The NAMSSA has urged the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to implement the Daylight Riding Light (DRL) scheme for the safety of motorcycle riders in the country. After the audience with the Metro Manila Council of Mayors last February and has been unanimously approved and awaiting their ratification and implementation within 15 days of publishing.
In a proposal issued to the MMDA, Macky Carapiet, director general of National Motorcycle Sport and Safety Association (Namssa), said the emergence of affordable terms of payments, fuel efficient and less traffic for motorcycle users resulted in the increase of motorcycles on the road and that his group is concerned with the safety of motorists.
Namssa is the Philippine representative to the Federation International de Motocycliste, the world sports governing body based in Switzerland composed of 100 countries.
“Namssa has statistics that with the daylight riding lights on, road accidents will be lesser. Statistically, DRL saves lives on the road,†Carapiet said.
In some countries, Carapiet said, the DRL is a requirement for monitoring motorcycles to increase their visibility on the road. Among the countries that have imposed a mandatory use of DRL are Singapore, Thailand, Canada and Northern Europe.
Namssa added in Canada and some American states, even cars are required to use DRL.
At a meeting earlier held by the Metro Manila Council (MMC), the policy-making body of the MMDA, when MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando asked how much it would cost one DRL unit, Carapiet said it doesn’t entail any cost since all motorcycles have their own lights. “The rider will just convert their current switch on the headlight permanently,†he said.
Despite the approval of the Namssa proposal by the MMC since last February, local government units have yet to pass their own law which is why there are no crackdowns conducted on violators. The NAMSSA shall also award the international road safety seal of approval for the MMDA for their recognized efforts in promoting road safety.
Fernando said the MMDA decided not to include tricycle drivers after getting suggestions that the use of DRL can result in reduction of the life span of motorcycle batteries.
“Tricycle drivers will be affected, especially so that they use tricycles to earn a living. People might think that we voted in favor of the battery manufacturers rather than the tricycle owners,†he said.
FLASH NEWS: Stay tuned for urgent developments of the DRL MMDA NAMSSA City Ordinance as per May 30, 2007
Okay ito. 10x visible ka kasi sa motorist pag naka on ang headlight ng mc kahit sa umaga.
i think hindi na dapat i-convert yung switch, i myself switches on my headlight everytime i ride day & night.
sa xrm ko nung nabili ko naka on na lagi yung headlight,walang switch off
kala kasi nung iba karga sa batt. pg naka on headlight…sayang daw batt
tama ka sir beerman, nasa rider n yan para sa sarili nyang kaligtasan… pero marami p rin akong nakikita n rider n di nag oopen ng headlight kahit s araw… tsk…tsk…tsk..
DRL’s are supposed to supplement natural light deficiencies or during conditions when natural lights are insufficient. making DRL’s mandatory defeats its original purpose of usage.
This is a good move. I agree with everyone that it would increase visibility, which in turn will lead to more safety. But I hope our law enforcers using bikes would also do this. They should set a good example.
Soon, we will also have mandatory white-only helmets to further improve visibility. After that, we can petition for mandatory reflective vests. The more laws to regulate us, the better! Yeeehey!
The poor quality of headlight bulbs and the corrupt practices of local traffic enforcers will only add to the woes of the motorcyle riding masses.
Apparently, votes (pun or otherwise) are more of his/their concern than the real issue of safety
Peace, and ride safe..
“Tricycle drivers will be affected, especially so that they use tricycles to earn a living. People might think that we voted in favor of the battery manufacturers rather than the tricycle owners,†he said.
drl is the most important and safety when your driving, yun bulb madaling palitan pag na busted.yun rider?
I just hope that all not only private citezens will be required to use drl. ang problema nga sa pagsusuot lang ng helmet mismong pulis o traffic enforcer pag sila ang nakasakay ng motor sila pa ang di sumusunod! Kaya dito sa Pinas appropriate ang law make, law breaker!
i totally disagree, ako lang naman e. Hindi naman kasi lahat ng rider e “Ride To Die”, hindi lahat ng rider pati truck at bus sinisingitan para mauna, sila pa may ganang murahin yung cage drivers. Aminin maraming ganito, pero pano yung hinde ganito. i ride with pure safety kasi bata pa ako and my future is just ahead, i also have my family to support and i aint phuckin stupid on the road na magkasabay lang sa stop light, KARERA na, what is the safety in that, ON headlights or OFF headlight, kung ganyan ang behavior ng riders, it is USELESS…
Same difference. With or without DRL, it would still depend on other motorists…all I’m seeing here is another violation/reason for “kotong” by our “beloved” traffic enforcers…
“In some countries, Carapiet said, the DRL is a requirement for monitoring motorcycles to increase their visibility on the road.” – this is the Philippines…need i say more?
