Snake 1 posted this article written by opinion writer Jarius Bondoc in The Philippine Star.

Motorists are grumbling about the alarming number of motorcycles on the road. Exchanges of gory accident photos on the Net and of stories of near misses by careless bikers invariably end with the question: when will the government ever draft a policy on pesky two-wheelers? The hope is for officials to write one soon, and not wait for calamity, like the dismantling of all ad billboards after some collapsed from typhoon.

In truth there’s no need for new rules, only enforcement of old laws. For instance, any driver, of car or bike, must not recklessly swerve in and out of lanes. Too, bikers must wear regulation helmets, not plastic caps that, according to trauma surgeon Orlando Ocampo, will only help to keep their brains from scattering far from a crash site. The doctor from the Far Eastern University Hospital also reminds bikers that babies and toddlers may not ride motorcycles because these are not designed for them.

What the officials can do is designate bike lanes on major thoroughfares; in the absence of any, bikers would be safe to stay on the slow lane. It’s foolish of them to stop and crowd on the fast lane under a pedestrian overpass during a downpour, as if waiting for a drug-crazed trucker with faulty headlights and windshield wipers to wham them like bowling pins.

In first glance, it looks like another incarnation of the Top Gear Article issue. But upon further reading, valid points are seen and you understand where the complaint comes from. Most of the things mentioned in this article are things we see everyday and things that, I personally, do not condone. Mr. Bondoc is right, there is no need for new laws, we have too many laws that are not being enforced anyway. But what we may ask is that those laws, when applied, be applied to all and not be used as a tool of discrimination.

Share your thoughts and opinions here.