Swerving?

[beni23]

Just this evening, we decided to go to Libis to eat dinner. As we approach Cubao, our way was to turn right to Edsa. From E.Rod., we were obliged to change lane to the right in order for us not be caught for a violation. I changed lane safely and signalling to the right as there were still few vehicles on the road. As I was already on the right lane (kakanan na lang sa Edsa), naka-red pa rin yung traffic light, inisip ko no right turn on red light kasi nahuli na rin ako dati ng ganiyan sa Edsa rin. So I waited for the green light in order for me to go.

Nung naggreen light na, bigla ba naman akong parahin netong MMDA na to. Ako naman nagstop sa gilid at binaba bintana, sabi ko "boss, bakit po? May violation po ba ako?". Sabi niya, "Oo, swerving kayo sir eh". Ako naman nagulat at, "Paano ho naging swerving un? Eh nagsisignal naman ako at andiyan na ako sa right lane eh, kakanan na lang ako". He answered me, "swerving po kayo sir eh" (Diba, yun lang sagot niya? Nice answer koya!).

Ngayon tinanong ko siya kung ano yung swerving.
Me: Ano ho yung swerving boss? At paano ako naging swerving dun sa ginawa ko?
MMDA: Swerving ay changing lanes wrecklessly. Swerving kayo sir kasi galing kayong E.Rod eh. Pag galing Sta. Mesa hindi swerving.
Me: Ahh so ganun, yung mga galing E.Rod bawal na dumaan dito ganun?
MMDA: Opo sir. (Habang may kumakanan din)
Me: Oh bakit un? Hindi ba swerving un? Bakit hindi mo hinuli?
MMDA: galing siya Sta. Mesa sir eh.
Me: WTF? Nakita mo pang galing siyang Sta. Mesa eh andito tayo sa may kanto?
MMDA: Patingin po lisensya boss.
Me: (holding my license, showing it to him. Hindi ko binigay baka kunin niya pa license number ko at magkaroon pa ko ng problema tulad ng mga nangyari sa iba dito sa tsikot.)

Then dumating na sa point na inandar ko na sasakyan ko.

Habang papaalis:
MMDA: Umayos ka ah.
Me: Oo, basta ba aayos ka rin at aaralin mo ang traffic rules!!




Sorry, from English to Tagalog yung sinabi ko. Nanosebleed na ko eh. :bwahaha:

[hector angel]

sir, there is actually a sign na bawal kumanan if you are from aurora blvd. at the foot of the flyover/ underpass, may nakalagay din na you should turn right there (towards sta mesa) and probably make a u turn or something... so bale magiging from sta mesa ka na. marami nang nahuhuli diya.

but you are right, strictly speaking di naman swerving yan. i do not see the logic in their "no right turn to edsa from aurora blvd" sign either. oh well, ang dami namang pinaglalagay at pinaggagawa ang mmda na walang katuturan.

[battaglin]

meron din dyan nyan nakaabang along c-5 libis going south. dun sa may u-turn slot after ng shopwise at dun sa ilalim flyover ng ortigas.
twice na akong pinapara pero di ko tinigilan.
malayo pa nag-sisignal na ako to change lane dahil mapupunta ako dun sa lane going to u-turn slot, tapos hinuhuli ako. di ko pinansin at wala naman katuturan maki-pagusap sa mga kupal na iyan.
di ata mmda yun, light blue ang uniform nila.

[claRkEnt]

Me: (holding my license, showing it to him. Hindi ko binigay baka kunin niya pa license number ko at magkaroon pa ko ng problema tulad ng mga nangyari sa iba dito sa tsikot.)

bro, it's not actually the license #. He may take note of your plate # and yun ang ire-report nya sa MMDA database. Now, if your car is registered sa name mo, the one that would be flagged would be your License and come renewal time, ayun na! Hopefully, this kind of practice na yung violation is not acknowledged (ticketless) should be stopped.

[holdencaulfield]

now, a friend of mine always brags about how he treated these mmda's who were flagging him.
just recently he was so irate when he's gonna have his car registered. nagsulputan violations nya, hindi lang isa. di tuloy sya makapag-parehistro. kala nya naka-isa na sya.

