Are right-hand cars allowed in the Philippines?

[ice15]

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Are right-hand cars allowed in the Philippines? | The Manila Times

Section 1 of RA 8506 explicitly states:

"Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to import, cause the importation of, register, cause the registration of, use, or operate any vehicle with its steering wheel right-hand side thereof in any highway, street or road, whether private or public or of the national or local government except such vehicles that are acknowledged as vintage automobiles, manufactured before 1960, in showroom condition, and/or are to be utilized exclusively for officially and legally sanctioned motorsports events, and off-road special purpose vehicles."

[dr. d]

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Are right-hand cars allowed in the Philippines? | The Manila Times

i imagine,
driving a right-hand drive in our left-hand drive traffic, can get confusing and dangerous.

[ice15]

i imagine,
driving a right-hand drive in our left-hand drive traffic, can get confusing and dangerous.

well, there was a time when it was allowed...

and, if you've been to Myanmar, that's almost half their vehicles on the road

[dr. d]

well, there was a time when it was allowed...

and, if you've been to Myanmar, that's almost half their vehicles on the road

i get to experience riding a RHD car (taxi) in HK.
medyo un-nerving at times, because i am not used to it.

[ice15]

i get to experience riding a RHD car (taxi) in HK.
medyo un-nerving at times, because i am not used to it.

no. in Myanmar, they use RHD cars and drive on the right side of the road din
so basically, the driver will enter the car from the safe side of the road
(they were starting to correct this mga 2 years ago)

[Dr.Kamiya]

Government was probably the biggest user of RHD vehicles before they got banned. Stuff donated from Japan.

I remember seeing the MMDA parking lot in the early 90s : ang daming RHD Toyota Crowns and Hi-Aces.

[oj88]

Is the RHD-to-LHD conversion industry still alive?

It wasn't long ago when every 5th car you see on the road was a "convert". The infamous Mitsubishi Delicado comes to mind.

But as recently as the other night, I still see trucks with RHD headlamps.

[ice15]

Is the RHD-to-LHD conversion industry still alive?

It wasn't long ago when every 5th car you see on the road was a "convert". The infamous Mitsubishi Delicado comes to mind.

But as recently as the other night, I still see trucks with RHD headlamps.

there are still shops selling converted Japanese Kei Vans...

[baludoy]

Is the RHD-to-LHD conversion industry still alive?

It wasn't long ago when every 5th car you see on the road was a "convert". The infamous Mitsubishi Delicado comes to mind.

But as recently as the other night, I still see trucks with RHD headlamps.

in Mindanao and the visayas there are shops still around and kicking w/c do conversions. they specialize on the cute kei vans and they also do all sorts of add-ons to entice potential customers.

if i'm not mistaken ang bagsakan niya somewhere sa davao del sur. malakas ang kapit sa nakaraan na admin ata kasi that's when i saw those vehicles make a return

i was told that when i was an infant, my dad brought home his first rhd pre-owned car from england. it was an old clunker called ford corsair. i think i still have snippets of memories about it, or baka manufactured na lang ng isip ko iyong mga iyon.

anyhow, nagsisi daw siya bakit niya binenta iyon even though sakit daw ng ulo niya. in fact, isang tao lang ang kaya mag maintain at mag-ayos nun. dinadayo niya pa sa sta mesa o somewhere sa quezon city iyong mekaniko - who eventually bought the jalopy from him kasi na-in love na daw siya doon sa kotse na iyon.

[dr. d]

Is the RHD-to-LHD conversion industry still alive?

It wasn't long ago when every 5th car you see on the road was a "convert". The infamous Mitsubishi Delicado comes to mind.

But as recently as the other night, I still see trucks with RHD headlamps.

as ice started,
it is generally illegal now, to import rhd vehicles into the country.
they have to be converted prior to import.
i suspect, subic and other such zones, can perform such conversions on imports to its zone, prior to release of said vehicles to the rest of the country.

[Yatta]

About 15 years ago I met some Filipino mechanics in Japan who were on contract from an importer in Cebu. They stayed about a year converting used Honda CRVs and kei-vans from RHD to LHD. the CRVs in particular looked no different from LHD stock after conversion.

years ago Ramon Bautista featured how a Cebu kei-van importer/seller converts a RHD to LHD. Its no longer a cut and weld affair for the steering column but now done with belts and gears.

[Awasuard]

as ice started,
it is generally illegal now, to import rhd vehicles into the country.
they have to be converted prior to import.
i suspect, subic and other such zones, can perform such conversions on imports to its zone, prior to release of said vehicles to the rest of the country.

Oh!

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