Usually urban areas have more strict rules on the helmets. Provincial areas don't have the ability to enforce those rules....and many of the people couldnt afford a helmet or pay the tickets if enforced. Standard of driving better in Cebu? I have seen scooters driving on the sidewalks, medians, between cars clipping mirrors, d*mn near fist fighting to get in front of the line at a redlight. Cebu is much more urban than Duma so the retarded driving is just a different type of retarded driving. I think the helmet enforcement in Cebu and other areas only embolden the idiots with an even larger false sense of immortality. Two nights ago I witnessed a fatal head-on car vs. scooter collision in Naga (just south of Cebu) where the homicidal driver in the car, with no headlight, went to pass 8 cars at over 100kph. Needless to say the girl on the scooter (wearing a helmet) had no chance at survival. On a side note: if you do decide to get a helmet don't go cheap. Spend 3000-5000 pesos on a proper helmet. Just wasting your money on those cheaper ones.
I keep hearing those Ceres rumours. I was on bus the other day and the driver clipped a motor and did minimal damage. We pulled over and had to wait 2 hours for a Ceres inspector to come and survey the accident. They took it very seriously.
Good helmets are available at UNCT Helmet, near daang taytayan (old bridge in English). That is where you find another branch of FoodNet. Right across Foodnet you will find quality helmets for sale.
