This is part of the Philippine Development Plan 2022-2028, which has been approved by the National Economic and Development Authority, the Department of Transportation said in a statement. READ:
Transportation Undersecretary Steven Pastor said that like car riders, “our cyclists also have a right on our roads.”
“For the past five years, an average of 26 people on bicycles died and 1,281 suffered injuries every year,” the group said, adding that streets in the national capital have become “death traps” for people on bicycles.The number of bikers killed decreased in 2019 to 19, but rose sharply to 30 in 2020 and to 33 in 2021—the first two years of the pandemic when more people were using bicycles to get around. In 2021, 22 of the deaths were due to collisions, including hit-and-run incidents.
He noted that more than three years ago, there was “less support” from the national government to active transportation. But through the DOTr’s efforts, the country now has 564 km of bike lanes nationwide.In Metro Manila, 378 kilometers of “protected bike lanes” have been completed as of May 2022 by the DOTr and the Department of Public Works and Highways .
According to DPWH regulations, a bike lane is a portion of a road that has been designated for preferential or exclusive use by persons on bicycles or light mobility vehicles. It is identified by pavement markings, physical separator or signs and is intended for one-way travel, usually in the same direction as the adjacent traffic lane, unless designed as a contra-flow lane or two-directional.
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