Aired (September 3, 2023): Kamakailan, isang video ang nag-trending sa social media ang engkwentro ng isang siklista at dating pulis sa kalsada. Humantong kasi sa pisikalan at panunutok ng baril ang nasabing insidente. Samahan si Anjo Pertierra sa pagtutok sa isyung ito. Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 A while ago, a cyclist and a motorist were in a fight on the middle of the road.
00:06 Their encounter was a physical one.
00:09 This is one of the dangers cyclists face every day
00:13 when they are on their way to work or to go to work.
00:18 This is the issue that was raised by GMA Integrated News Weather Presenter and cyclist, Andrew Pertierra.
00:25 This Sunday, a street encounter was targeted on social media.
00:31 The two men, a cyclist and a motorist, were in a fight.
00:37 In the video, you can see a red car on the side of the road and a cyclist approaching.
00:44 The car suddenly drove away and the cyclist broke the driver's seat.
00:50 The driver of the car then got out.
00:53 They ran away, but they were caught in a physical fight and the gun was fired.
00:59 In another angle of the video, you can see the cyclist was hit on the right side of the head
01:05 until the motorist hit the bicycle.
01:08 This incident is said to be the cause of the two men fighting on a bike lane on a road.
01:15 At that time, I was hit by a motorcycle and I was hit by a gun.
01:21 Even though I was hit, I didn't point it at him.
01:26 Because of the incident, the motorist was removed from the service as an employee of a Supreme Court court on August 27, 2023.
01:35 The privilege of carrying a mask and driving was also returned.
01:49 In the wake of the pandemic, public transportation is also limited.
01:55 Bicycling has become one of the alternative vehicles of our countrymen.
02:00 That's why many local government units or LGUs put protected bike lanes in their area.
02:07 The protected bike lanes will protect the safety of cyclists.
02:12 They no longer have to ride in big vehicles in the middle of the road.
02:18 Just like what happened in this accident where a cyclist suddenly fell off the bike and fell down and sat on the road.
02:28 You can see in this dashcam footage what happened to a cyclist and a car.
02:35 In another dashcam footage, you can see a cyclist pedaling on a lane.
02:42 At first, he stopped on a tricycle. The biker tried to avoid him.
02:47 In his attempt to avoid him, he hit a motorist and was hit by a car on the road.
02:53 But even if I'm hit, it's still dangerous.
02:59 Just like other bike commuters, I'm also being asked to work every day.
03:04 My route to work is near, so it's not a problem for me to ride a bike.
03:11 It's cheap and free exercise.
03:13 I met and rode with my fellow bike commuter, Wil.
03:20 Today, I will accompany him from Quezon City to San Juan.
03:29 It's so relaxing to ride a bike. It's so good to sweat.
03:45 In our 5 km ride, I learned a lot from Wil.
03:50 Many advocates say that bike lanes are actually one of the more cost-efficient ways of improving transport.
03:57 If you're a public transport, if you're the LGU, what would it take for you to create a public transport in your vicinity?
04:03 Bus? Jeep?
04:05 In comparison to costings, right?
04:07 At least, if this is an infrastructure bike lane, your op-ex is cheaper.
04:14 You just have to do maintenance of the boulders every now and then.
04:16 A veteran of bike commuting, Wil, says that he discovered that riding a bike is more practical.
04:24 Actually, I started riding a bike for commute during the pandemic.
04:27 Prior to that, I commute by riding a jeep, bus, or train.
04:31 Or I drive.
04:32 But when the pandemic started, public transport routes became chaotic.
04:35 It's hard to ride.
04:36 Instead of 10 minutes, you have to ride a jeep for an hour.
04:39 It's hard.
04:40 Then, there's a bike lane that is protected.
04:42 So, I'm more comfortable to ride a bike.
04:45 Speaking of driving, since our crudo is expensive,
04:48 we hear everyday that the price of crudo is rising.
04:53 It's the same.
04:55 Especially for me, I feel like it's a waste of crudo.
04:57 It's a waste of gas.
04:59 Because what happens is, I go back to the city,
05:01 there's still traffic, so it's a waste of gas.
05:03 Once I go home, I feel like I spent P3,000 on food.
05:07 So, instead of fuel for the car, fuel for the body.
05:11 But Wil says that he was more comfortable riding a bike back then.
05:16 The local government removed the bollards or barriers in the bike lane that can be found in the city.
05:23 It's important that there are physical bollards in our roads
05:26 because it serves as protection for our cyclists against motorcycles and other vehicles.
05:33 Because Wil is affected, he wrote to the Mayor of San Juan
05:38 to ask for the help of those cyclists.
05:42 We noticed that all the bollards were gone.
05:46 Then I asked some of my fellow cyclists who also go through Artigas,
05:51 "What happened? They also disappeared?"
05:53 We all deserve to be safe!
05:56 This Monday, bike enthusiasts gathered in Pinaglabanan Shrine
06:02 to call for the removal of the barriers on the road.
06:06 No one will ride a bike out.
06:08 In Metro Manila, two weeks before the race, you might get into trouble.
06:12 Safety of the people is important.
06:14 It's important that there are protected bike lanes for them.
06:18 I hope the Mayor will hear that we are not at war.
06:22 The Mayor of San Juan, Francis Zamora, defended the use of roads.
06:31 We really had to make a decision.
06:33 It's a difficult decision to be honest.
06:35 We need to balance the different sectors.
06:38 Of course, the opinion of the cyclists is different from the opinion of the motorists.
06:44 What we're trying to achieve is a balance.
06:47 We still have bike lanes.
06:49 Remember, we did not remove any bike lanes.
06:52 Except that, there are no physical bollards.
06:55 The few streets that we had before.
