Limlingan: All in tricycles and motorcycles

PRIOR to All Saints’ Day and a few days thereafter, there are a lot of road accidents that were reported in many parts of the country, killing and injuring motorists as well as bystanders. This may be caused by the high volume of vehicles on the road because of the occasion or maybe due to several reasons why so.

A man, who was not identified, died on the way to a hospital after his motorcycle crashed at the provincial road minutes before midnight. Police said the man used the motorcycle without the owner’s knowledge after they shared a drink at their neighboring village.

In another place, three students were hurt when the tricycle they were riding hit an electric pole at 7:50 p.m. The said victims were immediately treated at a nearby hospital.

At 4:45 p.m. the next day, a 40-year-old man was killed when his motorcycle fell into a canal. The man was immediately taken to a community hospital but did not make it alive. Investigation disclosed that the victim was traversing a village road when he lost control of his steering handle and headed straight into a six-meter deep canal.

In another incident, a waiter was killed after his motorcycle hit a steel pole and crashed into the road’s gutter at past midnight. The 22-year-old victim who suffered severe head injuries died while being treated at a local hospital.

Meanwhile, an unidentified man was killed after he was thrown off from the tricycle he was driving in the early hours of the morning. The tricycle hit a mound of sand and gravel along the road as he sped through a highway. Rescuers rushed the victim to a district hospital but did not make it alive.

In another town, three were killed when their motorcycle collided with a truck as they traversed a highway near a bridge. Investigators said the motorcycle swerved to the other lane of the road and crashed into an approaching truck.

Also, a 15-year-old rider was killed when his motorcycle collided with another motorcycle, which was negotiating a left turn early evening. The other motorcycle’s driver and his passengers were given treatment in a hospital.

Another road mishap took the life of a 61-year-old when his motorcycle was hit by a truck in barangay road. A few days after, a 38-year-old woman was killed after she fell from a tricycle. Luckily, she merely sustained injuries and was treated in a nearby clinic.

In all the said actual road accidents, we can observe the common denominators behind the unfortunate incidents: tricycles and motorcycles. While we do not discourage motorists from riding their metal horses, we can flash them the alarm on the rising number of road accidents involving tricycles and motorcycles.

Tricycles are designed for secondary and minor roads. They are not supposedly driven along major highways and high-speed thoroughfares. They are not to be also driven in great speed because of their design and capacity.

Motorcycles should be driven with utmost care since its driver has to balance his vehicle while cruising. With its small size as compared to four wheels vehicles, it is susceptible to being hit by bigger ones.

Further, many motorcycles are being modified into racing motorcycles resulting into them converting roads into racetracks.

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