[RC-V]

meron din dyan nyan nakaabang along c-5 libis going south. dun sa may u-turn slot after ng shopwise at dun sa ilalim flyover ng ortigas.
twice na akong pinapara pero di ko tinigilan.
malayo pa nag-sisignal na ako to change lane dahil mapupunta ako dun sa lane going to u-turn slot, tapos hinuhuli ako.

meron dyan yung u-turn slot tapos may nilagay pa silang plastic barrier para yata makahuli sila ng swerving.

yung ibang u-turn slot kasi pag nasa leftmost lane ka may choice kang mag u-turn or derecho kung walang barrier, yung sa libis may plastic barrier kaya dapat talaga mapapa u-turn or else pag pinilit mong change lane to the right swerving na.

kaya pala mga kasabayan ko malayo palang pumunta na sa middle lane(from left lane to middle), ako ayun huli kaso pinalagpas din yung violation ko.

[Chikselog]

Another kat*ngahan na naman ng pulis.

Sana kung may sign sila na "if you're coming from ___ do not make a right turn. (LOL)" tanggap ko pa eh :rofl:.

[beni23]

bro, it's not actually the license #. He may take note of your plate # and yun ang ire-report nya sa MMDA database. Now, if your car is registered sa name mo, the one that would be flagged would be your License and come renewal time, ayun na! Hopefully, this kind of practice na yung violation is not acknowledged (ticketless) should be stopped.

Oh may gulay! kung sakali, makikita ba sa MMDA Database kung sino ang nagbigay ng violation na yun?

Ok lang sana kung registered sa akin yung car, it's registered under my dad's name. Kung sakali maaabala ko pa siya. Tsk tsk. I'll take the blame from him na lang and help him kung sakali.

[bogart26]

sir share ko lang ito

Updated traffic rules from the MMDA

PRINT AND KEEP A COPY IN YOUR CAR
On Window Hours and the Number Coding Scheme
1. No window hours in Makati, Malabon and Las Piñas. Number Coding is in effect from 7 am to 7 pm.
2. No number coding in Taguig, Marikina and Parañaque.
3. Window hours in Pasig City are from 9 am to 4 pm.
4. Number coding in effect in Caloocan, Mandaluyong, Manila, Navotas, Pateros, Quezon City, Valenzuela and San Juan. Window hours are from 10 am to 3 pm.
5. Pasay City is implementing Number Coding except on the following roads: Ninoy Aquino Avenue, MIA Road, Domestic Road, Airport Road, Sales Road and parts of Buendia.
6. EDSA, C5, Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Avenue and Roxas Blvd have window hours regardless of the city.
7. Still no umber coding during weekends and is suspended during national and special holidays.

Rules on MMDA Apprehension for Traffic Violations
1. MMDA officers are not allowed to group together in order to apprehend. They are not even allowed to stand together in groups of 2 or more. The only time they are allowed to work together is for special operations.
2. Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or right is not swerving, no matter where on the road you do it. And it is even less of a violation when you do it with a signal. Swerving is defined as shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly.
3. Using the yellow lane is a traffic violation and will get you a ticket. However, buses are really not allowed to go out of the yellow lane.
4. Your driver’s license MAY NOT BE CONFISCATED at a traffic apprehension. The only time they can do so is if you are part of an accident, or it is your third violation and you have not settled your fines yet. They are only allowed to give you a ticket, which you can contest. He recommends actually receiving the ticket in some instances, so that you can report the officer who did it.
5. Also, you are free to ask any of these officers for their "mission order", which is written by their supervisor. If they apprehend you for a violation that is not in their mission order for the day, you can report them and they will receive disciplinary action.
(sent to me via email)

--so hindi violation ang swerving... at TS ayon sayo mukang maayos naman ang pag change lane mo.
Abusado yung MMDA na humili/sumita sayo.

basta may printout ako sa car namin para pangontra sa mga abusadong Traffic enforcers...

