If you were only paying attention, looking closely at whats happening and out for the welfare of the people you declared you represent, we actually despise fake and substandard helmets that are being tagged with ICC stickers...
In the first place, the ICC stickers shouldn't be the basis of street level inspection for the riders who uses them... In order to protect the riders and to save them from carrying the burden of paying and being penalized for the damn stickers, we are left with no choice, but to take drastic measures to help the riders... Ensuring that the market is only filled with proper helmets is the responsibility of the importers, sellers and the DTI and not the end user... Furthermore, come the street level apprehensions, it should be the standard and not the ICC sticker that will tell the enforcer if the helmet is acceptable for use on Philippine roads or not...
We are trying to prevent the worse from happening and allowing the responsibility of others be passed on to the end users... Our only responsibility should be to make sure we are buying the right helmet off the shelves of the store... Even so, with the economic status of the people, can you blame them for allowing themselves to purchase something that allows them to bring home more food and payment for bills since it is available in the market? Shouldn't it have been better if they, eradicate the substandard, clean up the market, sell the right product, inform or educate the people then regulate?!?
Why on earth do we have to be the ones cleaning up the mess being thrown, let me rephrase, shoved our way...
Instead of us enjoying what the noble intention of this law should bring, the flaws in it's implementation is causing the people to fret as they carry the burden of the ones responsible for this blown out of proportion issue that is killing the law than it should have been...
And when we thought and hoped that the proponents of this law would be watchful and vigilant on it's success, we are left alone fending for our selves, taking the heat and being thrown accusations, YET AGAIN, like nothing bad is happening...
Funny how that one works...
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