[OPINION] A riders’ death trap in Marikina
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Marikina is often called the bike friendly city in the Philippines, a place where cycling has long been part of everyday life, not just recreation.
On a typical day, the roads look ordinary. Traffic flows, jeepneys pass, and cyclists keep to the side, doing what they have always been told — stay out of the way of faster vehicles.
But along a stretch of Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina — directly opposite a Petron station, between Redwood Road and Bacolod Road — the real danger does no
On a typical day, the roads look ordinary. Traffic flows, jeepneys pass, and cyclists keep to the side, doing what they have always been told — stay out of the way of faster vehicles.
But along a stretch of Mayor Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina — directly opposite a Petron station, between Redwood Road and Bacolod Road — the real danger does no
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