THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started on Monday, April 15, 2024, the implementation of the ban on tricycles, e-bikes (electric bikes), e-trikes and light e-vehicles from plying major thoroughfares in the National Capital Region (NCR).
In a press conference, MMDA chairman Attorney Don Artes said those who will be apprehended will not be issued a violation ticket yet as they will only be informed about the policy, which aims to ensure road safety.
(We will not yet issue a violation ticket, but they will be informed about the policy. This is part of the information campaign and in consideration of the fact that there is a transport prohibition imposed on them.)
“Pero hindi ibig sabihin na pwede kayong dumaan pa rin; bawal na rin po kayo. It’s just that hindi po kami magti-ticket at paalisin lamang po kayo,” he said.
(But that doesn't mean that you can still pass by; you're not allowed anymore. It's just that we won't issue a ticket and we'll just let you go.)
Artes said they will start issuing violation tickets by Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
The ban on tricycles, e-bikes (electric bikes), e-trikes and light e-vehicles covers the following areas:
* A. Bonifacio Avenue
* Araneta Avenue
* Commonwealth Avenue
* C.P. Garcia Avenue
* Del Pan/Marcos Highway/McArthur Highway
* Elliptical Road
* Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa)
* Katipunan Avenue
* Magsaysay Boulevard/ Aurora Boulevard
* Mindanao Avenue
* Ortigas Avenue
* Pres. Quirino Avenue
* Quezon Avenue
* Recto Avenue
* Rizal Avenue
* Roxas Boulevard
* Shaw Boulevard
* Southeast Metro Manila Expressway
* South Luzon Expressway (SLEX)
* Taft Avenue
The policy is based on a resolution approved by the Metro Manila Council (MMC), which is composed of local chief executives in the NCR, in consideration of road safety.
It noted that the use of e-bikes in major thoroughfares poses risk and danger to the lives of concerned drivers, passengers, and pedestrians.
The policy also requires e-bike drivers to have driver’s license or else the e-vehicle will be impounded.
Violators will be fined P2,500. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)