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Republic of the Philippines TIME: LV
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: BY.
‘Quezon City -
SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS RIESTRATION UNIT
First Regular Session BILLS a\o sNOEX SERVICE
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Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie”Castelo

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Cycling or biking has today become a well accepted transport modality that significantly
contributes as a solution to the problem of heavy traffic or congestion on the road and the level
of unwanted pollution coming from smoke emissions of running engines from road cars,
vehicles, and trucks.

Cycling or biking is safe per se that it is even reported to contribute to good health for individuals
across all ages and gender. This is true in many places in the Philippines and their number is.
growing. In fact, in many countries of the world, cyclists or bikers are a common sight and there
seems to be no serious problem posed by this new transport modality.

This bill aims to promote the discipline among motorists and drivers of cars, vehicles, and trucks
to respectfully and properly pass a cyclist with the strict observance of a set of simple rules as
stipulated under this proposed measure. This way, it will prevent harm, injury, or death to any

cyclist who also has every right to use the road just like car or vehicle or truck owners and
drivers.

If everyone practices this road rule to share the road with cyclists or bikers/{his will prevent the
possible incidence of road rage that almost always ends up in killings with cyclists or bikers
getting killed. If the ongoing share-the-road campaign is properly ofserved, then this will
significantly prevent road accidents and injuries from happening.

In this light, the immediate passage of this bill is most sought for favour
submission

able approval, hence this


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 231 00

Introduced by Rep. Winston “Winnie”Castelo

AN ACT
STRICTLY IMPLEMENTING A SET OF SIMPLE RULES TO PROPERLY PASS A CYCLIST
CONSISTENT WITH ‘SHARE THE ROAD’ CAMPAIGN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the “Sharing the Road with Cyclists Act of
2016.”

SEC. 2. There shall hereby be strictly implemented a set of simple rules to respectfully
and properly pass a cyclist and thereby enforcing the requisite safe passing distance of at least
three (3) feet or one (1) meter.

These rules are as follows:

a) Identify the cyclist

b) Reduce your speed

) Check for hazards for you and the cyclist
4d) Do not attempt to pass within the lane

) There is not enough room to safely pass
f) As the safe passing distance is three feet or one meter
g) Check for hazards before passing

h) Maintain a safe distance

i) Watch for new hazards

i) Pass ata safe distance

k)_ Three feet or one meter minimum,

1) Share the road and respect the cyclist

SEC. 3. To effectively implement the provisions of this Act, the Land Transportation
Office shall issue appropriate rules, regulations and guidelines to impose a set of rules upon
motorists and drivers and non-observance of which shall be punishable with fines as said office
may heretofore determine and post in its schedule of offenses, penalties, and fines.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect immediately upon approval and publication in the
Official Gazette and three newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,