A Message to Car Centric Country
Channel: Independent Cyclist
Date: 05/03/2023

Let us talk about giving some space to bike riders and pedestrians so they can ride there bicycle and walk to their destinations like: work, schools, groceries and other places.

There are times, we here in the Philippines, had no consideration to cyclist/pedestrians. Those people are either car centric or just plain dumb of their surroundings.

There are bike lanes and pedestrian lanes already, but people keep using it as a parking lot, a place for loading and unloading of passengers, and even an express lanes for motorcycles, cars and other motor vehicles.

I for once, I have experience this kind of events during my bike ride to go places. I feel sad and angry for those people who have no consideration for bicycle riders. Those people who just didn’t care about the wellfare of bicycle riders and pedestrians out there.

True this is a wild world. People are thinking like animals. People who thinks they are the preditor and we bicycle riders pedestrians are their prey.

We bicycle riders and pedestrians need a safe space to ride our bicycle and walk. We should make our road safe for pedestrians and bicycle riders a like. And yet, people are plain dumb and stupid. Even though there are pedestrian lanes and bike lanes, They never honor and respect them.

Hope the government officials pass a law about these matters. A road safety law.

There are many road accidents involving drivers being stupid, drunk or not paying attention to the road.
Accidents to pedestrians, cyclist and other road users. Because drivers are just plain dumb. 

But we as a pedestrian and cyclist have develop a way to combat this. Is about being aware what is happening in our surroundings and being respectful to others.

As we cyclist and pedestrians also have a responsibility on the road, so too as the drivers. Because in the end we all are using the road. 

Respect people who use the road because we are all paying our taxes. Both cyclist and pedestrians are paying their taxes. They also have the right to use the road.

We here in the Philippines should not be a car centric country. Government officials should not have car centric mentality. They should pass a law on road safety and don’t wait for another accidents to happen in order to take actions. Have some considerations for cyclist and pedestrians safety a like is much more important than making a car centric environment.

Let us make our country a place when we pedestrians and cyclist can co-exist and have a clean air environment to breath in. So we can have a healthy and happy citizens of our beloved country.