[CVT]

bro, it's not actually the license #. He may take note of your plate # and yun ang ire-report nya sa MMDA database. Now, if your car is registered sa name mo, the one that would be flagged would be your License and come renewal time, ayun na! Hopefully, this kind of practice na yung violation is not acknowledged (ticketless) should be stopped.

Mayroon na ba ritong ganito ang naging problema sa pag-renew ng license? Delikadong ganito ang maging practice dahil prone sa abuso....

10.7K:naughty:

[claRkEnt]

Mayroon na ba ritong ganito ang naging problema sa pag-renew ng license? Delikadong ganito ang maging practice dahil prone sa abuso....

10.7K:naughty:

i experienced this myself. Sometime in Feb 2009, i was on my way to Bellevue Hotel. I made a left turn on a yellow light at the intersection and i was stopped by the TE telling me na beating the Red Light daw... He asked for my license, i showed it to him but not giving it to him at nakipagtalo ako na di ako Beating the red light kasi nag-yellow nung pakaliwa na ako. Mahabang pagtatalo hanggang lumapit yung senior sa kanya.

I again explained to the senior TE, tapos sabi, sige na nga. No ticket and just let me go.

And surprise surprise! when i renewed my License last Month, nandun, may violation daw ako and when i got the details, yun na nga yun. reckless Driving on that particular date and location

[homer jay]

bro, it's not actually the license #. He may take note of your plate # and yun ang ire-report nya sa MMDA database. Now, if your car is registered sa name mo, the one that would be flagged would be your License and come renewal time, ayun na! Hopefully, this kind of practice na yung violation is not acknowledged (ticketless) should be stopped.

now, a friend of mine always brags about how he treated these mmda's who were flagging him.
just recently he was so irate when he's gonna have his car registered. nagsulputan violations nya, hindi lang isa. di tuloy sya makapag-parehistro. kala nya naka-isa na sya.

If there is no information presented (license and name of driver) and there is no picture of the car doing the violation itself, how can one mmda guy just say that this car w/ plate XXX-XXX did violation XYZ and just ran away?

Delikado ito kasi kapag yun may totoong violations, kokotongan nalang nila, tapos kung kelangan maka-quota, kukuha nalang sila ng kahit anong plate number at model ng sasakyan tapos sabihin nalang na may ginawang violation at tumakas.

[CVT]

i experienced this myself. Sometime in Feb 2009, i was on my way to Bellevue Hotel. I made a left turn on a yellow light at the intersection and i was stopped by the TE telling me na beating the Red Light daw... He asked for my license, i showed it to him but not giving it to him at nakipagtalo ako na di ako Beating the red light kasi nag-yellow nung pakaliwa na ako. Mahabang pagtatalo hanggang lumapit yung senior sa kanya.

I again explained to the senior TE, tapos sabi, sige na nga. No ticket and just let me go.

And surprise surprise! when i renewed my License last Month, nandun, may violation daw ako and when i got the details, yun na nga yun. reckless Driving on that particular date and location

Thanks bro for sharing...

Marami ngang buwayang naglipana sa lugar na iyan, pero hindi naman nagpapaaraw. Pumapara pa.....

10.7K:naughty:

[slalom]

i experienced this myself. Sometime in Feb 2009, i was on my way to Bellevue Hotel. I made a left turn on a yellow light at the intersection and i was stopped by the TE telling me na beating the Red Light daw... He asked for my license, i showed it to him but not giving it to him at nakipagtalo ako na di ako Beating the red light kasi nag-yellow nung pakaliwa na ako. Mahabang pagtatalo hanggang lumapit yung senior sa kanya.

I again explained to the senior TE, tapos sabi, sige na nga. No ticket and just let me go.

And surprise surprise! when i renewed my License last Month, nandun, may violation daw ako and when i got the details, yun na nga yun. reckless Driving on that particular date and location

Sir ano na lang ginawa nyo? binayaran mo na lang ba just to clear the violation na binigay sayo? pwede ka pala talaga pag tripan ng mga TE na yan parang wala ka kalaban laban.

