The Bureau of Land Transportation (LTO) is tasked with tasking local governments and other government agencies with enforcing regulations governing the operation of rental motorcycles or motorcycle taxis, in a move recently followed by the House of Representatives that legalized this mode of transportation. transport.
Camarines Sur representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte said in a statement that the recently approved bill provides that the LTO delegation of local governments and other agencies will strengthen the control and supervision of motorcycle taxis.
Villafuerte said House Bill 10424 directs the LTO to identify a centralized database for the accurate recording of traffic violations and accidents involving rental motorcycles, for the purpose of applying consequences and other sanctions.
The bill also directs the LTO to publish quarterly and annual reports of this knowledge that will be publicly available, he said.
HB 10424, or the “Motorcycle Rental Act,” recently passed the third and final reading of the House by a vote of two hundred to one.
Villafuerte said that for the safety of passengers, the first task of the Land Transportation Regulatory and Franchise Board (LTFRB) is to require MTPPs to download insurance coverage for their drivers and passengers, as well as insurance for third-party coverage. Responsibilities of the Parties.
He agreed with President Martin Romudez’s view that “rental motorcycles serve not only as an economical mode of public transportation, but also as a viable source of livelihood for Filipinos. “
Rental motorcycles operated under MTPP or EPPO shall be regulated through the LTFRB in accordance with its mandate to factor Certificates of Public Convenience (CPC).
In spaces without MTPP or EPPO, the bill empowers the LTFRB to operate rental motorcycles, and the number of routes or pedicabs that would eventually be allowed to circulate will be decided in accordance with the Local Public Transport Regulations. Act. Route Plan (LPTRP) as advised by the relevant local governments.
In addition, the bill directs the LTFRB to provide consistent rules on motorcycle taxi operating standards, in consultation with local governments and stakeholders.
“HB 10424 establishes the quality assurance framework for rental motorcycles, gives travelers the ability to choose a mode of transportation, and ensures a road for everyone,” Villafuerte said.
“The purpose of legalizing motorcycle taxis is clear: to provide an option to transport other people and travelers to get where they want, with the assurance that those motorcycles can be taken and driven safely among travelers. “
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