If school’s over, and you still have the need for speed, (with the added fun and minus the hazards of the street), then join the Bikers Unlimited Track Day on 03 February 2008, Sunday, also at the Batangas Racing Circuit (BRC). All skill levels, bike clubs, solo riders, and types of motorcycles — big bikes, scooters, and underbones — are welcome!
Are you serious in becoming a better rider and taking your skills to the next level? Then learn from trained experts at the country’s first, all-Filipino, motorcycle track school!
A couple of weeks ago, I got an email from Edward McGinty, the director of the short film “Morning Fall.” Synopsis: (running time is approx. 9 minutes) a motorcycle rider wakes up on the side of the road, injured and confused. Where will he end up when he can’t find his way home?
Anyway, Edward shared with me the good news that the film is one of five finalists in the Delta Fly-In Movies competition and it needs as many five star ratings as it can muster to win. All of the finalist filmmakers will be flown to the 2008 Sundance Film Festival for a special celebration where the winning film will be revealed. COOL!
You may vote for the film on this page (mouse over the five stars by marking them red then hit ’submit’). Please note that voting ends next Tuesday, January 15.
I know some of you have yet to see the film, so with Edward’s permission, here it is again.
• Here my review of the film.
Lawmakers seek motorbike ban on highways
Thursday, January 3, 2008Two lawmakers have filed a bill at the House of Representatives seeking to ban motorcycles on main thoroughfares and national highways.
Reps. Narciso Santiago of the Alliance for Rural Concerns and Marcelino Teodoro of Marikina said House Bill 3080 aims to prevent road accidents, particularly those involving motorcycles.
Citing a World Health Organization report, Santiago said in many Asian countries including the Philippines, road accidents are usually caused by motorcycles.
“Nearly 1.2 million persons die of road traffic accidents every year, 40 percent of which are under 25 years old,” he said.
Santiago said young motorcyclists make up a significant percentage of injuries and fatalities among road users in many Asian countries.
Among the accident reports cited by WHO, speeding, non-use of helmets, risk-taking behavior and drunk driving were contributing factors to the rising trend of traffic accidents, he added.
Teodoro said an Asian Development Bank report on road safety in the Philippines showed that motorcyclists were the “second most at risk” of being killed or injured in a road accident.
“At present, motorcycles are a growing concern as its number increased to 40 percent per year in the last three years,” he revealed.
Records from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority showed that motorcycles have the highest fatality accident rate with 122 motorcycles or 23.6 percent of the total fatal accidents. – Delon Porcalla
…. A few days ago this was the news that shocked the motorcycle riding community even the people involved in the business of motorcycles.
