Huli ka!

This is the third sighting this month. This guy was seen heading south on SLEX approaching the Alabang viaduct. His license plate was extremely faded but using Photoshop, we were able to make the plate number pop out. Looks like PH-6998.
Lemme see. First, no helmet. Second, the backrider is not from the PNP. Third, the plate number is faded. Three strikes and you're out!

Anyway, there was an old post here regarding a press release of then PNP Chief Avelino Razon regarding the PNP's motorcycle use policy, but the link in that post doesn't seem to work anymore. However, we've managed to capture a screen shot from the Daily Tribune of the same press release so we're posting it here.
Sure hope that the current PNP chief Jesus Verzosa takes action on these guys. They need to shape up if they want our respect.

Saw these guys last Sunday, December 7, on EDSA.
The van, which didn't have a rear license plate, was full of PNP. And the cop trailing them on his bike (license plate no. 4748-PG) didn't have a helmet. Tadtad pa ng police stickers yung mga sinasakyan nila.

Nananawagan po kay Director General Razon. Paki linis naman ng inyong bakuran para makita ng taong bayan na seryoso kayo sa pagpatupad ng inyong tungkulin.

Ha! Huli ka!

Check out this bike cop on a Sunday ride with what I assume is his son. It's good that he values his son's life, but he's in violation of at least two rules that I know of.
Anyway, the bike's plate number is SL3680 and the side marking is 33. Hope this guy get's reprimanded 'cos we're all sick and tired of seeing cops breaking the rules instead of enforcing them.

Quezon City Police District Director and Senior Superintendent Magtanngol Gatdula has issued a directive to all QC bike cops to wear their helmets when on board their bikes or lose two months pay and risk suspension. The directive even included penalties for the immediate superior of the erring cop on the basis of command responsibility.

This new directive was in response to the latest memorandum on the helmet regulation issued by Director Jefferson Soriano of the National Capital Regional Police Office to all five district directors. According to Soriano, previous directives were ignored.

Ignored?! Grabe naman talaga 'tong mga 'to. Kaya walang sumusunod sa mga batas dito sa 'pinas. Anyway, start sending in those snapshots of cops without helmets so we can help "educate" them.

LTO chief Alberto Suansing has announced that they will be pushing through with the implementation of the AO 2008-015. In his talk, he mentioned that they (meaning the MMDA and local government traffic enforcement) will be apprehending motorcycle riders who:
1. Wear flip-flops, sandals, slippers or being bare-footed while riding a motorcycle in major thoroughfares.
2. Carry more than one passenger as a back rider in national and city roads.
3. Drive without a helmet.

No mention, however, was made for the need to wear leather boots and heavy pants and jackets.

Also, Suansing also said that they are junking the PNP's petition to implement a two-plate policy for motorcycles. Read more about it here.

Update, October 1, 10:50pm:
A new article on the same topic states that bikers on less busy municipal roads and barangay roads can take on more than one rider. This should be good news, somewhat, for habal-habal drivers. At least, they'll still be able to continue loading up on passengers as long as they don't go on major roads. Unfortunately, it also says that the LTO is still open to implementing a two-plate policy, pending "public consultation." Read more about it here.

Pending bill to make helmets mandatory
Sen. Bong Revilla Jr. has filed a bill to make helmets mandatory for all motorcycle and scooter riders, including passengers. Tricycle drivers, however, are exempted.

Huh? You mean it isn't mandatory right now?

LTO centralizes registration of imported vehicles
LTO chief Reynaldo Berroya has announced that, starting immediately, the initial registration of all imported new and used vehicles will have to be done with the central office. Imports made under the government's Motor Vehicle Development Program (which I suppose are those imported by those with local manufacturing facilities, but I may be wrong) are exempted.

So mababawasan na yung mga bagong exotic cars dito sa 'pinas.

Gov't claims diesel to go down by P1
Energy Secretary Angelo T. Reyes has announced that they expect diesel prices to go down by as much as P1 per liter anytime between February 1 and 15. This will be a result of the 2 percentage point reduction in petroleum products that he will be endorsing. No reduction of unleaded is expected as savings on these will be used to subsidize diesel prices. Oil firms, however, have announced that prices of other petroleum products may be increased to make up for current under-recoveries.

Lahat nito, dahil kay George W. Hehehe.

Saw these guys on Ortigas Ave. at around 2:30pm.
Maski na angkas lang, dapat may helmet, diba?

Well, big white bikes mean PNP, right? Anyway, this guy was seen making a u-turn at the Ortigas Ave.-Lanuza intersection.
Obviously, there is a no u-turn sign there, which is why I am posting this. Tapos, wala pang helmet.

Too bad you can't make out the plate number.

This guy was seen on EDSA heading towards the MMDA building.
May helmet ngang dala, di naman ginagamit.

Took this while riding on a jeep on Pasong Tamo heading towards EDSA this morning.

Hoy! Mag-helmet naman kayo!
Anyway, these guys were seen on Banawe at around 2:56pm.

I definitely wouldn't.Delikado na nga yung pag-upo, wala pang helmet at sa EDSA pa bumab'yahe. Tapos, papatayin pa 'ata sa usok na binubuga nung motor n'ya.

Again, how will riders follow the helmet laws if the enforcers themselves don't follow them?
Anyway, this cop was seen on C5 at around 6:32pm. When I finally got to pass him, I saw that his helmet was on top of the gas tank, between his legs. I guess, he felt that the cap made him look way cooler than the helmet.

Mag-helmet ka naman!

Here's another cop on a bike, with plate number TI 1926. This time, no helmet.
This guy was seen on EDSA at 10:35am.

Wala na ngang plaka, may pasahero pa'ng walang helmet. This guy was seen on Susano Rd. at 10:03am.

Saw this Makati traffic enforcer riding his bike without a helmet on Makati Ave. at 4:03pm.
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get his license plate.

Another one?!?! This guy was seen approaching the Nagtahan bridge from Quirino, right before UN, at around 10:41am.
Next time I saw the guy, he was already on the bridge.
Obviously, he ran the red light. Hopefully, someone who can do something about this guy will read this and do whatever is necessary to make this guy, and others like him, stop.

Anyway, his helmet number is 221 and the bike's plate number SJ 6870 (see inserts).

Here's another bike cop caught flaunting the laws. This guy was seen at UN Ave. at the intersection in front of Unilever, at around 7:53pm.
Aside from not wearing a helmet, he seems to take pleasure in hiding the license plate of his bike. I wonder why?

Here's another cop flaunting the laws. Saw this guy on his scooter on Gov. Forbes at 3:13pm.
No helmet and no rearview mirrors. I know this may be small things to some people, but I really do believe that cops should follow the law to the letter and be an example to the rest of the population. How else will they gain the moral high ground?