House Bill 1576: The Anti-slowpoke bill (Keep right except to overtake)

[redeemed]

Finally! :hooray:sana lang maimplement ng maayos.

[SIZE=3]House Bill 1576: The Anti-slowpoke bill[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Keep right except to overtake[/SIZE]
[SIZE=1]Text: Tito F. Hermoso
posted March 21, 2011 11:37[/SIZE]

The Arroyos

Finally, someone has listened to the motorsports racers, car enthusiasts, tollway operators, motorists of the middle class and every driver who has been blocked by obstinate drivers hogging the left overtaking lane at 99km/h. Close to two months ago, the Arroyo clan has filed House Bill 1576 specifying severe monetary penalties and license suspension for those caught hogging the fast lane on any of the nation's 2x2 lane dual carriageway roads and expressways. It is high time that this dangerous practice is stopped as it contributes to "bunching" and slowing down of traffic, which makes drivers impatient and creative in overtaking.

The Devil

Like all things, the devil will always be in the details. To date, TMC, the operators of the NLEx have been clearing the left lane of these lane hogs. With specialized training, this was carried out by silver Hi-Lux 3.0 liter pick ups, but today, yellow Strada pick ups with a big rear mount dot matrix variable message board bearing flashing arrows and large letters saying “KEEP RIGHT” have taken over.

Birth right, keep left

Still some drivers believe that mindlessly occupying the overtaking lane is a birthright. A minority may move over if you threaten to sit on their rear bumper or toast them with your high wattage HID lights, but the moment you overtake and presumably return to the right lane, the same lane hog resumes his [usually a he] birthright claim of the left lane at 99km/h .

We owe them a favor?

Some of these lane hogs believe that by blocking the left lane they are doing the nation a favor by keeping everyone else below 80km/h and expose the speeders who pass on the right. Well, even if some of these lane hogs sport PNP "to serve and protect" stickers, they are not trained nor authorized to "own" the left lane. Neither are they authorized to arrest speeding as to prove such requires a judicially fool-proof system of checks, balances and technical/photographic evidence that is GPS certified accurate like the LIDAR system of NLEx-SCTEx. Besides, internationally, the rule is the left lane is only for overtaking. So even if you are doing 220km/h on a derestricted empty 4x4 lane Autobahn, you are still required to return to the regular lane and keep that overtaking lane clear.

Expensive

Policing the HB 1576 will require a posse of Patrol vehicles. In NLEx practice, the ... (more)

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[Ry_Tower]

Knowing how the gov't implements traffic rules, mukhang matagal bago natin maramdaman yan as a staple in the motoring life. Baka ningas-kugon din yan at first.

[ghosthunter]

Pointless. Would have been better if the passed the AUTO LEMON LAW.

[renzo_d10]

Pointless. Would have been better if the passed the AUTO LEMON LAW.

+1

Hanggang papel/rule lang yan.

Maiimplement ba ? Hinde.

[jave]

Any law is useless unless the enforcers themselves uphold it.

[burjegol]

Ehesste, medyo naguguluhan ako dito. pwede ba ipaliwanag kung ano ang magiging diperensya ng isang driver hogging the left or the fast lane at 99 kph when the speed limit is 100 kph? would it make a difference? KUng mga 120 kph ang max speed limit, I think it would make the difference pero come on folks. would a 1 kph difference really matters? or is it allowable in the NLEX at SLEX to go beyond the speed limit without the fear of apprehension?

[vinj]

Kaya the Arrovos filed it... nahihirapan kasi sila pag pumuntang Pampanga by car pag walang Wangwang.

[burjegol]

Kaya the Arrovos filed it... nahihirapan kasi sila pag pumuntang Pampanga by car pag walang Wangwang.

[CVT]

Ehesste, medyo naguguluhan ako dito. pwede ba ipaliwanag kung ano ang magiging diperensya ng isang driver hogging the left or the fast lane at 99 kph when the speed limit is 100 kph? would it make a difference? KUng mga 120 kph ang max speed limit, I think it would make the difference pero come on folks. would a 1 kph difference really matters? or is it allowable in the NLEX at SLEX to go beyond the speed limit without the fear of apprehension?

You can overtake (on the passing lane) at a speed that is higher than the speed limit. However, you are not allowed to sustain it for long periods of time. That means, at some point you have to move out of the passing lane and keep within the prescribed speed limit.

And, even if you're traveling at 120KPH (on a 100KPH zone) on the passing lane and someone faster than you is approaching, you have to move aside.

12.7K:fart1:

[Quint]

IIRC, Philippine driving rules/ laws are consistent with international law. Samakatuwid, redundant yung law na 'to. It just shows you that the one who filed the bill did not study the existing law. We don't need this. We need serious enforcement.

