Shared bike-motorcycle lane on EDSA: Concerns raised over MMDA plans

'If the MMDA will propose for the bike lanes to be considered shared then it is compromising the safety of the bikers that are using the bike lane,' says Ira Cruz of AltMobility PH

revealed on Tuesday, August 22, its plans to turn bicycle lanes along EDSA into a shared lane, permitting usage by both bicycles and motorcycles.

Meanwhile, Artes pointed out, EDSA has around 165,000 motorcycles daily, based on July 17 data. He didn’t mention their specific travel times. On August 29, Tuesday, the MMDA will hold a stakeholders’ meeting with cyclists and motorcycle riders. “If the MMDA will propose for the bike lanes to be considered shared, then it is compromising the safety of the bikers that are using the bike lane,” Ira Cruz of AltMobility PH told Rappler.

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