April 24, 2006
DPWH brass backs motorcycle lane
DPWH brass backs motorcycle lane
LINGAYEN - The second highway engineering district officer hailed the call of Congress for the setting up a “motorcycle lane” along highways in order to ensure the safety of motorcyclists and their riders.
Expressing full support for this call, Highways District Engineer Rodolfo Dion said a motorcycle lane along the national highways would minimize road accidents since there are now more vehicles on the highways.
Dion said an exclusive lane for motorcyclists along all highways throughout the country would minimize accidents that may even cost lives.
He confirmed that he submitted this proposal many years back but this was largely ignored by higher officials.
“We could protect the motorcycle-riding people who are prone to accident along the highways if they are given an exclusive lane where they would pass, separate from the lanes appropriated for four-wheeled vehicles,” he added.–APE
Comments
April 27, 2006
Eduardo Pontaoe said:
This is “muy excellente” if it can be implemented. HDE Rodolfo Dion is so excited to back it up. It is the theory not the practicality that Mr. Dion is drooling about.
How can you allocate bike paths along the hi-ways when there is no room to expand. Where will you get the extra piece of real estate, Mr. Dion? You need 2 to 3 meters at most for such a path.
Check it out. Look closely. After you pass the south diversion toll road going into Dau all the way to Pangasinan, there is no shoulder or curb that allows such idea. If the hi-way is not the problem, how about the houses that are too close to the macadam.
With the attitude and mentality of the Filipino driver which cannot differentiate the legit from the illegal, you would know pretty soon enough that all traffic including 18 wheelers will be straddling these bike paths.
I cross my fingers for the success of this endeavor, but I’ll hold in reserve the belief that the money intended will be used where it is supposed to be. With the batting average in corruption is way out the ballpark, only the Devil knows.
April 28, 2006
Eduardo Pontaoe said:
The only viable solution to traffic congestion for that part of the country where population growth outgrows the usage of available roads is the continuance of the South Diversion Toll road to the Ilocos Region.
Look at what happened at the road traffic problem starting from San Fernando to Bulacan to Balintawak before the SDTR was constructed. You cannot breath. Commercial traffic stood still which was a disaster to the local and national economies. Now, there is a breathing room and smooth transfer of commodities.
Political expediencies must be put aside for the future expansion of the region. Goods should reach the market in the outmost allowed time. If this country is predicated to the welfare of its people, roads must be built.
An example. The Federal Highway Act was signed into law by Ike in 1954 on the idea that the life of the country and its welfare relies on its capability to deliver merchandise in a short period of time, and that is to build the interstate system. Fifty four years and billions of dollars and road connections of 48,000 miles…. those visionaries did America good inconsequential of party affiliations.
In the Philippines…..it can be done, too.