House OKs bill outlawing pillion riding with kids

The House of Representatives has ratified the reconciled version of Senate Bill 2488 and House Bill 4462 or the proposed “Children’s Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015,” which ensures the safety of children aboard motorcycles.

The ratified measure prohibits any person to drive a two-wheeled motorcycle with a child on board on public roads where there is heavy volume of vehicles, high density of fast moving vehicles or where a speed limit of more than 60/kph is imposed.