Senator Pia Cayetano has filed a bill seeking to integrate bicycles to the country’s public transport system.
Cayetano explained that there’s a lack of policies, infrastructure, and facilities for bicycles in the country.
“It is time to change our mindset about traffic and find alternative means to move forward from this perennial problem,” Cayetano said in a statement.
The returning senator added that it’s about time to change the mindset that cars are for the rich and bikes are for the poor.
“We see more people coming to work on two wheels, young and old, from vendors to workers, professionals, and even executives,” she said.
The bill mandates the Transportation and Public Works and Highways Department to create bicycle lanes.
The proposed law also hopes to make bicycle transport system easier by the introduction of traffic calming and speed reduction facilities, improvement of sidewalks and pedestrian and bicycle crossing.
Cayetano’s proposal also required bike racks in public spaces.
