To separate them from criminals on motorcycles, bikers in Quezon City will be given vests, which show their vehicles’ plate numbers, by the local police starting tomorrow, an official said yesterday.
Crimes perpetrated by suspects on motorcycles have given innocent motorcycle riders a bad reputation – just riding a motorcycle could make a person subject to suspicion, according to Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Senior Superintendent Richard Albano.
http://www.philstar.com/metro/2013/03/10/917803/qc-bikers-get-vests-license-plate-numbers
This is about as idiotic as it gets. Again an ordinance that has not been thought over and consultations which were held were most probably ignored. Stop criminality by going after the criminals, not after the legitimate riders. Having riders, in any city, have to wear the vest, is the Scarlet Letter of our time.
This will open up riders to the dangers of bad elements stealing their vests and using those in criminal exploits. It does not solve anything.