Gordon urges LTO to release IRR for bigger motorcycle license plates

The implementing rules and regulations on requiring bigger license plates for motorcycles must be released immediately to prevent crimes perpetrated by riding-in-tandems, Senator Richard Gordon said Friday.

Gordon, the principal author of the Republic Act No. 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law, renewed this call to the Land Transportation Office as he condemned the recent killing of a journalist in Dumaguete City.

“This is yet another case of remorseless murder committed by riding-in-tandem assassins. This is very much appalling especially that we are currently facing a pandemic. This brutal act should stop at once," he said in a statement.

A radio reporter was shot dead by two unidentified motorcycle-riding male suspects in Dumaguete City on Tuesday evening.

The Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in March 2019, drew opposition from several motorcycle groups in the country as they claimed that bigger license plates compromised road safety for both the riders and pedestrians.

Under the law, the plate numbers should be big enough to be readable from a distance of at least 15 meters from the motorcycle. — DVM, GMA News