34 In the face of the MMDA's restriction on the use of bike lanes,
00:40 several agencies have received suggestions from motorcyclists to allow them to use bike lanes.
00:47 According to the MMDA, of the 428,000 motorists who pass through EDSA every day,
00:53 165,000 of them are motorcycles. That is why today, a group of motorcyclists and motorcyclists
01:00 joined the MMDA's initiative to include motorcycles and bikes in the bike lane.
01:05 But most of them did not agree because the speed of motorcycles and bikes is different.
01:12 Here is the statement of some of the groups.
01:15 Number one, I have never seen a motorcycle or a bicycle together.
01:23 I agree with that, they cannot be together.
01:26 As part of road safety, we cannot be together with a bicycle.
01:31 From what we've heard so far, no one seems to be in favor of sharing lanes between motorcycles and cyclists.
01:39 And we cannot talk about congestion without talking about cars.
01:46 A group of motorcyclists and cyclists agreed to have their own fast lanes in EDSA.
01:53 Here, the number of private vehicles in EDSA will also decrease,
01:57 which was first reduced for the busway and bike lane.
02:00 But according to MMDA Chair Romando Artes, there should be more attention on giving their own lanes to motorcycles in EDSA.
02:09 Here is his statement.
02:13 It's easy to say that you should give a lane like this or a lane like that.
02:17 There are many challenges there.
02:19 You saw that EDSA is not straightforward, as the officer said.
02:23 Second, there is an overpass and an underpass.
02:29 At the consultation, Atty. Raymond Fortuna, one of the hot topics to talk about, also joined the discussion.
02:38 He said that the motorcycle driver pulled the gun and hurt the motorcyclist.
02:43 According to Fortuna, the country's infrastructure in the bike lane should be secure,
02:47 where the cyclist should feel safe inside the bike lane and not be seen,
02:53 just like a word became a myth when the motorcyclist went viral.
02:57 Audrey, in the end, the MMDA's position paper was passed by the groups that arrived today.
03:05 The MMDA also said that they plan to put an elevated walkway and elevated bike lane in EDSA,
03:12 which is still being studied and has no point yet.
03:15 Karen, how many lanes are there for private vehicles in EDSA?
03:22 And how many lanes are there if they will put a fast lane for motorcycles, as well as a fast lane for bicycles?
03:34 Yes, Audrey. In the southbound lane of EDSA, there are four lanes for private vehicles,
03:42 which is 2.5 meters to 2.8 meters wide.
03:48 So if they will put a fast lane for motorcycles, it is possible that EDSA will be completely reduced by one lane.
03:59 But according to Chair Artes, this is still being studied and there are many considerations that the MMDA should consider for this.
04:08 Audrey.
04:09 Okay. Karen, the QCPD filed an alarm and scandal complaint against the motorcyclist who went viral.
04:17 Does Atty. Raymond Fortun have a reaction to this?
04:24 Yes. Audrey, he just said that it doesn't matter if the QCPD filed a complaint.
04:31 When it comes to RTC and if it is elevated to the Regional Trial Court, they will look for a witness in the video.
04:39 The witness is the one who uploaded the video or the cyclist.
04:45 It is possible that there is no evidence against the cyclist. The cyclist and the video uploader did not cooperate.
04:54 Last night, he talked to the cyclist because Mayor Joy Belmonte has called for support to the cyclist in filing a case.
05:04 But according to Atty. Fortun, the cyclist's answer to him is that his family is still not filing a case.
05:14 Audrey.
05:15 (speaking in foreign language)