Fearing infections, more commuters may shift to alternative modes of transportation under general community quarantine. But will the government prioritize their safety too? Read this in-depth piece by Aika Rey:
"Lakad lang para may makain pamilya ko. Bumibili na lang ako ng tubig pangtanggal pagod.If commute pre-coronavirus was already bad, what more during GCQ when the capacity of public utility vehicles and railways will be reduced?
TRAFFIC. Rush hour traffic along EDSA-Kamuning in Quezon City on January 25, 2019. Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler "Before COVID-19, the 50% seating capacity was not yet in place and yet PUVs were already packed. There will still be crowding one way or another. It will manifest on the road, or at the queues, or at PUV stops," Ugay told Rappler.
Unbranded bikes online cost some P3,000 to as much as P6,000, depending on the make. Folding bikes – particularly those called"Japan surplus" – have become increasingly popular in the Facebook marketplace, along with pricier electric scooters. The pop up bike lane initiative was replicated by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority along White Plains Avenue to Boni Serrano Avenue in Quezon City for a trial run on May 24. But the cones were removed later in the afternoon.
MMDA Assistant Secretary Celine Pialago said that cones and constables"won't be enough" to protect bikers, while EDSA traffic czar Bong Nebrija said in a TV interview that the metropolitan board wants an"elevated bike lane."
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