The ban on e-bikes on major roads in the National Capital Region (NCR) will start on April 15, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Monday. "Walang bago dito. I-eenforce na po ng MMDA ang prohibitions na ito dahil marami na tayo nakikitang insidente ng aksidente, paglabag sa mga traffic rules and regulations at 'di na po natin aantayin na dumami pa at lumala pa ang sitwasyon bago tayo kumilos (There is nothing new in this regulation. The MMDA will enforce the prohibitions because we can see that the number of accidents involving them are increasing as well as disregard for traffic rules and regulations. We will not wait for this to worsen before we make our move)," MMDA chair Romando Artes said at a press briefing. Data from the MMDA Road Safety Unit show that there were 907 e-bike, e-trike, and e-scooter-related road crash statistics in Metro Manila in 2023, nearly triple from the 309 accidents listed last 2019. Violators will be fined PHP2,500 while their units will also be impound ed if the users cannot present a driver's license upon apprehension, Artes said. He added that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) would be released before April 15. "We want to come up (with the IRR) in a week or two para magkaron pa tayo ng (so that we will have) information campaign taking into consideration the suggestions and position papers," he said. Under MMDA Regulation No. 24-022, e-trikes, tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and "kuligligs" will also be prohibited from traversing national roads, circumferential, and radial roads in the NCR. The prohibition will be enforced on the following NCR roads under the jurisdiction of the MMDA: C1: Recto Avenue C2: Pres. Quirino Avenue C3: Araneta Avenue C4: EDSA C5: Katipunan/CP Garcia C6: Southeast Metro Manila Expressway R1: Roxas Boulevard R2: Taft Avenue R3: SLEX R4: Shaw Boulevard R5: Ortigas Avenue R6: Magsaysay Blvd./Aurora Blvd. R7: Quezon Ave./Commonwealth Ave. R8: A. Bonifacio Ave. R9: Rizal Ave. R10: Del Pan/Marcos Highwa y/McArthur Highway Elliptical Road Mindanao Avenue Marcos Highway Source: Philippines News Agency