“another violation/reason for “kotong†by our “beloved†traffic enforcers…”
i totally phuckin agree man, hindi man lahat ng cops or enforcers ganito, pero most. here’s a word for you people doin that, kung hindi kasya sweldo nyo, kesa mag KOTONG, mag part-time nalang kayo sa call center.
riders magbago na kung ayaw masakal
COST ESTIMATE (FUEL + CO2) FOR MANDATORY MOTORCYCLE DRLs W/IN METRO MANILA
Assumptions:
Daytime running light wattage = 50 watts
Average use per day = 1 hour
Fuel price = P35.00 per liter
Efficiency of converting gasoline to electrical energy = 17.5%
Total number of registered motorcycles in Metro Manila in 2005 = 299,282
Fuel Cost Calculations:
Energy derived from gasoline after conversion to electrical energy = 9670 w hrs / liter * .175 = 1690 w hrs / liter
Daily increase in fuel consumption = 50 w hr / 1690 w hrs / liter = .030 liters per motorcycle
Annual increase in fuel consumption = .030 liters * 365 days = 11 liters per motorcycle
Annual increase in fuel cost per motorcycle = 11 liters * P35.00 per liter = P385.00
Total annual cost = P385.00 * 299,282 motorcycles = P115,224,000
CO2 Emissions Calculations:
Increase in annual CO2 (greenhouse gas) emissions = 11 liters * 299,282 motorcycles * 0.639 kgs/liter * 0.99 * 44 / 12 = 7.71 million kgs
Light Bulb Replacement Cost Calculations:
Increase in annual light bulb replacement costs = Not yet computed (note: “bulb replacement would be needed twice as frequentlyâ€)
DRL’s in north america was implemented due to the fact that Canada and some northen states have gloomy weather most of the time, so they required the DRL on all vehicles there. In the Philippines madalas mataas ang sikat ng araw dito masakit sa balat so requiring the MC to use DRL should not be imposed. I guess it is the MC’s prerogative to use it if he likes it or not. Although I agree that it adds to the visibility of the rider in the streets, it still should not be required, information na lang sa mga riders for their awareness. AS some of the other comments have said, the police are the number one violaters in terms of motorcyce safety. Na ka helmet lang sila pag nanghuhuli sila ng walang helmet.
DLR is a foolish law. we have it here in Ct, Usa. Fortunately, my bikes are mostly old and therefore exempt. Also, with many new cars now having light on always, many motorists think you are a one headlight car. and kill you. they understimate your speed.
As motorcycles age, the electrical system will be strained by this extra lights on during the day. It punishes the poor whom can only afford second hand mnachines.
When our Ct. law became effective, it only covered motorcycles made after that date. The idea of retrofitting millions of motorcycles in the philipenes is absurd! Nammssa is a fool! To much association with FIM, a bunch of euro snobs, has gone to his head.
With millions of Filipinos barely having food or medicine, why are such official type people wasting resources on junk regulations like this? If they want to save lives, pass out jolibee to the hungry kids! These “public servants” are self important fools.
LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES! why is it not required for all motorcycles to remove their mufflers?
having our headlights on during daytime is really safe for us motorcycle riders, making us a lot visible on the road…
but… on the other hand, making it a law is what greedy law enforcers is waiting for. maybe, not all but most of them are… it’s a chance for them not to implement the law, but to gain profit…
too bad, but reality bites
it aint reality, it is a dream come true for them pigs(ouch). but anyway, just waht was said, we have a tropical climate, meaning the sun is always stronger than the headlight (provided that it is xenon hid or some sort) where is the visibility plus there?
if a careless rider dies on the road, it aint nobody’s phuckin fault but his man.
Papers on the prevention of motorcycle ‘conspicuity’ accidents:
1. http://www.dadrl.org.uk/docs/6pointanswersbikedrl.pdf
2. http://www.cooperbiketraining.org.uk/news/download/safety2page.pdf
i cant believe this really pushed through. yun ngang wala kang violation basta basta ka na lang hinaharang pag kailangan na ng panghapunan ng mga pulis, lalu na tong kung anu anong kaekekan ng namssa. pati almusal sa simpleng motorista na makukuha.
namsa suckers, fyi, hindi nyo dapat i kumpra ang pinas sa us, sg, eu, iba ang traffic dun. sorry, tingin ko kasi hindi maka-motorista ang move na ito. kung nagpapasikat kayo, you’ve won, congrats sa parusang ibibigay nyo sa mga motorista.
