I received this email from a very livid Dr. Scoot (from Scooterista magazine). He has asked me to publish it in full.
I would just like to air my sentiments as a motorcyclist. Mr. Chairman, how did you come-up with a law without consulting the riding public? Do we have rights to show our concerns and recommendations with the lawmakers before making this stupid and prejudice ordinance? Is our law, ” INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY” been changed to ” GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT” Are there persons or entities changed without announcement our PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION? Iba na ba ang Bill of rights natin? PAG-NAKAMOTORSIKLO KA PALA, KRIMINAL ANG TINGIN SA IYO NG IBANG TAO. Napaka-degrading pala. Porke hindi mo kayang bumili ng kotse at wala kang kaya…kriminal ka na pala?
You think, this new ordinance regarding helmets with letters and numbers of our plate will solve the crime problem? I don’t think so.
Hindi ba, pwede mong i-hambing ito sa pagiging racist?!
Sana, ma-mulat ang inyong mga mata na marami pong concerned. Kaya BUMUSINA MUNA PO KAYO BAGO TUMULOY!
Dr.Scoot
di po ba pag pinara kayo ng mga otoridad hinihingi na ang lisensya ng driver at or/cr ng motor? dun pa lang po ay makikilala na ang sakay at ang motor. so bakit pa kailangan ng plaka sa helmet? malaking kalokohan….
let us know when we need to show our utter disgust for this proposal, akala siguro nila eh basta naka motor kriminal na, wag namang ganyan. ako i’m a professional. My brother in law is pastor, so it does not mean that when your using an mc kriminal na. guys sa mcp, since you claim na you are organized its time the voice of the motorcycle riding public, alugin ang ulo ni chairman bago pa tayo pagtawanan ng ibang bansa, if you need to organize a motorcade para lang pakinggan tayo, we will support it. a forum with Chairman Fernando is needed. Kakahiya tayo pag nagkataon!!!!
Plate number on the helmet? What will they think of next? On the overalls? Boots? Gloves? Pati Shades na rin! Nag-consult ba ang MMDA with the LTO regarding the ‘proper stickers’ na gagamintin? Aba dapat lang, the plate number is a part of the vehicle, and whatever copy it is issued on should be sanctioned also by the LTO! where are they going to get the budget for that? Please tell me, because I find it an utterly useless ordinance/law….
Oh, by the way, meron nga akong nakikitang mga ‘pulis’, yes police, na nagmomotor na walang helmet!? Or gloves! Shucks… Please set examples so that the riding public can follow…
whehehehehhe………those cops are waiting and smiling hanggang langit….kc dagdag kotong nanaman eh…..m sure those cops are praising bayani’s phatetic/lame/stupido….rules….ano pa……man…motorcycle are HOTSIP……those who ride motorcycle are criminals?!?!?….yeah right!….what about those government official…..m sure dami dyan….Bayani!…..kaya mo bang huliin cla…..baka tanggalin ka lang dyan sa comfortable position mo…..
1. Medyo magastos ang gusto ni mr. bayani. if I have 3 motorcycle ibig sabihin dapat i have 3 helmets. tsk tsk tsk. tapos plus one more helmet for my Gf. if one helmet cost 2,500 nalang pagagastusin mo ako ng 10,000. alam mo Mr. bayani if your Guys and the law enforcer only do their job right and sincere, you dont have to think or to make a stupid ordinance or a law.
2. Pag bumili ba ako ng new mc, ibig sabihin kailangan kung antayin yung plate number bago ko ito magamit. O kailangan lagyan ko muna yung helmet ng “FOR REGISTRATION†habang nagaantay palang ako ng plaka o pag lost plate naman, kailangan ko rin bang lagyan ng “LOST PLATE†yung helmet ko?. Tsaka Paano kung masiraan ng motor yung kasama ko tapos inangkas ko siya. Parehas may plate number yung helmet namin diba pero magkaiba, will that be a violation?
3.Mr. bf want to implement another ordinance/law, pero mismong tauhan nila does not follow the old laws. like proper wearing of helmet. minsan magka-angkas pa na parehas walang helmet. Tapos they want to implement it pero most of their guys wear a cap type helmet. Sila san nila ilalagay yung number.
Mr. Bayani, bilib pa naman ako sa inyo. Pero dumadami na sablay ninyo. Masmaganda Siguro yung nameplate nalang ng mga tao ninyo ang lakihan ninyo, yung visible ng 25 meters para madaling makuha yung mga pangalan nila para madali silang maireport pag may ginagawang di maganda.
kung gusto ninyo palgyan niyo narin yung mga tshirt ng estudyante ng “STUDENT” at kung Empleyado “EMPLOYEE” tapos “DRIVER” para sa driver.para pag sumakay sa jeep yung holdaper ma-identify din agad. kaso it dont work that way. your ordinance wont stop or lessen crime. baka madamay pa nga pati innocent. malamang tumaas pati nakawan ng helmet at plate number ng motor.
mag isip ka naman Mr. bayani.
fellow bikers, i believe we should raise this case to the supreme court for certiorari and prohibition.
