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00:00E-Bike and E-Tricycle
00:04Local authorities in Metro Manila have banned the use of e-bikes and e-tricycles on national roads.
00:12In Taft Avenue in Manila, a tricycle, tuk-tuk, pedicab, and e-bike are prohibited.
00:18According to the Manila City Hall,
00:20e-bikes and e-tricycles are impounded because they are not registered.
00:25The Manila LGU is in favor of the registration of e-bikes.
00:29In Taguig, an announcement was issued that e-tricycles are prohibited on national roads such as C6, C5, and Calayaan Avenue,
00:38except if they cross these roads.
00:41It is also prohibited to use it on public roads.
00:45The resolution prohibiting e-tricycles and e-bikes on national roads in Metro Manila has already passed.
00:51Those who will be arrested will be fined and the vehicle may be impounded.
00:58E-trikes and e-bikes are smaller and slower than other vehicles,
01:02but e-trikes and e-bikes have been complained several times
01:05as they are competing with high-speed vehicles on highways and expressways.
01:10Some of them even had a counter-flow.
01:13More than 500 e-trikes and e-bikes were in an accident last year, according to the MMDA.
01:19To avoid that, the Metro Manila Council passed a resolution prohibiting
01:24e-trikes, e-bikes, and e-tricycles on national roads held by the MMDA.
01:30It is also prohibited to use it on narrow streets such as Recto Avenue, EDSA, and Marcos Highway.
01:35Those who will be arrested will be fined P2,500.
01:39The vehicle will be impounded if the driver has no license.
01:42It is also prohibited on Taft Avenue where e-trikes have their own terminal.
01:47What will we do? To the moon? Will you bring our family back to life?
01:51P2,500? Why again? They will feed our family.
01:56It is prohibited on Taft Avenue. It's okay with us.
01:59P2,500? It's a lot.
02:01It's a lot. You won't be able to handle it, sir.
02:03It is not prohibited for e-trikes to be passed and allowed in some cities
02:09as long as they don't cross national roads.
02:12There are videos earlier where a grade school kid was driving an e-trike while another kid was riding it.
02:19It's just that if they violate our MMC Resolution, we will only arrest them there.
02:26We will look for their license so that we can issue a citation ticket.
02:32In April, Metro Manila Council and MMDA will implement this order.
02:38They will also pass ordinances to the local governments in Metro Manila
02:43to say where it is prohibited and where only tricycles, e-trikes and e-bikes are allowed.
02:50For now, e-trikes and e-bikes are not yet required to be registered.
02:54It is still not required that the driver has a driver's license.
02:57But the Land Transportation Office is already studying if this should be changed.
03:01The Land Transportation Office or LTO consulted the stakeholders
03:05regarding the plan to require the registration of light e-vehicles such as e-trikes and e-bikes.
03:12Do we still need to pass a law for that?
03:16The e-trike driver, Mark, has a driver's license.
03:19He is also required to have a license for other light e-vehicles
03:23as well as the registration of vehicles such as those pushed by the Land Transportation Office or LTO.
03:29It's okay because we already have a lot.
03:31We want this to be done as soon as possible because MMDA has already issued a resolution
03:36that prohibits major thoroughfares.
03:38The LTO laid out its plan in consultation with the stakeholders.
03:43According to the Land Transportation Office, if you have an e-bike or e-trike
03:47and you will not use it on public roads,
03:51you do not need to register it and you do not need a driver's license.
03:56For example, if an e-vehicle will only be used inside a subdivision.
04:00But the LTO said that it depends on the regulations of the local government.
04:05The Transportation Secretary needs to approve the discussion,
04:08not to mention the consultation.
04:10They are also looking for regulations for light electric vehicles.
04:14According to a congressman, this is within the scope of the Electric Vehicle Act
04:18that does not need to be amended.
04:20The LTO's mandate is to register vehicles,
04:24including motor vehicles, e-bikes and e-trikes.
04:30Peruania hopes that it will be cheaper to register e-vehicles
04:34compared to ordinary motor vehicles.
04:36The Spanish Boulevard in Manila, Bonny Avenue in Mandaluyong,
04:40and Osmeña South Superhighway were added to the list of national roads
04:44where e-trikes, e-bikes and tricycles are prohibited
04:48according to the recent resolution of the Metro Manila Council.
04:51The South Luzon Expressway was removed from the list,
04:54which is not owned by MMDA.
04:56E-bikes can be registered in EDSA
04:58and other national roads if there are dedicated bike lanes.
05:01They are limited to bike lanes.
05:03Even in barangay roads, there are exclusive bike lanes
05:06for bikes and e-bikes.
05:08They can still go there.
05:10The reaction of the group of e-vehicle owners and commuters
05:14regarding the LTO's plan is different.
05:16We're in support of the LTO's move
05:19that once it is released on the road,
05:22it should be registered and have a license.
05:26The restrictions we see here are not just regulations.
05:30MMDA is already implementing rules and regulations
05:33for the implementation of the ban on e-trikes and e-bikes
05:37on national roads in Metro Manila on April 15.
