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Tuesday, 24 July 2012

Passing the buck... What happens when you sit with your thumb up your ass...

Posted on 19:08 by Unknown
Kahapon tinawag akong ipis ng di matukoy kung sinong tao, ngayon, either kami ang tinutukoy ng isang personalidad na importer ng fake na helmet or kami yung nag papagamit sa mga ito para i-protesta ang flawed implementation ng helmet law...

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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Thursday, 7 June 2012

MRO/MAP Official position statement on QC Ordinance # PO12-53 by Councilor Ranulfo Z. Ludovica...

Posted on 09:12 by Unknown

We hereby submit our position paper in the proposal made by the Honorable Councilor, Ranulfo Z. Ludovica on the Ordinance PO12-53 - "AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING ALL DRIVERS AND BACKRIDE PASSENGERS OF MOTORCYCLES TRAVERSING WITHIN JURISDICTION OF QUEZON CITY TO WEAR VEST OR JACKET CLOTHING WITH PRINTED PLATE NUMBER OF THE MOTORCYCLE THEY ARE RIDING, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."

Let me state the general position as stated by the general riding community on our end:

WHEREAS, we acknowledge the problem of criminality and we are greatly saddened that the perpetrators of these crimes chose motorcycles as their vehicle of choice.

WHEREAS, we also acknowledge and laud the efforts of the honorable councilor in making such efforts to help prevent and ease the crimes perpetrated by motorcycle riding criminals

WHEREAS, we also have to remember, that the people you are asking to tag themselves are part of the public and are citizens as well. Although we understand the need to practice the need for police power, we have to ensure that we are also abiding by the provisions of our Saligang Batas and Constitution and that our rights as civilians are also respected.

WHEREAS, there are numerous loopholes in the ordinance that will not affect nor deter the would be criminal. We can cite a lot of scenarios in this but, the fact of the matter is, any criminal can simply take one motorcycle, illegally AND legally, and use a vest that will match the motorcycle's plate and perpetrate the crime without his true identity compromised. Identity theft is as easy as normal theft in today's day and age. Let us bear in mind the hassle, stress and burden that will be passed on to the unlucky owner of a motorcycle who's plate and identity is compromised by the criminal in commission of a crime that he is innocent of.

WHEREAS, physical issues may be affected as not all riders are created equal or has the same physical condition. A person with diabetes, heart conditions or other ailments that can only ride with a jersey may be affected in his operation of the motorcycle if asked to add more layers like a jacket or a vest. If that happens, judgment, comfort and risk are all involved and may lead to worse implications.

WHEREAS, economic reasons may also be affected as the general riding public chose motorcycles as their mode of transportation as the monthly amortization + gas is more cost effective that public transport. However, and in many cases, these people live off minimum or even less and the added cost of doing such may affect his daily budgetary needs and more-so, when he is apprehended.

WHEREAS, the idea, being brought upon the riders or motorcycle users alone, as much as we would hate to use the "D" word, smells of DISCRIMINATION as crime is not just perpetrated by riding criminals... There are those who walk, use other modes of transportation and even public transport. And in consideration of all the modes of transport used by the criminal, this means, everybody needs to wear ID tags identifying themselves while on the streets? I sense the great possibility of a precedence that will eventually blow out of proportion if this mandate is pushed down the throats of the riding public.

WHEREAS, the air being blown out by this idea is making the riding public more resistant to the government. Resistance instills the loss of confidence in our law makers and enforcement. Why don't we instill cooperation instead of acts that makes us more resistant? More than 95% of the riders involved are not aware, have limited or no access to the internet, media or other sources of information as they live through their day making as much money as they can to bring what little amount home to feed themselves and their families. And they are all prone to the apprehensions, if such is mandated by the lack of knowledge of such ordinance.

WHEREAS, we also understand and acknowledge the problem of the lack of enforcement thereof, however, passing the burden of the shortcomings of our enforcement should not be passed on the public. Instead, we should find means on how we can help each other out.

WHEREAS, as lawmakers who are tasked to ensure the safety of the public, the fair and equal treatment and protection of the laws should also be practiced. We cannot instill one mandate in sacrifice of another provision of the law. It should work together with all of the laws and be observant of the rights of the people you swore to serve and not mad pillions in your efforts to pass the burden to the public.

