Mandaue Metropolis corridor. | CDN Digital file picture
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Using 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 way to control site visitors.
As well as, e-bikes should not registered by the town authorities and shouldn’t be made to compete with tricycles. E-bike drivers should not even required to safe a driver’s license, mentioned Hyll Retuya, the appearing head of the Site visitors Enforcement Company of Mandaue (TEAM).
“We acquired studies 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 mentioned.
“Once 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, a large info marketing campaign will likely be carried out on the matter, Retuya mentioned.
Once they begin to implement the ban, Retuya mentioned that they can even begin to impound e-bikes that can proceed ply the streets of Mandaue Metropolis.
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Ban on e-bikes
Retuya mentioned that TEAM is exerting an effort to ban tricycles alongside the nationwide highways. However whereas they do that, they’ve observed that e-bikes are actually 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 street 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 street accidents involving these.
In October, the Land Transportation Workplace (LTO) additionally determined to quickly droop the registration of sunshine electrical autos (LEV) akin to e-trikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters, whereas they overview the necessities for its registration.
This was in step 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 using e-vehicles and sustainable vitality.”
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