Eleazar to Private Vehicles: Do Not Use Bike Lanes as your Parking Lot

Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar warned private vehicles after many complaints about using the bicycle lanes as parking spaces or overtaking other cars to avoid heavy traffic.

On his interview last Tuesday, Eleazar warned private vehicles not to invade the designated lanes for bicycles. Police get many complaints about the private vehicle for using the bicycle lane. The complaints indicate that bicycle lane use as parking space or road to overtake others care in avoiding traffic.

JTF COVID SHIELD TELLS MOTORISTS: DO NOT INVADE BICYCLE LANES

Eleazar to Private Vehicles Who Use Bike Lanes as Parking Spaces

• Eleazar warns private vehicles: Don't use bike lanes as parking spaces
• Private vehicles should not park on the dedicated Bike Lane

“The keyword here is respect. Just like drivers of trucks, buses, and private vehicles, bicycle riders also have the right to use the roads especially if they are already allowed to go through bicycle lanes that have already been designated by the local government units,” Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar said.

"The use of bicycles as a mode of transportation is already beginning to become popular. We call on the motorists to get used to this by starting to respect the intended users of bicycle lanes,” Eleazar added.

Because of the newest pandemic crisis facing all over the world, transportation affects peoples' daily life. Avoiding the mass number of people is one way of stopping the spread of the virus.

Bicycles are now one of the essential modes of transportation especially for those workers who need to travel for their work. As a reason, the Government limits the number of mass transport vehicles for commuters such as buses under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

Since limited transportation has been implemented, various localities designate bicycle lanes.

The Philippines National Police - Highway Patrol Group, as well as the local police chiefs, must include on their regular patrol in checking bicycle lane ensuring private cars can't utilize it. The coordination must be made to put an ideal barrier in protecting bicycle lanes from any vehicles, Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar said.

Source: GMA News Online