WHEREAS, just because the crimes made by these lawless people have chosen to use motorcycles, does not give us, or anybody the right to brand all riders as possible criminals for us or any person to tag them as such with these markings on their body. We are not criminals, stop branding us and profiling us as such. The problem of the crime is not just the problem of the non riding public, it is much more a problem to us, the riders as we are the ones who are now being asked to carry the burden of their heinous acts by being told what we can or cannot wear.

We therefore pray, to the honorable Councilor and the Committee of Councilors of Quezon City, to please look into other alternatives to help ease the issue of crimes done by motorcycle riding criminals. With that said, may we suggest the following:

1. To create a Community Crime Watch program that will involve local motorcycle groups to help aid in the dissemination of information, evidence, photo or video to the right agency in aid of crime prevention and crime solving. To instill fear and deter criminals due to the fact that police, enforcers, tanods and the PUBLIC are all watching out for them.

2. To push for the implementation of modern methods of monitoring the key areas of the city with the use of CCTV or other surveillance systems to bring forth the expedient investigations needed to solve crimes. This includes the public's capacity to use their hand held devices to capture and upload photographic and video evidence to help solve crimes.

3. To push for more police/enforcement visibility so that would be criminals will be deterred by the presence of these anti crime units.

In closing, we are not your enemies, don't make us as such. Instead of pushing our backs to the wall, allow us to help you in programs to ease the burden brought to us by these criminals.

We, and the rest of the riding community who are made aware of these mandates and proposals, willfully submit our cooperation and participation to help you ease the problem of crimes by other means and not with this ordinance.

We therefore submit to the committee, our strong objection to the ordinance proposed and in lieu thereof, we ask that we open our minds and our resources to other alternatives to make this a collaborative effort between the lawmakers, enforcement and the public.

On behalf of all our members, constituents and other road users who make up the millions of Filipino Citizens plying the streets daily, thank you and may God Bless us all!

Jobert Bolanos
Chairman, Motorcycle Rights Organization
President, Motorcycle Advocates of the Philippines

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Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Mission log: Pasig muffler adjudication and courtesy call to TPMO officials...

Posted on 19:41 by Unknown

RIDE REPORT:

Morning was hot just like any summer day and as usual, I was both excited and scared... Excited that I am about to do the community another service and scared of the outcome or the possibility na makagalitan or mapahiya sa tao...

Arrived in location before 9AM and there were a couple of riders already there... Joined them in waiting for the others and ordered goto with tokwa't baboy as the riders came one by one...

I even went home to get the decibel meter that I forgot and once I got back, we all decided to test our pipes based on the procedure being followed by LTO and QC BPOS...

Mostly passed, some barely and one didn't... Luckily he had a dB eliminator with him... However, and in my personal opinion, even with the dB eliminator, the pipe was still noisy...

Before heading off to Pasig, I was interviewed by UNTV and I also explained the procedure for measuring the noise off a motorcycle... After the interview, we geared up and headed to our destination...

The trip was very hot and had traffic points along the way, but we all got there safely...

Our first destination was the adjudication office as we wanted to go through normal procedure and not take any shortcuts...

In the adjudication office, we filed our cases and complaints with the administrative officer and was given the schedule of April 23 @ 11AM for our corresponding hearings... I gave them the complaint letter and as they were processing our cases, we got into conversation with the people in the office...

They are all in agreement that the lack of process in the apprehension of mufflers is giving them a hard time and stressing them out... I explained to them that this is an easy fix if Pasig would allow us to help them with an IRR and enforcer training to boot... They all wanted the help and has given us tips on who to talk to, where to go and who to look for...

After we received our summons for the hearing, we then decided to go to Dulay's office...

