MANILA, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority apprehended at least 87 drivers of light electric vehicles and tricycles yesterday, the first day of the stricter enforcement of a policy banning them from major roads in the metropolis.
Acting MMDA Chairman Romando Artes maintained that prohibiting users of e-bikes, e-trikes and tricycles from plying major roads in the metropolis would keep them safe and prevent traffic jams.Meanwhile, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has teamed up with transport agencies to crack down on colorum public utility vehicles in the country.
Bautista said colorum vehicles also endanger the lives of commuters, as they do not have safety checks for roadworthiness and insurance. The anti-colorum drive is being conducted as the April 30 deadline for the franchise consolidation of PUVs under the government’s modernization program approaches.