Best Posts in Thread: Clamp down on motorbike helmets coming?

BTW: Yes! They do matter. FFS, use them!

 

No, there are going to be things that come out of blind spots and/or happen faster than human reaction times are capable of dealing with no matter if you have a helmet or not. Helmets (and to a lessor extent, other motorcycle safety gear) save far more lives than they have ever taken. It is an undeniable fact. You can try to justify not wearing gear all you like, but it doesn't change that fact.

Note: Again, I don't care if you wear gear or not. That's your choice. I just don't like false information about safety gear, that could influence others into riding less safe, being spread. Helmet and other safety gear WILL save your life. It might not be as comfortable or as "cool" to wear, but that doesn't make riding without safer.

 

ENFORCEMENT OF HELMET USE SHALL ONLY BE IN NATIONAL HIGHWAYS FOR NOW
After a dialogue with top officials of the Land Transportation Office and the Provincial Highway Patrol Group and the city government led by Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, the two sides reached a consensus:
1. Enforce the use of helmet in the major/national highways particularly in the boundaries of Dumaguete-Valencia, Dumaguete-Bacong, Dumaguete-Sibulan, north national highway and port area. No apprehension yet in city streets and barangay roads.
2. Conduct massive information drive to provide ample time for motorists to buy helmets in accordance to the national law.
3. The City Council will pass a resolution urging Congress (both House of Representatives and Senate) to abrogate Republic Act 10054 (RA 10054), known as the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 and authorize city and municipal governments to pass its own ordinance that will reflect and be responsive to local setting with possible exemptions.
4. Formulate a local ordinance that will provide lower penalties on non-use of helmets. Mayor Remollo personally favors lowering it from P 1, 500.00 per LTO rate to P 200.00 or P 300.00.
5. No apprehension for Motorcabs-for-hire with more than three (3) passengers.
6. No apprehension yet for drivers wearing shorts and slippers.
Councilors Alan Gel Cordova, Lilani Ramon, Joe Kenneth Arbas, Agustin Miguel Perdices, Estanislao Alviola, Michael Bandal, Manuel Arbon and Board Member Nilo Sayson participated in the discussion to arrive at a consensus on how to implement the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009. Officials of LTO present are Regional Operations Officer Macario Getaruelas, LTO Dumaguete Chief Alberta Janine Lawas and HPG Team Leader Sr. Inspector Silvester Cenia. (Lupad Dumaguete)

 

They really need change this law that the checkpoint cant move and grab all those people just waiting. Im sure they must realise why they are just waiting! Or do they?

 

That's good to know they don't penalize for that and makes sense because, from my own experience, regular old "pants" don't make a d*mn bit of difference if you go down on a motorcycle at anything above 20kph. The road/shoulder/rocks are going to rip through those like they weren't even there. You need kevlar/leather pants if you want to prevent the road from nom-noming through your meat sack.

I still question the interpretation of the law by individual officers (especially those that aren't the Highway Patrol). Personally, I don't agree with helmet/protective gear laws; if you don't care, neither do I...so long as I'm not paying your hospital bills.

 

A few years ago im sure i saw them in tops n bottoms. But reckon there are going to be alot trying to buy them now so it will be the usual answer. Sorry sor no more stocks.

 

Get proper insurance (not that bare minimum liability crap offered by the LTO) to protect yourself. Let the locals fight with local insurance companies. Never admit fault and never agree to pay anyone's hospital bills. Have a backup vehicle ready as any vehicle involved in an accident could be held by the police for a long time. You have to be willing to let the police impound the vehicle while the law/justice system runs its course.

Yeah, the quality of helmets in the Philippines is quite low. You have to look around, and spend money, for a decent one.

There was never a time for leaving a helmet unsecured in the Philippines. If you have been leaving them unsecured on your bike and haven't had one stolen you have been lucky. I have had several stolen, long before this helmet law implementation.