When we got there, we were told that he had just left for a meeting and Edwin was frustrated that we had not gone to him first... I told Edwin that we need to follow procedure rather that going directly to Dulay because I wanted us to get a resolution first before anything else... The visit to Dulay was to bring the same letter we sent last year and just ask him to fix the process which he didn't and had brought the same baseless apprehensions back... If he did it before, he will do it again... And by telling Edwin that the only thing that will prevent the enforcers from not apprehending riders is by putting rubber plugs on their mufflers is simply preposterous... Clearly shows that he does not understand the implications of what is happening... The letter will help clear it out and hopefully, we receive a favorable response soon... But this is not the gist of the ride report, the best out of this ride is coming up...

After having our official statement and letter of appeal received, I then asked for the officer in charge of the blue boys, I was pointed to the office of Asst Chief Victor Barral and Enforcement Chief Phillip Reyes... We caught Reyes as he had just arrived from an operation and spoke to him in his office... Mr. Reyes is a very diplomatic guy and had taken our points and issues like a professional and a gentleman... He listened with intent as I explained that the way apprehensions are being conducted is causing a rift between the riders and the City enforcers... I then told him of our intentions to help the government fix the problem by giving them a copy of the process and offered to train all his enforcers in exchange for the right procedure and application of the law... Without a word, he shook my hand and told me that this is what we have been asking for ever since... I was filled with hope and the sense of accomplishment at this point as we are in the verge of building a relationship with the people were having issues with on the streets...

After the talk, we then showed him an example of the dB meter we had earlier used to test our bikes and gave him a brief explanation as to how it is used... We then headed down stairs for a live demo...

As we reached the enforcer's parking lot, we were so lucky to catch up with Asst TPMO chief Barral who was supervising the apprehension of the enforcers who are in violation of the traffic laws that they are enforcing... Yes, you heard me right, Barral was having his people issue tickets to their very own... Open muffler tickets, no helmet, not registered and so on... It was a bold move and a show of force that I thought we can utilize in fighting this issue...

As we got together, Mr. Reyes told Mr. Barral that we were going to do a demo on the proper procedure of measuring the sound coming out of a muffler... Before showing them how to operate the dB meter, I took the initiative to explain what a noise controlling device is, what the difference is between an open pipe and aftermarket pipe, How the opening at the end of the muffler doesn't matter, and the components of a muffler... At first, the confusion was clearly evident, but after a few explanations, they were able to get that the process is quite simple... The muffler has three basic components that needs to be evident:

1. The main body or canister that has to be free of any damage and air leaks
2. A resonating tube/chamber inside the canister
3. Fibers that insulate the sound emitted by the muffler

We then headed to the process of measurement based on SAE Motorcycle Noise standards and carefully showed them how it is done step by step... After the demo, I explained to both Reyes and Barral that the ordinance is without process, without standard and is aimed at motorcycles only when it clearly states that it is for all motor vehicles... Both of them agreed and declared that the process is needed otherwise, all adjudicated cases will be lost and their people penalized and be given a bad rap... This was the indicator that our mission was a success as these two men are the ones who work with the enforcers directly and give them the orders from up top... They are also in charge of the over all operations and delegation of duties to the blue boys of Pasig...

After a few more items of discussion was completed, Barral and Reyes has told us that they will take this up with the City Council to make the amendment and ask the Mayor to apply the process and procure dB measuring devices for this very purpose... We will then be called up to conduct the enforcer's training on how the devices are used and how the process is done step by step...

We will then be following up with their office from time to time for the status and we will ask them, in the form of a formal letter to put this part of their tasks on hold until we have fixed it... For now, before the order is given out, they need to follow the standing orders from the City Council, but will exempt all those with rubber plugs or dB eliminators, irregardless of the sound so they wont get slammed for not following orders... As soon as they get the council to agree to the solution offered by our organization, the order will then be made to stop it's operation and resume until the process is built, and their people properly trained to apply it...

And that my friends, is how it all went... I believe that we did what we came for, without forcing our way, following the right procedure and talking to the RIGHT people to serve our purpose...

I would like to thank Braggy of UNTV for bringing us the extra media coverage, Edwin Go, our soon to be Director of Public Affairs, all the riders who came and all the volunteers who supported us in their own way...

This mission is a success and we will keep you posted on the updates as they come and hopefully, both Barral and Reyes stands true to their word and we get this issue cleared up and fixed...