i turn my lights on almost always even on daytime driving to work. gusto ko kasi nakikita ako ng nasa harap na balasubas na jeepney driver. pero deadma pa rin, kakanan pa rin sya kung kelan nya gusto at magbababa. pero ok lang, at least iniisip ko nakikita nya. ok naman kasi ang bukas ang ilaw sa araw. pero yung ipush nyo to para maging law, isang kagaguhan
i totally agree with you, kris… this should never be a law or some sort… this is bullshit!
yung design nga pla ng headlight ng motor, madalas hindi battery oprated. so wla problem sa baterry.
second hindi nman insuficient ang light sa umaga therefore no need to be implement for tricycles na sa subroads lng dumadaan and cars n madali nmang makita.
sana lng pag-isipan nyo mabuti bago kau gumawa ng law. masakit kc sa mata magdrive kpag nakaON lagi headlight ng cars sa araw.
Mga pare gumagawa kayo ng problema na walang problema !
Para hindi kayo mahuli ng pulis parati i ON yung headlight nyo, bakti ko kaya tinantagalog para maintindihan nyo lahat dyan
” Be Bright use your lights, support NAMSSA road safety campaign !
tanong lang…mahirap ba i-switch ON ung headlight? PEACE!!!
Sorry, but I have to disagree with great idea’s idea of supporting something not worth supporting. I would rather support strict implementation of existing laws. We have enough laws and if these laws are strictly implemented, then we will have a safer street to travel.
Motorcycle halogen bulb life span = 2,000 hours
Daily operation of motorcycle for Metro Manila motorcyclist = 1 hour (80% daytime, 20% night time)
Bulb replacement frequency w/o mandatory DRL = 10,000 days or every 27.4 years
Bulb replacement frequency w/ mandatory DRL = 2,000 hours or every 5.5 years
Now let us look at the revenue potential for Metro Manila LGUs from apprehensions resulting from violation of the motorcycle DRL law due to burned out halogen bulbs. Here, I make a simple assumption that the approximately 350,000 motorcycles operating within Metro Manila all fall within an age range of 0 to 12 years.* Therefore, on a daily basis, around 160 motorcycles each day would suffer a headlight failure during regular operation.**
Given the fact that most motorcycles are not equipped with in-dash warning devices to inform the operator of a burned out headlight, we can expect a very high number of traffic apprehensions. Let us assume 70% of the 160 motorcycles. This would give us 112 motorcycles.
As the tendency today is for the LGUs to establish their own schedule of fines for traffic violations, usually in the thousands of pesos for any one violation, let us assume P2,500 for the specific equipment violation of driving without DRL.***
Therefore 112 motorcycles per day multiplied by P2,500 gives us P280,000 daily. Or to put it in another perspective, P102,200,000 extracted from Metro Manila motorcyclists in traffic fines annually on top of the over P115,000,000 in gas expense increase.
The LGUs will certainly love us.
* this figure excludes tricycles
** motorcycles with an age of exactly 5.5 years and 11 years
*** current Makati City fine for ‘no headlight’ violation
hammerhead you forgot the early wear and tear of the battery, I would presume that the lifespan of the battery with the DRL’s would greatly be reduced. And that would entail an added expense on the rider.
Your revenue potential is good for the LGU’s that is assuming the riders will not be forced to make “lagay” to kotong cops otherwise minimal or no revenue will go the government.
NAMSSA hope you find a better project to show off to the motorcycling federation.DRL doesn’t work here where days are always bright even when its cloudy,just got a wave with lights permanently on there is absolutely no difference on how other motorist treat me,I think the DRL is plain forgettable to motorist.A better project is a free,open to the public riding school,or is this kind of project to big for NAMSSA’s pants. Rider education would solve more accident causes than that lame DRL. DRL just doesn’t work here.
DRLs doesn’t make a diffrence,I just ignore it when driving a car,headlights are just not attention getters in tropical daylight conditions. And when I’m riding the mcycle w DRL,no diffrence cars treat me as if I’m none existent,and I think it gives a false sense of security especially to new riders, presuming that they can be seen in daylight with their headlights on,this is absolutely NOT TRUE. NAMSSA you are playing fire with the devil,this will not promote safety, it will be an excuse for “kotong” and continued discrimination of motorcycles.No.1 safety concern you should solve, stop law enforcers arbitrarily stopping motorcycles,its a road hazard,seen couple accidents caused by enforcers stopping a cuclist for kotong.
I wonder if NAMSSA’s affiliation with FIM is threatened if NAMSSA does not get the DRL measure passed. How would a loss of FIM affiliation affect NAMSSA’s earnings?
