We’ve seen all sorts of excuses from riders who get caught for certain violations. Who could forget that one without a helmet who said“magpapahangin lang nang kaunti” as if it were a valid excuse?
Well, here’s a similar situation. During one of the Special Action and Intelligence Committee for Transportation’s (SAICT) bike-lane operations, they apprehended a rider astride a Yamaha NMax. He allegedly claimed he was police—which he apparently was denying already in the footage. What’s worse, he kept repeatedly reasoning out with “nagmamadali ako.”
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Not only was the guy responding violently to what was clearly an error on his part, but he was also trying to get out of the situation with a completely invalid excuse. What were enforcers going to say? “Oh, you’re in a hurry, Sir? Sorry, please be on your way.” And even if you’re a police officer, you don’t get a free pass. If anything, it’s them who should know better than to abuse the bike lanes.
The SAICT’s post on Facebook reads: “Base sa videocam na kuha, nagpakilala ang violator na pulis galing sa Camp Crame at nagmamadali sakaniyang pupuntahan kaya napilitan gumagamit ng bike lane na kinalaunan tiniketan din ng SAICT officers.”
Seriously, what was he thinking? Anyway, if you want to see the entire brouhaha, check out the video below.