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TAMA PO SILA!!!!
In an interview with Bayani Fernando on Channel 7 late last week, he said that if it was up to him (in a sense, he was saying that some other harebrain came up with the license plates on helmets scheme), he would do away with helmets all together. The reason? According to him, more people are injured and killed by thieves on motorcycles than are caused by motorcycle accidents alone. I’d like to see where he got his statistics to justify this amazing piece of wisdom.
Mr. Bayani, subukan mo mag motor tpos sbihin ni Gloria kelangan m lagyan ng stiker/plate# helmet bago bumoto ano mrramdman m? bk isama m buong pwersa ng mmda s edsa pr magprotesta.dmo maiintindhan ang nrramdaman ng mga may motor kc nka PAJERO k at marami kang pera pambyad.pano kung Pajero lagi gmitin kriminal? pggmitin m rin b ng helmet w/ plate# ang mga driver ng lhat ng pajero
puro pagkkwartahan ang iniisip m Bayani, bk hirangin kn ni gloria n chairman ng BIR,(lagot mga employee at employer)
Mr. Bayani diba leader ka and as a leader must be a good follower and practice what you preach.Dapat mauna ka,kelangan mag motor ka at lagyan mo ng plate no. yung helmet mo ng visible up to 25 meters bago mo ipatupad ang pulpul mong ordinansa o di naman kaya pati mga four weels palagyan mo rin ng plate no. sa body side by side sa likod at pati wind sheld palagyan mo rin at unahin mo mga magagara mong four wheels, be a good example.Sayang ang pangalan mo bayani panaman.
tapos wala pa standard ang number kanya kanya ang lagay e di pati crooks kayang gumawa ng kanyang design. Dapat tamper proof na manggagaling sa MMDA at libre for the riders at hindi sa helmet sa vest or something na detachable para pwede ilipat sa ibang suot parang gumawa ng batas na hindi pinagisipan. pero all cops and mmda personnel should start it. They should lead by example, para paghinuli ako pwede ko ibalik sa kanila bakit ikaw wala, e kokotongan mo lang ako e di mas criminal ka pa.
Hey mga bro!!! bago natin alugin si bayani fernando diba dapat alugin din natin mga dealer ng mga MC, kelangan natin mga suporta nila.Ipaalam natin na babagsak ang MC industry pag naipatupad ang ordinansa ni MR.Bayani, sino ba naman ang bi2li ng MC pag naipatupad ito. Diba kahit sino ayaw mapagtawanan at mapagbintangang kriminal. Kay Mr.Kawasaki,Mr. Honda, Mr. Suzuki at iba pang kaibigan nila na sina Mr. Kimco, Mr. Motor Star etc. kailangan namin suporta nyo.
Mga Bro…papayag ako na maglagay ng plate number sa Helmet, if they (Bayani and his posse) would enact an ordinance, na kung sino man ang mga MMDA enforcers or pati mga pulis na mahuli na naka motorcyle pero walang helmet… dapat kalbuhin at lagyan ng tatoo ng plate numbers ng motor nila…para hindi lang tayong mga responsible bikers ang laging dehado, -ride safe mga Bro
Amen to all of you!
marami solution jan, ewan ko bakit ito pa. they can make the plates bigger so to be more visible just like in any other counties. masahol dito criminal offense pa tayo pag walang stupid numbers sa helmet. swerti ng mga bwaya pag natupad ito. kotong cops will reign forever and ever amen!
pa habol. di ang mga bikers kriminals. alam ko marami nyan yun nag nanakaw sa gobyerno ayan ang alam kong mga kriminals, yan ang unahin nyo . banana republic na ba talaga ?
Well said Dr. Scoot…
No helmet Fine: P 350 pesos
With Helmet no sticker Fine: P 3,000.00 pesos
…nakita ko kaninang umaga yung 6 yr old na niece ko, she was holding a sticker sheet, made of plastic, napuna ko, na letters at numbers yun…Naisip ko tuloy, mas mapapadali yata sa mga criminal na magnakaw at mang-agaw ng motor, kasi bibili lang sila ng sticker na katulad ng nabili ng 6 yr old niece ko, which is 10 pesos lang yata, ididikit lang ng mga magnanakaw yung plate number ng motor na kursunda nila sa helmet nila, tapos, sibat na sila… di na sila papahintuin ng mga pulis o MMDA, kasi pareho naman ng numbers at letters sa helmet at motor…
Hehehe…pabor yata sa mga magnanakaw si Bayani Fernando, pinadadali nya ang trabaho ng mga ito…
YAN BA ANG SOLUSYON? PEACE!
[...] Great! I was just wondering, were there any procedures done conforming to public consultations? I mean, asking the motorcycle riding public? considering that there is now a legally registered Motorcycle Philippines Federation Inc. with members coming from all across the country’s regions? Or this is just another of the set that we may call a knee-jerk approach to the metropolitan transportation and traffic issues. Wow men! iba na pala ang bill of rights natin sa ‘pinas. Dati, “innocent until proven guilty” ngayon “guilty until proven innocent” (to barrow Dr.Scoots lines). [...]