To all the riders out there, fix your mufflers, make sure they have fibers, get rid of the really noisy ones and the ones meant for racing or competition use only and let us all work together in making our streets a little more quieter... Let us cooperate with the government and show them that we understand the purpose of what they are doing and let us respect the right of other people to have a more peaceful environment...

We can still us loud pipes and aftermarket mufflers given that we are responsible, courteous and respectful in the use and sound it emits...

Thank you and God Bless us all!!!

***Admins, kindly spread the article to the other sites especially MCP***
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Thursday, 5 April 2012

To our (MRO/MAP)'s criticts... Induldge us please...

Posted on 10:46 by Unknown
Woke up and decided to check my FB and came across a picture desecrating an image of a person with a tattoo as "PASAWAY"

Here at MRO/MAP, we do not condemn the "PASAWAY"... We aim to save them... We do not go out and throw dirt at their faces... We hope to help them unlearn the bad habits... We do not crucify them from what they have done to paint negativity on our image, but we want them to learn from their mistakes and make amends...

In that picture, a question was asked... "Is this the type of people that your defending through your rallies?"

Let me make a statement on this...

We do not go out and rally... We go out, peaceful, no intention to block traffic or make people suffer as much as we could... Instead, we are there to spread awareness, knowledge of whats going on and to help them realize what were going through... This is called a peaceful motorcade that has strict mandates of absolute and maximum courtesy to other users... Whether a line breaks or a group is separated, the priority is to get them through when and if they want to... What our "ESCORTS" from the government does, is out of our hands because we have our own marshals... But because they are there, we allow them to take control at their own discretion... We have made it clear though, that any non-courtesy given to the other road users is frowned upon... We do not make or suggest or tell our participants to block traffic, get off of their bikes in the middle of the highway and what not...

Next, we defend everybody... Yes everybody... That includes me, us, them, and even YOU... We defend their rights that are being stepped upon, abused and taken for granted... We defend the rights of the other 95% of riders who do not belong to MRO/MAP, or any GROUP for that matter who has no access to the information, the new laws and whats happening in the riding community... "PASAWAY" or not, we do this for them in hopes that we impart the right way of using their machines, knowing and following the law and hopefully, undoing the wrong notion of being a rider...

Finally, at MRO/MAP, we make sure that we are bound by rules that we do not create on our own... We bind ourselves to what is written... Although we seek clarification, ask questions, provide suggestions, voice out concern and act diplomatically against legislation, rules, ordinances and proposals that prove detrimental to the riders safety and rights, that doesn't mean we are nothing more of an activist group... We have our own set of papers, documents, studies, data, resource material and collected reactions from other groups here and abroad that back up our position... We do not hide incidents, cover up stories, fabricate/create a different outlook when presenting statistics and claim expertise...

So yes, we fight for the "PASAWAY's" rights because, condemning them will not help them... Instead, rescuing them or showing them what is right from wrong, shows that we are riders like them...

We are not here to claim that we are representatives of the community... We are here, simply, to let their voices run through us... Who's voice are you shouting for?

- Jobert Bolanos
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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Desperation? Depression? Nah... It's just crap...

Posted on 08:09 by Unknown
No matter how much good you do for other people, there will always be those who think other wise... They will think you are wasting your time, wasting your effort and calling you useless, worthless and spit on your face like you are not worth crap...

Yet these are the people that you do these things for, hoping that what you have done will leave some sort of spec of legacy that you have done something worth being proud of...

Sadly, no matter how much other people are proud of what you do, the ones you had hoped to be behind you and support you on everything are the very people who think your no better than SHIT...

So much for the saying, "you worth is only realized once your gone"
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Thursday, 2 February 2012

A WAKE UP CALL TO ALL RIDERS:

Posted on 23:19 by Unknown
Introduction = It is noted that the efforts and intent of the government to help reduce accidents, crime and promote safer roads must applauded however, The design and implementation is somewhat immature. The need to do drastic changes may be warranted, but it must still comply to the provisions of the law to protect those who are affected by the problems and are responsible road users. This topic will discuss the issues surrounding riders and what is being forced on their shoulders for what has become, a regulation frenzy by the different LGU's and the MMDA. What is concerning is that certain provisions of the law are being ignored and worse, violated in the acts being pushed into effect.

