60kph is the new speed limit in Metro Manila

[CVT]

Paano sa slex and skyway?

SLEX is 60kph on the passing lane....

Sobrang daming walang disiplina...

Wala kasing nanghuhuli rito vs. obstruction of traffic, kaya puwedeng tumigil sa gitna ng kalye (secondary road) at magtanong sa pulis....

[makinao]

Oh, I don't think the speed limit per se was the cause of traffic improvement. Just that the stretch from QC Circle to Tandang Sora, during rush hour. The traffic flow is actually better now after the closure of the Tandang Sora Flyover which was a huge chokepoint with the amount of traffic trying to squeeze into the 2 lanes that fans out and blocks traffic trying to get to the intersection.So after the closure and the new U Turn slot placement, I personally feel the traffic is flowing smoother now compared to before, but not caused by the 60kph limit.

The traffic flow and the speed limit in Commonwealth are separate issues.

The flow on Commonwealth is affected by various choke points or funnels which have changed over the years. For example, about 3 years ago, one big chokepoint was westbound near Zuzuarregui because three lanes on the right were still occupied by squatters. This regulated morning rush hour traffic arriving in the westbound Tandang Sora intersection. When this was finally removed, traffic in Tandang Sora, specially the gitgitan trying to enter the flyover, intensified. I often saved more time just taking the low road with the traffic light because it was "go" for very long. But the real bottleneck on the westbound lane during morning rush hour is the Quezon Memorial Circle, with or without the MRT construction, with the buildup starting just after Tandang Sora. On the eastbound lane, the Tandang Sora intersection was affected by three things, crowding and gitgitan going into the flyover, vehicles exiting C5 Katipunan and swerving left to take a u-turn in front of Home Depot, and buses, jeeps, and commuters scattered over 4 lanes picking up passengers. The first item has been removed, and the other two remain, leading to a slight improvement. But this has intensified the buildup leading to the eastbound Don Antonio, where MRT construction has occupied at least 4 lanes. At rush hour, the buildup starts just after Tandang Sora, crawls at single digit KPH and swerves to the left at the MRT terminal construction, is released for just a hundred meters until the bus stop on the right just after Ever at which buses and jeeps are scattered across 4 lanes, and the u-turn on the left near St. Peter's church which is usually 3 lanes abreast going into what should be a one-lane u-turn. There's more after Sandigan Bayan, but I'll leave that to the Fairview and Lagro people to write about how things have changed over the years. I can only hope things will change for the better in the coming years, but I'm not going to hold my breath until it happens.

As for the speed limit, implementation was rather strict in the beginning at daytime. Drivers were antsy at first, and traffic enforcers were pretty sneaky. For example, westbound downhill to Tandang Sora was a speed trap, with many drivers falling prey to momentum. But I, and I think many Commonwealth regulars, got used to the leisurely pace, and now drive at a consistent 50 to 60 kph. Evenings are a different story though. Its ironic that the reason the speed limit was implemented due to the frequency of road accidents at night, but there was little if any enforcement in the dark.

[Egan101]

SLEX is 60kph on the passing lane....

Sobrang daming walang disiplina...

Wala kasing nanghuhuli rito vs. obstruction of traffic, kaya puwedeng tumigil sa gitna ng kalye (secondary road) at magtanong sa pulis....

Every day I face such idiots strolling at 60 kmh on the left lane at SLEX even when the traffic is light. If you can't drive fast, then move out of the fast lane.

[Monseratto]

[makinao]

1) So ano kaya ang speed limit ng bus at truck?

2) QC ordinance has even lower speed limits. For example, 50km for Quezon Ave.
https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-...ed-limits.html

[GTi]

Paano sila nanghuhuli? Nagsimula na ba talaga to in earnest?

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[marky2115]

Ano speed limit ng buses and trucks?

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[dr. d]

Paano sila nanghuhuli? Nagsimula na ba talaga to in earnest?

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well, i don't want to be among the first.
heh heh.

[madball]

Ginaya lang pala to sa Davao.

[TheUninvited]

Dapat nag Eon na lang pala ako. Buset na Pilipinas.

60kph is way too slow, and no, I don't drive on rush hours.