06:57 Since the creation of bike lanes on our roads,
07:02 from 71 recorded accidents in 2018,
07:06 191 recorded bike accidents were recorded in 2022.
07:11 Under the current traffic law,
07:14 motorists are not allowed to enter the streets with space for bicycles.
07:21 There is a fine of P1,000 for those who will be caught.
07:25 Despite this, it seems that there are still many motorists who are being harassed.
07:30 In fact, in the rush hour of the first day of school,
07:35 we saw many motorcyclists who were forced to cross the bike lanes.
07:42 Oh no! That's prohibited!
07:44 The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA first established
07:50 the use of bike lanes as a shared lane for cyclists and motorcyclists.
07:55 But after the MMDA's efforts, the cycling and motorcycle community
08:01 temporarily suspended it while studying the most effective solution
08:07 to reduce the heavy traffic in EDSA.
08:10 Our roads are not designed to have separate lanes for bicycles or motorcycles or even buses.
08:19 Because the design is still from the 1950s.
08:24 Bike to work
08:26 We met a cyclist named Nino who is a bike to work.
08:30 He is cycling more than a kilometer a day to get to work
08:35 as a barista in a coffee shop in Quezon City.
08:39 Before the pandemic, I was already riding my bike to work.
08:42 One day, he said that his journey home was normal
08:45 until something unexpected happened.
08:48 In a part of a mountainous area in Manila,
08:51 he was hit by a truck.
08:54 His bicycle was destroyed while his left leg was injured.
08:59 August 1, 2023, I was on the way home.
09:02 Then suddenly, after five minutes, I was about to cross the bridge.
09:06 I saw a truck on my right side.
09:08 I was about to cross the bridge when I saw a truck behind me.
09:10 I was turning around.
09:12 I didn't see what happened.
09:14 When the truck passed by, I saw that my leg was injured.
09:20 My bike was completely destroyed.
09:22 I had a helmet and a bike light on my back.
09:24 I also had a reflector on my fender.
09:27 I don't know how he didn't see me on the road.
09:29 Since he started cycling in 2019,
09:34 he has experienced several accidents and injuries from his fellow motorists.
09:38 But this is the most dangerous accident that happened to him.
09:43 The truck overtook my lane.
09:46 It came from the truck lane and it passed my lane to overtake.
09:50 That's when I got hit.
09:52 To this day, his left leg is still injured.
09:58 His injuries are getting better but he can't move because some of his bones are still attached to his leg.
10:06 There are cracks made by a hole.
10:09 The bone pierced and that's why there's a big hole.
10:13 The lesson is to always be careful.
10:16 We can't blame the accident even if we are very careful on the road.
10:20 Even if we say that we have our own lane, bike lane,
10:24 other motorists still overtake us.
10:29 They are making our lane expressway.
10:31 Despite the accident, he still hopes to return to cycling on the road.
10:38 But for now, he will temporarily refrain from cycling.
10:43 My wife doesn't want me to cycle anymore.
10:45 But I will think about it if I can return to cycling.
10:49 That's the only way of transport for me to work.
10:52 The main advocacy of the bike vlogger Ian How is the safety of the road.
11:00 Hey, it's hot.
11:03 Almost half a million subscribers or kapotpot if you call it, are following his rides.
11:09 We're close. We have a kapotpot chasing us.
11:12 Not only here in Metro Manila but also in other places in Luzon.
11:17 His main content when he just started his bike vlog is his experiences on his bike tour from Quezon City to Makati.
11:26 First of all, of course, you need a bicycle.
11:32 He was able to see the importance of having a space for cyclists
11:37 that if proven, is one of the most vulnerable on the road.
11:42 I'm definitely not in favor of removing it.
11:45 Of course, the safety provided by bike lanes is obvious.
11:48 But the LGUs are the ones who see what's happening in their area.
11:53 The decision is really up to them.
11:55 I also observe when I ride my bike, I see that the cars and motorcycles are in a big part.
12:02 And this is the bike lane, I'm alone or there are two of us.
12:05 As long as the cyclists are not in a hurry,
12:08 that they are rightfully using the bike lane,
12:10 and maybe the motorcycle should have a speed limit.
12:12 Because those who ride their bikes to work are sometimes tired,
12:14 they don't have much energy to go fast.
12:16 I favor adding more to the roads that have enough space to put a bike lane.
12:23 Because when I ride around Metro Manila,
12:25 I see a lot of bike lanes that are just put aside.
12:29 For example, that lane is just for one person,
12:31 and then the bike lane will be cut.
12:33 It's a bit hazardous for both motorists and cyclists.
12:36 Ian is now a self-employed and has his own bike shop.
12:40 In all the places in the Philippines that he has visited,
12:43 he has used his bicycle.
12:46 Here in Metro Manila, it's the most dangerous.
12:50 His message to his fellow cyclists who are riding on the streets,
12:54 let the cold of the head go,
12:56 let others take care of you.
12:58 Always have the presence of mind when you're on the streets.
13:01 Sometimes, even if you don't see anyone in your group,
13:03 you don't know that there's danger coming from behind you.
13:05 Well, we have to study different options.
13:09 Now that both groups agreed that sharing is not safe,
13:13 we will look at what we can do.
13:15 Because we can't stop because both groups said that it's not safe,
13:21 we have nothing to do.
13:23 Given that the number of cars is increasing as we normalize,
13:27 if we don't fix it,
13:29 the traffic will get heavier and heavier.
13:34 Every time we go out on the streets,
13:37 we have a different responsibility.
13:39 For the cyclists and motorists to be safe,
13:43 a clearer program and system should be implemented.
13:47 I am Anzuel Pertiera,
13:53 with "I Isang Brigada."
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