PASIG CITY, Aug. 27 (PIA) -- The Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) today released bicycle parking guidelines for cyclist train commuters.
According to the LRTA, the use of the bicycle rack is free of charge and open for use of LRT-2 passengers, employees, and contracted personnel, from 5:00AM to 10:00PM.
Bike owners that they shall be responsible in securing their bicycles providing their own locks.
LRTA also advises bike owners that they should not leave personal belongings such as bags or carry-ons on the bicycle while parked.
To recall, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has installed bicycle racks in LRT-2 stations in July to assist cyclist train commuters as an active mode of transportation while quarantine measures continue to exist due to the threat of COVID-19.
To further encourage more cyclists to use mass transport, the other major railways in Metro Manila have started installing bicycle racks at selected train stations while those with folding bikes may bring them inside the coaches for a fee, the DOTr said.
The move was meant “to further encourage the use of bikes, and to help commuters easily transfer from one transport mode to another,” it added.
The bicycle racks can be used free of charge during the railway lines’ operating hours. Owners should bring their own locks but the DOTr said that it would deploy roving personnel to keep the bikes safe from thieves or vandals.
Folding bikes, according to the DOTr, may be brought inside train cars “with a fare from origin to destination equivalent to one person and subject to disinfection.” (PIA-NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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