Riders File Case vs Bike Law
Riders have not given up the fight to stop the implementation of a law
mandating bigger license plates for motorcycles.
The Riders of the Philippines (ROTP), a group which describes itself as
promoters of riders' rights, freedom, safety, equality, respect and unity,
has filed a case at the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) seeking to
declare Republic Act (RA) 11235, the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act,
unconstitutional.
RA 11235 seeks, among other things, to have all motorcycles have larger and
more readable forms of license plates, one in front and another in the
rear.
In seeking to have the RA 11235 declared unconstitutional, the riders'
group led by Jobert Bolaños argued that bigger decals or plates will
not help decrease the number of crimes perpetrated by motorcycle-riding
persons.
He noted that criminals won't use their own motorcycle/automobile units
with their own plates as this may lead to their identity. So bigger plates
or decals won't help.
Riders should be hoping that government would put off implementing the law
until its constitutionality, or not, has been confirmed by the courts from
RTC, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