05:41In the middle of the public consultation for this,
05:43some groups encouraged the police.
05:48The ban on e-trikes and e-bikes on national roads on April 15 continues.
05:52On April 15, MMDA held a public consultation
05:55with different groups for implementing rules and regulations
05:58or IRR of this.
06:00For the roads where e-bikes and e-trikes are prohibited,
06:03EDSA has a bike lane.
06:05Some e-bike enthusiasts think
06:07it should be treated the same.
06:09Pedal assist bicycle only has technology.
06:11The e-bikes that will be allowed on the bike lane
06:14should still be classified as bicicleta,
06:17meaning pedal assist.
06:19If the ban on light electric vehicles,
06:23such as e-trikes and e-bikes, is implemented on April 15,
06:26whoever will be caught on national roads
06:29will be fined P2,500.
06:32Your vehicles can also be towed or impounded.
06:36Commuter groups are asking not to implement the ban.
06:39The ban on electric vehicle industry development act
06:42that promotes the use of e-vehicles is also against it.
06:45Make it safer movement said that there are many proposals
06:48to make the roads safer but the MMDA is delaying it.
06:51EDSA, there's a long-awaited project
06:56to improve our bike lanes there.
06:59The coordination and cooperation of the MMDA
07:06and other stakeholders have been waiting for it for a long time.
07:08You're implementing your bike lane program in the city, right?
07:12We're not stopping you.
07:14You're forcing EDSA to close a road.
07:20Imagine how tight EDSA is.
07:22It's also not true that e-trikes and e-bikes are dangerous
07:25compared to other vehicles.
07:27They're definitely not as dangerous as MMDA is claiming.
07:30According to MMDA, there are many e-bikes involved in accidents.
07:34The number of accidents tripled in 2019.
07:38The MMDA will consider the group's suggestions
07:41in their upcoming IRR.
07:43E-vehicles like e-trikes and e-bikes will be caught
07:47on the National Road in Metro Manila starting Monday.
07:51There are people who are worried about that,
07:54but they also have a proposal.
07:56The e-bike was pulled by a toy car while on the road.
08:00What's more worrying is that there are two children riding it.
08:03Those who watched the video are very angry.
08:06Another comment is that the e-bike was pulled
08:09but it wasn't an accident.
08:13On April 5, a grandmother was on the road
08:16after an e-bike was pulled on the road in Marikina.
08:19But e-vehicles are not always allowed.
08:22Ernesto, instead of riding a car,
08:24is riding an e-trike that is being sold.
08:27His income has increased because he can go to more places.
08:30My one-month e-trike is only P320.
08:35If you ride a motorcycle, it's hard.
08:38It's only P150 per day.
08:40It's cheap in electricity.
08:43That's why he can't avoid worrying about the limitations
08:46where e-trikes and e-bikes are allowed.
08:49My income has also decreased.
08:52It's only P100 or P50.
08:58I can't reach my income.
09:03The wife of Mario and Gloria Bantasan
09:05is worried about the additional expenses for massages.
09:08Instead of using food,
09:11we use it for massages.
09:14But if there are rules,
09:15there are also motorcyclists who favor the ban.
09:18They don't have a restaurant.
09:20They just ride along the road.
09:23Disgrace is what I blame,
09:25especially the youth.
09:28Sometimes, there are children.
09:30On Monday, the MMDA will arrest e-trikes, e-bikes and e-scooters
09:34on national roads,
09:36including pushcarts, tricycles, pedicabs and kuliglis.
09:40E-trikes cannot ride along large vehicles on national roads.
09:48This is all about the safety of our people.
09:51Just like his video,
09:54it's really dangerous.
09:56Children can die in a toy car
10:00when an e-trike is pulled.
10:02The penalty is P2,500.
10:05But if you don't have a license or registration,
10:09e-bikes or e-trikes,
10:12you will be subject to impound.
10:15The crossing is allowed on national roads
10:18as long as the intention is to reach the other side of the road.
10:25There are more than 10 tricycles and e-trikes
10:29parked on Taft Avenue on the first day of the ban
10:33on e-bikes, e-trikes and light electric vehicles
10:36on the main highways in Metro Manila.
10:39The MMDA will hold a hearing until tomorrow.
10:42But starting on Wednesday, they will start arresting.
10:45Some tricycles and e-trikes
10:49that passed through the National Highway in Metro Manila were arrested.
10:53The car of the driver without a license was taken to the impounding area.
10:58Three days after the ban was implemented,
11:01President Bongbong Marcos stopped the arrest,
11:04fine and impounding of e-trikes, e-bikes and other light vehicles
11:09on the National Highway in Metro Manila.
11:12He gave a month's notice
11:14for the drivers and riders to adjust.
11:17The fine is also P2,500.
11:21The e-trikes and e-bikes will also be parked
11:24to remind and teach where they can pass
11:27because they are still prohibited on the National Highway.
11:30The MMDA reminds that the prohibition of e-trikes and e-bikes
11:34on the main highways is also for the safety of motorists.
11:39Before the President issued the order,
11:41the MMDA pulled 25 e-trikes and e-bikes
11:46from different places.
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