EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No. 284]

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Many Filipinos have resorted to motorcycles as their primary means of transport.
These vehicles prove to be easy to maneuver during heavy traffic and are fuel-efficient.

Despite these benefits, motorcycles are considered high-risk vehicles, both
respect to drivers thereof and other motorists. According to the Traffic Management Group
(TMG), of the total of 14,202 traffic accidents in 2004, 3,010 or 21% of which involved
motorcycles. These numbers steadily rose to 24% in 2005, or 2,798 out of 11,425 accidents
in 2005. In the first two months of 2006 alone, the TMG recorded a total of 485 motorcycle
accidents out of the total 1,364 accidents, which accounts for 35% of total traffic accidents.
According to latest data from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, there were
14,707 motorcycles involved in road crashes in the National Capital Region from January to
August of 2018. Of the total, 124 incidents resulted in deaths, 6,608 caused nonfatal injuries,
while 7,975 resulted in damage to property

Further, the records of the Land Transportation office show that in January and
February of 2006, a total of 53,458 new motorcycles were registered with the Land
Transportation Office, which comprises almost fifty percent (50%) of the 105,591
motorcycles previously registered with the said office, as of December 2005. As of 2016,
data from the LTO shows that there are at least 1.4 million new motorbikes registered and at
least 2.7 million motorbike registrations were renewed. This data does not include
motorcycles with sidecars.

To address the growing number of motorcycles traversing major roads and highways
and to ensure the protection of all motorists, this bill proposes the provision of motorcycle
lanes in all major roads and highways throughout the country. The Department of Public
Works and Highways shall be the lead agency tasked to implement the provisions of this
Act.

Immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez _

House Bill No.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR MOTORCYCLE LANES ON ALL MAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF,
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

Section 1. The Department of Public Works and Highways shall provide for
motorcycle lanes on all main roads and highways throughout the country.

SEC. 2. The District Engineers shall place marks on existing main roads and
highways to indicate lanes for motorcycles. Any new road or highway constructed after the
effectivity of this Act shall not be approved and constructed without the required motorcycle
lanes.

SEC. 3. Penalties. — Any public works official who shall violate the provisions of this
Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than Thirty Thousand Pesos (P30,000.00) nor
more than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) or suspension, if found guilty in an
appropriate administrative investigation.

SEC. 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the marking of existing main
roads and highways shall be charged against the appropriations of the Department of Public
Works and Highways under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, the amount
necessary for the maintenance of the lanes shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 5. Separability Clause. — Any part or provision of this Act shall be held to be
invalid or unconstitutional, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby
shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. — All laws, rules, regulations, orders, memoranda or
circulars inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in
the Official Gazette or in any two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,