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Motorbike plate law

defective - Atienza BY JAVIER JOE ISMAEL police action so as notto endanger safely.kt us admit that the law has
the lives of motorcyclists and their defects and let us correct them),"
passengers.
UHAY partyJist Rep. |ose "Lito" Atienza on he added.
" Ang dapat pagtuunan ig pan- Sen. Richard Gordon also on
Sunday said the law that requires bigger sin ng mga awtoridad ay dagdagan Sunday reminded the LIO to be
rnotorcycle plates was defective and urged ang police vtsibrlity at patibayin careful in draftingthe implement-
Congress to repeal it. pa ang pagbabantay laban sa mga ing rules and regulations (lRR) for
riding-in-tandem na criminal the new law.
"lt is better to
accept erlom in new plates since the last adminis- ekmenrs,"at huiiiin at ipakulong Gordon, author and sponsor of
the law and repealing the same tration? These are plates that they ang mga ito. Hindi solusyon ang the motorbike law said the IRR
rather than causing permanent have paid for but have not received pagpapakabit sa mga motot- should not digress from the pur-
damage and even lives lost on the until now, " Atienza said. ista ng panibagong mga plaka sa pose ofthe lawwhich is to protect
part of the motorcyclists. Obvi He was refening to the Repub- motorsiklo (Authorities should the citizenry ftom crimes commit-
ously, the law has fundamental lic Act 11235 or the 'Motorcycle instead increase police visibility ted with the use of motorcycles.
defects and the sooner it is ad-
justed to intemational norms and
Crime Prevention Act" which re- and tighten theirwatch or ding, "We should not let this law die
quires the Land Transponation in-tandem criminals, who should because of poor implementation
standards on safery the b€tter for Office (LIO) to issue bigger color- be arrested and jailed. The instal- that is why the UfO should do the
all," Atienza said in a statement. coded number plates for motor- lation of two big plates is not a IRR properly," he said.
"Motorcycles are designed for cycle. solution)," he said. 'As the principal author and
speed and maneuverabiliry These Croups ofbikers are also up in " Makakasagabal lamang ito sponsor, I would like to help rhe
cumbersome plates or decals will arms against the law, saying its sa maayos na pagmamaneho ng committee, which will draft the
hamper the movement ofand are implementation could pose risks ating mga kababayan at hindi IRR to make sure that it reflects the
even dangerous to legitimate mo- to bikers and motorists. makakatutulong laban sa mga genuine spirit ofthe law, " he said.
torcyde-riding citizens. And why Atienza said while the law's masasamang)oob. Aminin na He allayed fean of motorcycle
should govemment be issuing new intention was to curb activities of natin ang pagkakamali at aytsin riders that the use ofbiggerlicense
plates or decals when motorcycle riding-in-tandem crimlnais, the ang batas na ito (lt will only plates at the ftont and back of their
omers have been waiting for their "genuine solution" lies in efficient hinder .motorists from driving bike! could endanger their safety.

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