[ReXBadBoy]

Pointless. Would have been better if the passed the AUTO LEMON LAW.

+100

walang kwenta yan law na yan.. Lemon Law nalang

[Burai]

And, even if you're traveling at 120KPH (on a 100KPH zone) on the passing lane and someone faster than you is approaching, you have to move aside.

nako po mukang mahirap yan for a daily basis lalo na kapag hindi masyado applicable yan on some roads/situation. this is good but not a great move by them. pero SANA inuna nila yung motorcycle lane...

aminado ako i'm not that perfect on the road, kaya if ever i have to move aside kasi somebody much faster is behind me, then i think i will dislike this so much. madalas mga mabibilis magpatakbo madalas nasenyas sa likod mo ng headlights nila to signal you na gusto nila umovertake which is on my part eh nakaka irita naman madalas na pinepressure ka. usually kasi na nadadaanan ko 2 lanes lang and not much on the metro pa. i also do defensive driving palagi kasi around the city lang ako madalas na travel so my speed would be required to be set to as low as <40kph. kung dun naman ako sa right lane magfocus dahil mabagal ako, edi ga-pagong naman bago ako nakadating sa destination ko. nilaklak na ng kotse namin pinang gasolina ko dahil sa mga jeep na nagmamanifest nung right lane na nakikipag patayan wag ka lang mapasingit.
haha, sobra yata ako napaisip about dito. pasensya na guys haha just disregard it

kung ginawa yan ng mga arroyo due to the reason na tugma nga sa sinabi ni sir vinj, eh napaka buhaya naman ng mga iyan! pero again, somewhat, it was good kahit i kinda would hate it...

[redeemed]

or ganito na lang gawin ng mga highway patrol natin, i think mas effective pa! (kuha ko lang sa kabilang thread)

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[Bruks_pt]

IIRC, Philippine driving rules/ laws are consistent with international law. Samakatuwid, redundant yung law na 'to. It just shows you that the one who filed the bill did not study the existing law. We don't need this. We need serious enforcement.

Kaya the Arrovos filed it... nahihirapan kasi sila pag pumuntang Pampanga by car pag walang Wangwang.

+101.. proper and just enforcement ng existing laws and common sense, disiplina sa mga drivers are all that's needed.

[absinthe]

Pointless. Would have been better if the passed the AUTO LEMON LAW.

Common courtesy, disciplne, and strict enforcement lang naman kailangan e. I'm amazed on how undisciplined Pinoys are na kailangan pang gumawa ng batas na ganito.

[fourtheboys96]

this doesn't even need a congressional action.

simple traffic rules that should be implemented easily. no house or senate action necessary.

[niwde11]

if the speed limit is 100kph and you are travelling 100kph you should not stay on the leftmost lane if your right lane is empty. kaya nga passing lane eh. you should occupy the rightmost lane (priority) then select the lane applicable to your desired speed. afaik yun ang dapat mangyari.

[guigui]

i find the intention benevolent BUT siguro, mas win-win solution kung gagawa ng batas na maghihigpit sa pag-i-issue ng driver's license. ang dami kasing may lisensya sa bansa natin salamat sa paboritong fixer. tapos dapat ibahin na rin ang lisensya ng mga motor na less than 400cc at 400cc+. kung may tamang disiplina tayo sa daan, hindi na kailangan ng speed limit na 100kph, basta gawing rule na lang ang pagbabawal sa tollways sa mga sasakyan na less than 60kph ang andar and sustain the 400cc and up sa mga motorsiklo.

[dr. d]

it's not necessary because it's already a given, under current traffic rules.. all we need is proper enforcement.. the proponent obviously hasn't done proper homework.
besides, if it's passed, even the nbi or the barangay kagawad can arrest violators. they have better things to do..
unnecessary gastos lang ng kongreso.
what i'd like our traffic enforcers to do, is proper enforcement of vehicle accessories.. HIDs that are not properly reflectored, las vegas-style choice of lights, glaring amber foglights in metro manila, forever hi beams on PUJs, cracked red lenses (too glaring on braking!).. mufflers that amplify exhaust noise, and plastic covers over number plates that make them impossible to read at night, difficult to read at certain angles in the daytime, and plain impossible to read because they are too dark.
and can we get rid of the all-powerful de-padjak and urban kuliglig? gawing tansan sila!

[shredingman123]

do we need to have a law for this? this is common road etiquette, if some faster is coming towards you, move faster or move aside...sabi nila...be a gentleman on the road, make others comfortable and in turn will they make you also comfortable