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High rise buildings can be seen as a woman riding an electric bike pass through C-6 in Taguig City on February 23, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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MMDA prohibits use of e-bikes, e-trikes along EDSA, other major roads

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<p>MANILA - <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The Metro Manila Council on Tuesday approved a resolution prohibiting the use of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, along major thoroughfares in the metro.</span> </p><p>MMDA Resolution No. 24-022, series of 2024, prohibits the use of e-bikes and e-trikes, as well as tricycles, pedicabs, pushcarts and kuligligs on national roads, circumferential and radial roads in Metro Manila.</p><p>The said types of vehicles will be prohibited on the following roads:</p><ol><li>C1: Recto Avenue</li><li>C2: Pres. Quirino Avenue</li><li>C3: Araneta Avenue</li><li>C4: EDSA</li><li>C5: Katipunan/CP Garcia</li><li>C6: Southeast Metro Manila Expressway</li><li>R1: Roxas Boulevard</li><li>R2: Taft Avenue </li><li>R3: SLEX</li><li>R4: Shaw Boulevard</li><li>R5: Ortigas Avenue</li><li>R6: Magsaysay Blvd./Aurora Blvd.</li><li>R7: Quezon Ave./Commonwealth Ave.</li><li>R8: A. Bonifacio Ave.</li><li>R9: Rizal Ave.</li><li>R10: Del Pan/Marcos Highway/McArthur Highway</li><li>Elliptical Road </li><li>Mindanao Avenue</li><li>Marcos Highway</li></ol><p>Those who will violate the prohibition will be asked to pay a fine of P2,500. A driver&#x27;s license will also be required for those who will drive electric-powered motor vehicles and tricycles.</p><p>&quot;Those who cannot present their driver’s license upon apprehension shall be subject to impoundment of their respective vehicles,&quot; MMDA added.</p><p>MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes said the prohibition was decided upon in consideration of the safety, not just of e-vehicle users, but of other motorists as well.</p><p>“We are not totally banning the use of e-vehicles; we just want to regulate it since it has been a common cause of traffic and road crash incidents,” he emphasized.</p><p>The regulation is set to be implemented in April, following an information campaign.</p><p>Meanwhile, each Metro Manila local government will also be crafting their respective ordinances for the secondary and other inner roads under their jurisdiction.</p><p>The local executives will likewise ensure that the ordinances to be passed will be unified to avoid confusion.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/2/22/register-only-faster-e-bikes-e-trikes-ev-industry-group-1528">EV industry group bats to limit e-bike, e-trike registration to &#x27;faster&#x27; models</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/2/23/mmda-sees-penalties-soon-on-e-bikes-e-trikes-on-national-roads-1814">MMDA sees penalties soon on e-bikes, e-trikes on national roads</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KRmjW1xl7Fc?&amp;ab_channel=ABS-CBNNews&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Metro Manila Council on Tuesday approved a resolution prohibiting the use of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, along major thoroughfares in the metro.</p>

The Metro Manila Council on Tuesday approved a resolution prohibiting the use of e-vehicles, such as e-bikes and e-trikes, along major thoroughfares in the metro.