New Bike Ordinance sa QC (1k-5k Multa sa Walang Helmet)

QC passed Ordinance SP 2942 which fines cyclists P1000 up to P5000 if they arent wearing helmet in a bid to make cycling safer. I'll probably get bashed for this, but I actually disagree with this move. Penalizing bikers who dont wear helmet will not make the roads safer for them, nor will it make the road safer for anyone else. If we wanna make roads safe, we gotta address road hazards itself.

Bakit Gusto Kong Umahon sa Antipolo Araw Araw - Pasig Antipolo Bike Loop

Pasig Antipolo Bike Loop Details

The route is around 40km. I take C5 - Circulo Verde - Marcos HIghway - Sumulong for on the way to Antipolo. And then Cainta - C5 going back to Makati. The difficult part is from Sumulong to Cloud 9 because that is 70-80% uphill. The rest of the route are mix of flats, uphill, and downhill.

I take a rest or eat somewhere along Valley Golf or Cloud 9. For now my ave speed is only around 14kph. It's okay tho. I know Im slow, but I get to the destination eventually. Music is UP Naming Mahal c/o Rosalie Mendoza (Youtube Channel - Sining ni Lily) https://youtu.be/xNBOu-bZfU8

Nuvali Bike Paths (Road, Dirt, Trail)

Nuvali bike paths has something for everyone - beginners, intermediate, advanced, foldies, roadies, mountain bikers. You can choose a route that fits you. 

Better bike before 10am tho because it will be hot onwards as some path are open areas with no shade. 7am-9am is best - cool breeze and gentle morning sun. 

I passed by Nuvali blvd, west diversity avenue, mt sungay trail - but i didnt push thru with the trail coz it was muddy and im not confident yet in biking off road. I feel like ill always slide and slip. Maybe ill try next time when path is dry. But yes off road seems exciting!

Antipolo Daytrip - Cloud 9, Antipolo Church, The Tapsishop, Pinto Art Museum

Did a solo ride to Antipolo for a day. Went to Cloud 9 Bridge and Viewdeck, Antipolo Church, The Tapsishop Antipolo, and Pinto Art Museum.

Before the pandemic, i wouldnt cycle or ride solo (bec im scared) but now im more open to it. I do it very rarely for now, but thats better than before when ive never done it and wouldnt even consider the idea at all.

Here's my first solo ride on a motorcycle :) 

C6 Taguig Bike Lane Loop

I tried out the bike lane in C6 Taguig - It still needs a lot of improvement, but the lack of choices to a car free road within metro manila makes C6 bike lane popular still. I think newbies wont like it because of the mud and floodwaters. It can be messy for those who has to constantly put down their feet to balance. C6 

Taguig Bike Lane Loop Navigation https://www.strava.com/activities/4051216809

Galit ka ba pag may Biker sa Labas ng Bike Lane?

Bakit nga ba may nagbabike sa labas ng bike lane? Mali ba to? E bakit may mga taong nagwiwish na masagasaan yung mga bikers na wala sa bike lane? Ito, tama ba to?

Yes we see some bikers disobey traffic rules, and yes that's wrong and is a problem. Pero if you wish someone to die or get hurt because of that, eh that's another problem too.

Ewan ko if may galit sa inyo sa mga nagmomotor (coz I used to hate on them.) Kasi misinformed ako nun, naniniwala ako dati na they cause accidents. But no they dont - just as we cyclists dont cause accidents.

Human errors, faulty vehicles, and hazardous road conditions cause accidents - not bikes (whether inside or outside the bike lane)

Here are the reasons why cyclists bike outside the bike lane, especially in Metro Manila, where bike lanes are an afterthought rather than an actual part of urban planning. Therefore entry points, exit points, safety hazards and other factors weren't well planned and addressed at the moment.

Tragedy of the Commons & Tyranny of Small Decisions in the Philippines

The tragedy of the commons is a situation in a shared-resource system where individual users, acting independently according to their own self-interest, behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling the shared resource through their collective action. 

The Tyranny of Small Decisions is a situation in which a number of decisions, individually small and insignificant in size and time perspective, cumulatively result in a larger and significant undesirable outcome

Here are some examples of Tragedy of the Commons and Tyranny of Small Decisions in the Philippines.