useful stuff on the road

[mataraki]

SENT BY A FRIEND:

SUBJECT: TOOLS AGAINST MMDA OFFICERS

I just reached my limit last weekend, and decided to take action
> > against the abusive MMDA enforcers. I basically called up the MMDA
> > head office and inquired from the Personnel Officer, Antonio
> > Pagulayan, to clarify their policies. Here is what I got:

If any of these abuses seem familiar to you, Mr. Pagulayan has asked
> > that you call either the MMDA hotline (136) or call the METRO BASE at
> > 0920 9389861or 0920 9389875 and ask for an Inspectorate. They will
> > send inspectors to the place where these MMDA officers are extorting,
> > even while you are arguing out of your apprehension.
> >
> > 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 (probably when they apprehend groups of buses for
> > smoke belching).
> >
> > 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. So you can argue
> > your way out of this, and call the Metro Base for help.
> >
> > 3. Sadly, 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, so if you see selective apprehension of private cars
> > only, you may complain.
> >
> > 4. MMDA has confirmed that your 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > So go out and enjoy!
>

[ghosthunter]

There is an existing thread already.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...highlight=MMDA