No More Trikes on Boracay Island

I learned today that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be phasing out tricycles on Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan.

Here is a summary of the decision...

"In lieu of the three-wheeled transport, midget passengers vans popularly known as multicabs will be traversing the island haven, LTFRB regional director Porfirio Clavel said yesterday over the radio.

"It is not a safe (mode of transportation) and it is not environment friendly,"Clavel remarked of the tricycle. "There have been many accidents involving tourists."

As he was speaking over DYFM Bombo Radyo Iloilo, Clavel said that he was headed to Boracay island to conduct public hearings over the matter, particularly to check on the reaction of tricycle drivers and operators on the proposed phase out.

Multicabs, Clavel noted, is a safer mode of transportation as compared to tricycles. Initially, 15 units will be granted franchises, Clavel said.

At the present, the principal transport of going around the island is through tricycles. There are also pedal-powered pedicabs for shorter distances, and private establishments renting out motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles for a fee."

Personally the only complaints I have about the trikes is the polution they create and the fact that there are too many of them in Boracay. The clouds of smoke they create is definitely not good for our health and takes away from the natural beauty of the Island.