On April 15, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will kick off the implementation of its Regulation No. 24-022, which prohibits e-bikes, e-trikes, tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts, and kuligligs from accessing national roads, circumferential roads, and radial roads within Metro Manila.
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Notably, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued memorandum circulars (2020-036 and 2023-195) barring tricycles, pedicabs, and motorized pedicabs from national highways, along with the Land Transportation Office's Administrative Order No. 2021-039, which outlines guidelines for electric vehicle classification and operation.
Artes underscored the urgency of enforcing this prohibition in response to a significant rise in accidents involving e-bikes, e-trikes, and e-scooters. According to data from the MMDA Road Safety Unit, Metro Manila witnessed 907 incidents involving these vehicles in the past year alone, nearly tripling from the 2019 figure of 309 accidents.
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