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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is standing by its proposal for a shared bike lane on EDSA despite objections from bicycle and motorcycle groups.
Paano magiging ligtas gamitin ang bike lanes?
Two weeks after the bike lanes on Ayala Avenue were supposed to be converted into shared lanes or sharrows, Make It Makati – a collaboration among the Makati City government, Ayala Land, Inc. and the Makati Commercial Estate Association – walked back on the project after transport groups objected to the plan.
Dalawang linggo makaraan ang planong i-convert ang mga bike lane sa Ayala Avenue at gawing shared lane o sharrows, binawi ng Make It Makati – isang collaboration ng Makati City government, Ayala Land, Inc. at Makati Commercial Estate Association – ang proyesto pagkatapos tutulan ito ng mga transport group.
A Social Weather Stations survey in 2022 showed that one in four Filipino households owned a bicycle. The figure is higher in Metro Manila, where one in three households had a bike.
Dahil sa mga protesta, ipinagpaliban hanggang Marso 6 ng Make It Makati, isang pakikipagtulungan ng lokal na pamahalaan, Ayala Land, Inc. at ng Makati Commercial Estate Association, ang planong gawing shared lane o sharrows ang mga bike lane sa Ayala Avenue.
Ginalugad ng VERA Files Fact Check ang mga epekto ng bike lanes at sharrows sa kaligtasan ng mga siklista at daloy ng trapiko sa pangkalahatan.
Biking enthusiasts continue to advocate for the conversion of a car lane into a bicycle lane.
Our roads are becoming more and more motorized.