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by Bam Azores | 27-01-2016 16:56
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Before I joined the track and field team, I was first a biker. Yup, I loved biking because of the wind in my face and the places I could go to. I was in high school when I discovered the joy of biking and more importantly, I became one of the advocates of biking and walking to school instead of riding a car or a bus. But all that time, we never had bike lanes in our City. Every time I got on my bike, one or both of my parents would shout out loud "be careful". This is the sad fate of biker, Lorelie Melevo of Marikina, Rizal, a town ra few kilometers from my University. She is a single mother with two young kids and had just brought her little one to preschool when the accident that took away her life occurred. Lorelie had dismounted from her bike and was going to walk her bike across the pedestrian lane when a dump truck hit her, killing her instantly. As a result, a group of bikers called Firefly Brigade whose advocacy is to promote biking or cycling organized a bike ride participated in by hundreds of bikers to bring attention to the need for bike lanes. Even our Senate President, Senator Franklin Drilon said: I love bicycles Let?s build bike lanes?. Maybe it?s about time we have a national law that will require safe bike lanes if we are also going to promote environmentally friendly activities like biking. What does biking do? Not only does it keep us healthy, but it also helps in lessening the problem of air pollution because more people get around to the places they want to go to without riding cars or vehicles that depend on fossil fuels. It took the death of Lorelie to remind us that we do need safe bike lanes. We hope no one else becomes a victim to accidents when all we want to do is bike to our places of study, work or play. |
 
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Bam I love biking too ) Sorry for the tragic news, it is true that biking definitely help our environment but we should also think about the safety..
Posted 29-01-2016 13:10
Unfortunate incident of tragic loss of life of an active biker. Sympathies for her kids.
Having said that, it is really encouraging to note the lessons were learnt & biker lane is now in place.
Well shared, Bam. Thumps Up!
Posted 28-01-2016 13:40
Sure! sure!! Biking helps reduce air pollution, keeps our body healthy and saves cash. 😊
Posted 28-01-2016 02:12
This was really a touching story...but it is nice to see that the government responded quickly and graciously..
Posted 28-01-2016 02:05
I am saddened to hear about this tragic life loss of environmentally conscious biker Ms Lorelie. Feel so sad for her children (reading that she was a single mother). Building ddicated bike lanes should be absolute mubt before allowing bikers to ride on road. There is no point in biking to protect environment at the cost of biker's own life. Hope authorities learn lesson(though hard way) and build the bike lanes soon.
Posted 28-01-2016 00:49
This is touching, and more importantly, it tells us the kind of fate we might bring ourselves into if we don't consider simple road safety measures. Just as you saw it wise not to wait for the result of our activities then act, I think we should educate the community on the importance of preventing environmental pollution. Prevention is better than cure
Thanks brother for this.
Posted 27-01-2016 18:47