Comment from a reader on the story "Subic Bay - Stop Sign Hell":
Why are bicycles allowed to go through stop signs without stopping or even slowing down without ever getting ticketed by the police?
Several times when I leave a stop sign when it is my turn to go a bicycle goes right in front of me without stopping at his stop sign. Don't they also have to make a full stop like vehicles? I am not referring to when there is a bike rally, I mean just people riding their bikes to work.
THE SUBIC BULLETIN:
Yes we have also observed the poor enforcement of bicycles in the Freeport. They are not ticketed for:
· Running stop signs
· Riding on pedestrian crossing
· Overtaking vehicles on the left that are queued at stop signs
One of the most dangerous breaches is when drivers are turning right from Aguinaldo Street into Rizal Highway suddenly have bicycles race up the right hand side and swerve around the front of the turning car, I can just imagine the bicycle rider blaming the car when he gets knocked off but the LED don’t lift a finger to ensure this doesn't happen.
Many residents of the Freeport are not aware that the road rules of the Freeport include the compulsory wearing of helmets for cyclists. But it seems that as the SBMA bicycle cops don’t like wearing helmets so they overlook this rule...
Yes we have also observed the poor enforcement of bicycles in the Freeport. They are not ticketed for:
· Running stop signs
· Riding on pedestrian crossing
· Overtaking vehicles on the left that are queued at stop signs
One of the most dangerous breaches is when drivers are turning right from Aguinaldo Street into Rizal Highway suddenly have bicycles race up the right hand side and swerve around the front of the turning car, I can just imagine the bicycle rider blaming the car when he gets knocked off but the LED don’t lift a finger to ensure this doesn't happen.
Many residents of the Freeport are not aware that the road rules of the Freeport include the compulsory wearing of helmets for cyclists. But it seems that as the SBMA bicycle cops don’t like wearing helmets so they overlook this rule...
