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Traffic law in the Philippines consists of multiple laws that govern the regulation and management of road transportation and the conduct of road users within the country. The official and latest traffic code of the Philippines is Republic Act No. 4136, also known as the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code", which was enacted into law on June ...
Under this scheme, private vehicles are banned for longer hours (i.e., between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm). In 2003, the UVVRP was modified to allow for a window time between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, which was considered to be the off-peak period within the day when restricted vehicles could travel along the specified roads.
Driving within a city or poblacion at a speed greater than 30 km/h (19 mph) Driving faster than 25 km/h (16 mph) when visibility is obscured at curves, intersections, or meeting other vehicles or conveyances; Driving faster than 15 km/h (9 mph) when a tram car is stationary or about to stop on the side of the driver of the motor vehicle
In order to regulate and license of operators for motor vehicles in the Philippines, Act No. 2159 was enacted in 1912 under the American colonial Insular Government. This was the first formal law on land transportation in the country. It created the Automobile Section under the Administrative Division of the Bureau of Public Works. [5]
A TomTom Traffic Index report in 2024 cited Metro Manila as having the worst traffic in the world for a metropolitan area. [47] Economic losses due to traffic congestion costs about ₱3 billion, as of 2012. [48] By 2030, over ₱6 billion will be lost in the Philippines' economy due to traffic congestion, according to JICA. [49]
In 2000, jeepneys and tricycles topped all modes of travel in Metro Manila at 46%, before light rail became popular, followed by buses at 24% and private vehicles at 21%. [18] At present, there are around 270,000 franchised jeepney units on the road across the country, with some 75,000 units in Metro Manila alone. [19]
The Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP), commonly called number coding or color coding, is a road space rationing program in the Philippines that aims to reduce traffic congestion, in particular during peak hours, by restricting the use of major public roads by certain types of vehicles based on the final digit on their license plates.
When overtaking other vehicles, the left lane must be used as a passing lane; While traveling along the expressway, vehicles are prohibited from: Entering or exiting an expressway into abutting lands or roads outside of designated access points; Driving a vehicle over or across the median strip;