by Alex | Feb 3, 2017 | News, Traffic Rules
Metro Manila roads do feel like the Wild West most of the time. It can be pretty damned scary, lawless, and you half expect the driver next to you to just pull out a gun and shoot someone. This can be compounded by the fact that traffic deputies...
by Alex | Nov 30, 2016 | Traffic Rules
So this bit of news has gone round a couple of weeks ago – all licensed drivers are to retake examinations in 2018. But we have yet to hear any information campaign so we held back posting about it. The idea is being pitched to become a billing congress and the...
by Alex | Oct 3, 2016 | News, Traffic Rules
If you’re due to renew your driver’s license this October, you might be in luck. Aside from the reported availability of plastic cards, the validity of newly-issued licenses is now extended to 5 years. This was supposed to start last September but LTO...
by Alex | Sep 30, 2016 | News, Traffic Rules
Senate Bill #1165 or the “No Garage, No Car” bill has been filed in the upper house. We think it’s high time this becomes law. There’s just too many cars on the road these days and any effort that seeks to curb especially those that impede...
by Alex | Jul 25, 2016 | Traffic Rules
So we have a new president and we’ll be dealing with a new set of strategies on how the new administration will be dealing with our traffic, travel, and driving woes. Regardless of those new policies they’ll set in place, I maintain that a whole lot can be...
by Alex | Apr 16, 2016 | News, Traffic Rules
Fellow drivers, beware. MMDA just rolled out their planned no-contact apprehension scheme. The scheme will now use CCTVs to catch erring motorists. View the text of the MMDA's no-contact apprehension implementing guidelines 2.1 The image of the vehicle violating...