LTO Vehicle Speed Limits - EDSA max speed limit 40 km/h for cars [merged threads]

[ghosthunter]

So we break the law every time we exceed 40kph while driving in the city!!



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http://www.lto.gov.ph/traffic2.html


SPEED LIMIT

Any person driving a motor vehicle on a highway shall drive the same at careful and prudent speed, not greater nor less than what is reasonable and proper, having due regard for the traffic, the width of the highway and any other condition then and there existing, and no person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway at such speed as to endanger the life, limb and property of any person, nor at a speed greater than will permit him to bring the vehicle to stop within the assured clear distance ahead.

PRESCRIBED RATE OF SPEED AS PER SECTION 35 OF REPUBLIC ACT 4136 KNOWN AS THE LAND TRANSPORTATION & TRAFFIC CODE:


On open country roads with no "Blind Corners" not closely bordered by habitations.
80 km/hour (passenger cars & motorcycles) 50 km/hour (trucks and buses)


On "Through Streets" or Boulevards, clear of traffic with no "Blind Corners", when so designated.
40 km/hour (passenger cars & motorcycles) 30 km/hour (trucks and buses)


On city and municipal streets with light traffic, when not designated "Through Streets".
30 km/hour (passenger cars & motorcycles) 30 km/hour (trucks and buses)


Through crowded streets approaching intersections at "Blind Corners", passing school zones, passing other vehicles which are stationary or for similar dangerous circumstances.
30 km/hour (passenger cars & motorcycles) 20 km/hour (trucks and buses)

[chuaed]

kailan pa kaya tayo makarating sa patutungohan natin kung ganyan ang speed? ano iyan parada ng patay...

siguro iyan batas na iyan ay circa 1950's na nabaon sa limot at ngayon lang nilabas...

LTO haller!!!

[chris_d]

Baka naman dapat miles per hour yan :D

[Syuryuken]

yung max speed kong 90 hindi na pala pwede

[kiper]

Si Marcos pa kasi ang pumirma sa batas na yan..

Dapat jan amyendahan na.

Kaya sa states legal ang 70-90 MPH.

[Flagg]

Ang daming walang kwenta thread and walang kwenta poll si GH ngayon ah...

Nagpapayaman sa TCash! Ban ban ban!


Ahihi, loko lang...

[ronw123w124]

Sa tindi ng traffic, di siguro tayo aabot sa speed limit na yan, pano ka makatakbo ng mabilis e traffic naman palagi

[VtEC]

ok padin naman yan.alangan naman lahat ng daan me naglelaser para lang makuha actual speed mo..dito nga strict na sila pero dipadin nasusunod yong standard nila na 35kph all around the island e.

[fastlane]

IMO, those are just "prescribed" speed limits. Di naman praktikal na sundin natin yan.

[Dr.Kamiya]

I agree na dapat i-ammend na to. Sa US dati 55mph ang blanket speed limit pero noong 2001 ata tinaas sa 75mph. Kung 75mph sana dito sarap nun! Mga 120kmh yun.

Yung hassle kasi, kahit na "prescribed" yung limit, pwede ka hulihin anytime ng kotong cops at sabihin "reckless driving" ka, dahil yung 60kmh ay excessive speed na.

[Dr.Kamiya]

Additional .02...

IMO it's for the good of the motorist to have a defined speed limit, at least inside Metro Manila. Without one, it's entirely at the discretion of hungry cops whether or not you are driving recklessly, with excessive speed. With a limit, we can argue that we were, in fact within the prescribed maximums.

Sana lang hindi 80kmh/40kmh yung limit. Heheheh

[mbeige]

Sadly the law is severely outdated. I mean 40kph is 25mph, the residential speed limit here. Our city streets have between 30mph to 50mph speed limits, depending on the area, traffic flow, etc. Most crowded places have 30, while more open spaces have 45 or even 50mph speed limits.

I must admit I never go below 40 when I'm there, especially at night. If I do go below 40 it's because of somebody slowing down, slow moving traffic, etc. But if it's an open road I mostly go where the engine is most comfortable running. Usually that's 60kph. This is leisure driving for me. Faster than that and the road bumps gets harsher, slower than that I feel I'm not using enough momentum to make it easier for the engine.

Same with the highway speed limits there. It should technically be 120kph if the city speed limits will be raised (both by 20kph).

The problem is that the combination of new cars that can handle much faster speeds and the old, slow cars with suspension systems that cannot handle heightened speeds safely must have common ground. However, the common ground (meaning, the roads) aren't good either, so speed limits cannot be increased because the roads cannot be made better (partly also due to the rainfall that ruins asphalted roads).

Here in the US during the day people usually go 70-75mph, sometimes even 80-85mph on a daily basis! This is even with the speed limits indicating a maximum of 65mph ideally. With the advent of more powerful cars with better high speed gear ratios and overdrive gears to get the RPMs down, they can drive 80mph without beating a sweat.

[empy]

just think of it as a little bit extra tax collection (assuming you don't pay the kotong).

it's the speed tax - for the privilege of speeding 100% of the time, once in awhile you have to pay a little fee

[fourtheboys96]

eto mas weird. SLEX speed limit is 80kph (to conserve gas daw)

kaya nga expressway para mabilis ang biyahe. i am not saying naman na gawing 150kph ang limit but 100kph limit would be fine. buti na lang ndi nila naimplement ito. kung hinde, ubos ang oras mo sa kupad ng byahe.

isa pa, the fact na ndi ka natatrapik by using the expressway means you saving fuel. right?

[meledson]

eto mas weird. SLEX speed limit is 80kph (to conserve gas daw)

kaya nga expressway para mabilis ang biyahe. i am not saying naman na gawing 150kph ang limit but 100kph limit would be fine. buti na lang ndi nila naimplement ito. kung hinde, ubos ang oras mo sa kupad ng byahe.

isa pa, the fact na ndi ka natatrapik by using the expressway means you saving fuel. right?

Ideally yes. But, it is not the case sa SLEX lalo na pag rush hour.

[Altis6453]

Medyo OT but don't you notice that no one ever bothered to sue or file a claim in court against the PNCC for the outrageous toll fees they charge. Supposedly, the fees go to the cost of operating and maintaining the SLEX so that you can travel faster and safer. Just look at the state of the SLEX now. Tsk, tsk. :nono:

[suysuy]

I just cruised at 110kph yesterday 11pm dito sa city hehe. wala namang sasakyan tsaka highway naman ako dumaan. 80kph is so boring

[dopamine101]

Medyo OT but don't you notice that no one ever bothered to sue or file a claim in court against the PNCC for the outrageous toll fees they charge. Supposedly, the fees go to the cost of operating and maintaining the SLEX so that you can travel faster and safer. Just look at the state of the SLEX now. Tsk, tsk. :nono:

speed limit of (40kph)?! MAg bike na lang ako kung ganyan lang.

OT: parusa ang traffic sa Slex! last week lang byahe ko umabot ng 2hrs(mla-Southwoods) with a 10mins stop over sa gas station.

[Linkk]

dapat lang talaga may speed limits for the safety of motorists and padestrians pero dapat reasonable naman.

[Flagg]

IMHO, speed limits in city roads are OK. The public is there and must be protected.

Speed limits on expressways are stupid. The public is definitely NOT supposed to be there.