[claRkEnt]

Sir ano na lang ginawa nyo? binayaran mo na lang ba just to clear the violation na binigay sayo? pwede ka pala talaga pag tripan ng mga TE na yan parang wala ka kalaban laban.

exactly...my mistake was that i renewed my License on the expiry date itself (happy Bday to me) confident that it would be a hassle-free activity (less than 1 hour sa SM Clark). Had i enough time, i would really like to contest it sa MMDA office.

here's the post on that one and you will find similar stories in this thread too

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...60#post1547760

[B2Bomber]

sir share ko lang ito

Updated traffic rules from the MMDA

PRINT AND KEEP A COPY IN YOUR CAR
On Window Hours and the Number Coding Scheme
1. No window hours in Makati, Malabon and Las Piñas. Number Coding is in effect from 7 am to 7 pm.
2. No number coding in Taguig, Marikina and Parañaque.
3. Window hours in Pasig City are from 9 am to 4 pm.
4. Number coding in effect in Caloocan, Mandaluyong, Manila, Navotas, Pateros, Quezon City, Valenzuela and San Juan. Window hours are from 10 am to 3 pm.
5. Pasay City is implementing Number Coding except on the following roads: Ninoy Aquino Avenue, MIA Road, Domestic Road, Airport Road, Sales Road and parts of Buendia.
6. EDSA, C5, Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Avenue and Roxas Blvd have window hours regardless of the city.
7. Still no umber coding during weekends and is suspended during national and special holidays.

Rules on MMDA Apprehension for Traffic Violations
1. MMDA officers are not allowed to group together in order to apprehend. They are not even allowed to stand together in groups of 2 or more. The only time they are allowed to work together is for special operations.
2. Swerving IS NOT a traffic violation. Moving one lane to the left or right is not swerving, no matter where on the road you do it. And it is even less of a violation when you do it with a signal. Swerving is defined as shifting 2 or more lanes very quickly.
3. Using the yellow lane is a traffic violation and will get you a ticket. However, buses are really not allowed to go out of the yellow lane.
4. Your driver’s license MAY NOT BE CONFISCATED at a traffic apprehension. The only time they can do so is if you are part of an accident, or it is your third violation and you have not settled your fines yet. They are only allowed to give you a ticket, which you can contest. He recommends actually receiving the ticket in some instances, so that you can report the officer who did it.
5. Also, you are free to ask any of these officers for their "mission order", which is written by their supervisor. If they apprehend you for a violation that is not in their mission order for the day, you can report them and they will receive disciplinary action.
(sent to me via email)

--so hindi violation ang swerving... at TS ayon sayo mukang maayos naman ang pag change lane mo.
Abusado yung MMDA na humili/sumita sayo.

basta may printout ako sa car namin para pangontra sa mga abusadong Traffic enforcers...

I know you mentioned "from MMDA", do you have a link for this?

[jeDi13]

same din ito ng rule nila sa shaw underpass going to j. vargas. dapat mag-ibabaw ka if going to j. vargas from boni mrt station northbound going to j. vargas. pag nag-ilalim ka, huli ka agad kasi may mga nakaabang na mmda pag-ahon ng underpass.

[PSI]

I know you mentioned "from MMDA", do you have a link for this?

yes, could we have the link....mag print din ako

[bogart26]

* sir B2Bomber, it was sent to me via email, but i found the news regarding Number Coding Scheme here http://www.mmda.gov.ph/news.htm#august112010.
At dun sa Traffic violations and penalties page ng mmda walang swerving pero it was [SIZE=2]Updated: 24 August 2009 pa...[/SIZE]

you can check also this site http://www.smartparenting.com.ph/hom...-from-the-mmda

* sir PSI if you want send ko sa iyo via email

[ydreph962]

parang bawal yata mag right turn from e.rod to edsa..nahuli na rin ako jan ng mmda..dapat daw derecho muna ng aurora tapos dun ka mag u turn then kakaliwa ka papunta edsa..nakipagtalo din ako kasi nga bakit ka pa kelangang dumirecho aurora e andun ka na para kumanan..wala ako nagawa, inabutan na lang ni erpats ung tukmol na mmda..
ang mahirap kasi sa atin e pano yung mga drivers na baguhan sa lugar..imbis na ituro ang tamang daan ay manghuhuli pa sila..