The Philippines government are protecting bike lanes to provide a safe space for bike riders, because of the absence of adequate public transportation.
According to Sunstar, Motorists who use designated bicycle lanes in Cebu City as parking area will be apprehended and their vehicles towed away beginning May.
Lawyer Gerardo Carillo, chairman of the Sugbo Bike Lanes Board (SBLB), said 30 enforcers on bicycles will be deployed beginning May. They are about to complete training on traffic laws and signs.
With their deployment, Carillo said full implementation of City Ordinance No. 2408, or Sunstar mentions, the Sugbo Bike Lanes Ordinance, will begin in May.
At present, he said Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) personnel enforce the ordinance, but they could not cover all bike lanes in the city.
A total of 60 enforcers, led by retired police colonel Ranulfo Sebusa, will eventually be deployed across the city to ensure that the bike lanes are free of motor vehicles and safe for the bicycle riders.
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Carillo said the enforcers have been deputized to enforce traffic laws and compliance to the bike lane ordinance.
They are authorized to issue citation tickets and order the removal of vehicles found on the bike lanes.
Sunstar says, City Ordinance 2408 was approved by the City Council in 2014 to provide shared priority bike lanes in designated roads in the city.
The Cebu City Government completed the bike lanes on 24 roads only this year.
Among the roads with 1.5-meter bike lanes are V. Rama Ave., Salvador St., Katipunan St., Tres de Abril St., Carlock St., B. Aranas St., Lakandula St., Tupas St., Magallanes St., Jakosalem St. Osmeña Blvd., Lapu-Lapu St. and Urdaneta St.
Others are M.J. Cuenco Ave., New Imus Road, F. Gochan St., F. Cabahug St., Cardinal Rosales Ave., Ayala Road, Gorordo Ave., Gen. Maxilom Ave., Fuente Osmeña Rotunda and B. Rodriguez St.
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