Rather than public safety, this could just be private self-interest and politics at work.
mga brad, i’ve learned my experience the hard way. the driver didn’t see coming so he hit me.. hayun!! langit lupa nakita ko. i strongly agree with the DRL. ganu lang ba un light bulb and gas compared sa gastos ko pampagawa ng motor ko. that sucker hit me then scampered away…
mga brad, i’ve learned from my experience the hard way. the driver didn’t see coming so he hit me.. hayun!! langit lupa nakita ko. i strongly agree with the DRL. ganu lang ba un light bulb and gas compared sa gastos ko pampagawa ng motor ko. that sucker hit me then scampered away…
I strongly agree with hondarider there are still a lot of uneducated and undisciplined drivers whether motorcycle riders or car drivers. Rider education and awareness will definitely benefit more riders than just plain DRL law.
Narining namin na itutupad na ng MMDA yung batas ng DRL para sa lahat ng motrsiklo na nasa pampublika na kalye sa Metro Manila ng June 15, 2007
So sa lahat ng motor mag headlight na tayo, please pass it on ! kundi huli ka !
i totally agree w/ Hondarider. mataas na nga ang araw mag-iilaw ka pa? it useless here, i observed my headligthduring daytime, di rin mapapansin. ang papansin lang nyan e yung nga bwaya(ilang pulis) at mga bwetre(traffic enforcers) sa kalsada. educating all drivers, not just motorcycle riders to ride and drive safely is still the best life saver. and respect sa kalsada is another. di gaya ng nabasa ko, inunahan lang ng motor ang service ng pulis na naka civilian clothes, hinuli na yung kawawang trike driver.
Ive noticed that some who posted here who opposed the DRL also opposed on the sub400cc in the expressways. May I ask are you rich brat kids who has thick wallets, still single and absolutely lived in class A condos paid by the parents or one of the mansions of their parents (again)who always get what they want and vent a lot like a viscious immature kid who feels anger will manipulate other people if they cant get it? I wrote this as most of the riders are not rich, they just wanted to be safe in hell that is our roads. Most cant afford sharks or AGV helmets or R1 or Super 4’s. If you guys wanted to bring out what you oppose then type as if youre bringging out your opinion from your minds without the emotions. What we all riders face in this world is not reality but the perception of reality, you guys show that riders are REBELS yes all of us got harrased by anybody in the road, what you typed only further degrade the image of us riders, get real!!!
drl law is good. pansin nyo ba design na ito sa xrm and other japanese bikes. meaning they have studied the safety aspect already to put into use the design for the main reason of safety.
well cguro dapat magkaron sila ng studies dito sa pinas and wag nila icompare sa ibang bansa… hindi yun porke ginawa ng isang bansa na di naman 3rd world e gayahin na para masabi lang na complied sila… tuwang tuwa ang mga enforcer dagdag sita dagdag kita…
its a good safety measure, but making it a law does not mean it will ensure safety… make it one of the precautionary measure…inform ang mga riders at ang iba pang motorista… include it in seminars at sa iba pang mga pag-aaral para sa road safety.. that way makakatulong sila at hindi makakaperwisyo… peace
IMHO. drl ordinance is for our own safety. no big deal for me to just switch on my head lights.regarding mga bwaya thats another issue, they have been there since time in memorial. hehehe.
pwede na ba dito ang park lights? kasama ba ang tail light sa drl? nalathala na ba sa mga major publications na batas na ito? june 15 ba talaga nagsimula?
@axrockster
should be head light for greater visibility.
I dont know if it was already implemented but if it is, it is another ngingas cugon law, implemented now gone tomorrow. If they will just inform the riders of the benefits of the DRL then that will be better than making it into a law. Wearing of helmet lang di maimplement DRL pa. haay buhay nga naman sa Pinas ang saya saya anything goes everyone does what they like.
mga sir pano po b mag post ng ads hir sa mcp nakalimutn q n po kc eh.. tnxxx po mga sir.. ride safe po sa lahat
experts(manufacturers and government) have spent lots of time and money on R&D regarding safety . I dont think na mas magaling pa ako kaysa sa kanila para tumutol. DRL for me is very good ordinance.
@zdane
the more we needed DRL here in the philippines, mas polluted bansa natin mas less visibility .
@zdane
do you mean and studies about safety sa developed coutries ay mali at mas tama tayo? i dont thinks so. commonsense di nila gagawin yan kung di tama. sila gumastos talaga sila sa R&D for safety kaya nga always on na lights mga new bike eh.
@hotrod
yes the bikes are more visible when you are driving a car specially on our side view mirrors. drl is good for the safety of bikers.
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@hotrod
yes the bikes are more visible when you are driving a car specially on our side view mirrors. drl is good for the safety of bikers.
right. pansin ko din yan when i drive my car