MMDA Motorcycle Riding Academy now open

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has inaugurated its Motorcycle Riding Academy.

Officially opened yesterday, the Academy is located at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)-owned vacant lot at Julia Vargas Avenue corner Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.

The MRA — which provides free training to participants 17 years old and above — will accommodate 100 participants per batch.

MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Romando Artes said that the new program is aimed to address the lack of traffic education on motorcycle riders, and eventually changing their mindset while on the road.            

“Hindi ako naniniwala na ang ibang motorcycle riders ay likas na walang disiplina, bagkus kulang lamang sila sa kaalaman at edukasyon sa tamang paggamit ng daan, traffic rules and regulations, and proper driving skills. 'Yan po ang hangad natin sa pagtatayo ng MC Riding Academy – bigyan ng edukasyon ang mga motorcycle riders at baguhin ang kanilang isipan (I don't believe that some motorcycle riders are naturally undisciplined; rather they lack knowledge and education on the correct use of the road, traffic rules and regulations, and proper driving skills. That's what we want in building the MC Riding Academy – to give education to motorcycle riders and change their minds),” Artes noted.

Requirements

Per MMDA, those who want to be part of the MRA must know how to ride a bicycle and have their standard full-face helmets, full-finger motorcycle gloves, and rain gears. The MMDA will provide loaner motorcycles to the participants during the program.

Further, participants also need to submit the following documentary requirements:

• Photocopies of Driver's License or Student's Permit (if available, but not necessarily a requirement)
• Barangay clearance
• Certificate of employment (if employed)
• Medical certificate or health declaration
• Motorcycle safety course waiver form signed by both the student and parents if the applicant is 17 years old.

According to the MMDA, the two-day course includes basic road emergency response; road traffic rules and regulations; motorcycle orientation on basic parts; motorcycle control and operation; demonstration of static position and moving position; and motorcycle skills practice and demonstration.

Those who will finish the Basic Motorcycle Rider Course and pass the Motorcycle Riding Skills Test shall receive a Certificate of Completion and a badge. Interested applicants must submit the online enrollment form under this link: https://forms.gle/UPPbryVoaKoiyxJE9.

Aside from the GSIS, those who have helped the MMDA put up the MRA are Honda Philippines Incorporated; Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr.; Senators Juan Edgardo Angara and Christopher Lawrence Go; the municipality of Pateros; Angkas, Joyride, and Lalamove; and Ropali.

Photos from Metropolitan Manila Development Authority

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