Mandaue Metropolis corridor. | CDN Digital file picture
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The usage of electrical bikes or e-bikes will quickly be prohibited in Mandaue Metropolis.
The Metropolis Site visitors Board on Tuesday, Nov. 26, made the choice to ban e-bikes as a method to manage site visitors.
As well as, e-bikes aren’t registered by town authorities and shouldn’t be made to compete with tricycles. E-bike drivers aren’t even required to safe a driver’s license, stated Hyll Retuya, the appearing head of the Site visitors Enforcement Company of Mandaue (TEAM).
“We obtained reviews man gud nga there are makes an attempt proliferating e-bikes dinhi sa Mandaue, maong sa amoa earlier than na sila maka sprout, dili nalang namo tugutan,” Retuya stated.
“After we communicate of present circumstances, Mandaue Metropolis shouldn’t be like Lapu-Lapu Metropolis, Talisay whereby imong makita gani nga ang e-bikes nila didto grabe. Daghan na gyud kaayo. Murag para nako uncontrollable, with due respect sa mga LGUs,” he added.
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However earlier than they begin to implement the ban on e-bikes, an enormous info marketing campaign might be accomplished on the matter, Retuya stated.
After they begin to implement the ban, Retuya stated that they will even begin to impound e-bikes that can proceed ply the streets of Mandaue Metropolis.
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Ban on e-bikes
Retuya stated that TEAM is exerting an effort to ban tricycles alongside the nationwide highways. However whereas they do that, they’ve observed that e-bikes at the moment are beginning to proliferate on metropolis streets, thus the necessity to put an finish to it this early.
The ban of tricycles from nationals highways was in compliance with a memorandum from the Division of Inside and Native Authorities to make sure security and for highway clearing causes.
Final February, the Metropolitan Manila Growth Authority (MMDA) handed Regulation No. 24-022 collection of 2024, prohibiting e-bikes and e-trikes, in addition to tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and kuligligs from nationwide, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro Manila.
The ban was anchored on the escalating presence of sunshine electrical autos on the streets and the corresponding surge in highway accidents involving these.
In October, the Land Transportation Workplace (LTO) additionally determined to quickly droop the registration of sunshine electrical autos (LEV) equivalent to e-trikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters, whereas they overview the necessities for its registration.
This was in keeping with the Division of Transportation’s order for LTO “to withhold issuances that are inconsistent with the Electrical Automobile Business Growth Act (EVIDA), which promotes the usage of e-vehicles and sustainable vitality.”
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