What is safe for a motorcycle = Being able to maneuver safely to avoid obstacles, objects and road conditions when and where necessary in a manner that does not affect other vehicles.

Can a motorcycle sharing the road be safe = As long as each vehicle acknowledges the presence of the other, they can use the road in harmony. However, without discipline, the results can vary from risky to chaotic.

Is exclusive MC lanes safe = Only when the speed limits are observed and enforced while the riders are giving each other enough space to maneuver out of danger when it arises
Is non exclusive lanes safe = It is possible if all vehicles follow all the rules and strict enforcement is dealt amongst all road users then road sharing can exist and motorcycles can stay in their lane while sharing it with other vehicles.

What is the problem = Motorcyclists are not the only undisciplined road users out there. The private and most especially the public utility drivers are the same. If equal enforcement is instilled amongst all road users then discipline will carry through all the drivers and riders. Focusing discipline on just the riders will not solve the problem entirely. Instead, while you are creating a disciplined environment for riders, ignoring the drivers puts the riders in harms way. While motorcyclists conform to the rules and the restrictions, having undisciplined drivers that have full access to the blue lanes makes the riders moving targets. Moreover, the proliferation of more uneducated and reckless riders and drivers will continue to grow if the indiscriminate issuance of licenses do not change. So disciplining the riders and drivers will be a very slow process as the numbers continue to grow.

Root Cause Analysis = Allowing riders and drivers to go out on the streets without proper education and screening is like teaching your dog to drive. You will eventually lead him into a higher possibility of getting into an accident. The licensing agency must apply strict and comprehensive testing to all applicants to filter those who are not qualified to be on the road. This will allow the enforcement agency to a more effective enforcement of the rules for traffic and proper road usage as you keep the ratio of road users and enforcers compatible or not over bandwidth.

Supplementary = We have to acknowledge that there are literally thousands if not millions of riders that have no discipline, no respect and no consideration for other vehicles. And that is why the people, especially the non riders are against us and wont see reason or the justification for equality. That is the sad truth. However, it is the sworn duty of the government to be fair, equal and non partisan over any group or individual. But the immense swelling of the road users population has gone out of proportion to what the enforcement can handle. The question is, how do we solve this?

Conclusion = The existing laws must be strictly enforced amongst all road users and the licensing must undergo drastic changes. Only then can a long term solution be reached. There is no other way to prevent the growth of the road users and the corresponding accidents and crimes that happen while using a vehicle. Although the implementation of the, MC lane, mandatory vests or banning of back rides do partial work, it instills segregation, profiling, the passing of the burden of incompetency and discrimination because all other vehicles are now given less attention. The law must apply to all or non at all... And the ends does not justify the means.

Wake up my fellow riders... In order for us to gain the favor of the government, we must help ourselves instill discipline amongst our brethren... Lets do this starting with ourselves.

Then going out to fight for our rights will mean more to us and more effective to our cause...

Thank you!
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A message... To the people who call themselves the legitimate riders...

Posted on 04:46 by Unknown
The ends does not justify the means....

Oo, bumaba ang namatay sa commonwealth... Bumababa din ang dami ng dumadaan dito, bumaba din ang speed limit... pero, ang mga bus at jeep, bumaba din ba ang mga pag pasok at pag cut sa linya ng motor? Pinapansin ba sila? O motor lang ang inaabangan parati? Fair and equal treatment ang nawala dahil ang focus nasa motor... Ilang aksidente na ang naireport ng kapwa natin motorista pero na media blackout ng powers that be... Bakit? The risk is still there... The only reason the accidents went down is because the riders have moved elsewhere, they are doing what they can in avoiding the buses and jeeps, adapting and taking the risk that our restricted movement in the lane has given us... At what cost? Buti sana kung hinhuhuli din mga labas pasok na PUV sa MC lane... Buti sana kung maayos na pinapatupad ang existing na batas ng pantay pantay sa lahat... Hindi yung halos lahat ng attensyon nakatutok na sa mga nag momotor... Sumunod na ang EDSA, sumunod na ang Marikina, sumunod na ang Manila... Bakit? Dahil akala nila, pwede na lang nilang pag tulakan ang motor at mga gumagamit nito... SACRIFICIAL lambs na lang ba tayo? Again, the ends does not justify the means... Hindi porket alam kong masamang tao ang aking kapit bahay ay pwede ko nang ilagay ang batas sa sarili kong kamay at dispatsahin sya... Safety should coincide with the Law... Not sacrifice the law for safety... Now people think they can just ignore whatever right, equality and fair treatment that we deserve as citizens just to have them do something... The root cause of the problem is still being ignored... Indiscriminate licensing and inadequate enforcement practices... Why settle for a band aid solution that does not fix the problem on a larger scale?

Proper screening in licensing, proper education, and proper enforcement is the key to the issues on the road... The ones being implemented now only puts us in a box, treats us like criminals and impedes equal treatment... You say your a rider... Why don't you think like one? Why are we the ones carrying the burden of the people who are responsible for these problems? They swore to protect and make our lives easier, instead, they are passing all the hardship and prejudice on us, the people... Just because we are riders does not make all of us bad people that they have to whip with their sticks of rank and power... There are those who are good, deserving and has the desire to see things change for the better... What kind of change are we going into?

Safety? What is safe about allowing buses and jeeps to cut across, stop in front, and speed behind the riders put us in? I have not even begun to talk about other cars, taxi's, suv's, vans and what not... Safe? The MC lane is a misconception of safety... The numbers you lean on are because the bikes are forced to follow what is being pushed down their throats... If you have the enforcement push the same effort to regulating all vehicles and apprehend all would be violators, the result would be the same if not even better...

I have seen the truth about safety and how a rider accepts risk and deals with it to make himself safe... This is not one of them... In fact, it is detrimental to his safety... bikes are designed to be able to maneuver away from the risk that comes in front, beside and behind him... If you remove even a part of that capability, you in turn increase risk and sacrifice safety... It is through regulation that you control the way they move... Not by restriction or by boxing them in...

And once more, the statistics are being used to misconstrue the truth... Majority of the fatal accidents are caused not during the day when the bikes are filtering through traffic... They mostly happen at night... We have not even gone through the cause and who's at fault in these accidents... Some of them are bikes being run over, side swiped and slammed into by other vehicles which is not even the riders fault... Some are caused by alcohol, drugs, over speeding, road conditions and road rage... Who is to say that all the accidents are the riders fault? Do you have that data?

Again, 3 months of data is not even close to significant on the actual events that transpire... Look at the images and videos that are being shared all over... Ride the lanes during the daytime... Look and see how other vehicles bully bikes in their lanes because they know they cant move out of it... Experience how you continuously lookout and be on the defensive while the other vehicles are being ignored by enforcement... In fact, look at where the enforcement is during your rides on the lanes... Do not ride as a group... Ride alone... Ride like everybody else... Experience, see and feel what it is like... The pictures and videos already show more than enough, but hey, why not see for yourself... I ride these roads regularly... I check and visit the activity of MMDA which is almost non existent a lot of times against the other road users who clearly and deliberately ignore and break the traffic laws while the riders follow what they are forced to follow...



You may think you know, but you don't... Denial is the first defense mechanism against truth... Your statistics still does not justify the means no matter what... And the burden of proof is still out there... Waiting to show it's ugly face... Do we need to wait for somebody to die? And speaking of death, that one person recorded, did he die while being in the lane? How about the covered and unreported accidents that was shared on the internet? Did you know that most of them happened while the riders were in the lane while the rest is when they were trying to get into or out of the lane because of the 100 meter rule?

Because of the trend that started with the MC lane, lawmakers are now using that to apply other laws that segregate, profile, push and discriminate riders and their passengers... Cause and effect... The deadly and sinful fruits of a seed planted by the MC Lane...

Wake up... It's not too late... We must protect our selves from what's taking place in society... Let's not lead the people in power into totalitarian rule... Let's not allow the existing and forgotten rules and regulations be replaced by discriminative ones... The issue is they do not have it within them to enforce what's already there equally amongst all road users...

What will make you see the truth? When will you see the truth? When I say, "I TOLD YOU SO"?
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