May 60 KPH speed limit sa Commonwealth...DAW. Like everything in this country, I wonder if matutupad talaga...

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/me...g-commonwealth

MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start on Tuesday dedicating lanes to motorcycles and other public utility vehicles along Commonwealth Avenue.

It will also impose a 60 kilometer per hour speed limit to prevent accidents there, which had been previously dubbed a killer highway.

In an interview with ANC, MMDA spokesman Trina Velasco said 2 right-most lanes will be designated to PUVs, 5 will be for private motorists and 2 for U-Turns.

It will start at 4:00 a.m. along a portion of the major thoroughfare up to Batasan Hills.

“We would like to tell all Commonwealth drivers, commuters that there is something on Tuesday. [It is our greatest intention] of minimizing accidents...We are keen on seriously addressing that,” she added.

A taskforce would see to it that the new traffic rules would be followed, she said.

“We will also enforce a team that will guide our pedestrians as well. We will also be clearing the sidewalks along the way,” Velasco added.

The taskforce is an initiative of Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello and the MMDA. It is composed of different groups from the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, homeowners associations, etc.

Road signage, fences and other markings are already being put up to manage the new system.

Velasco said the segregation of the vehicles will be on a trial basis in the meantime.

Nonetheless, “we will definitely apprehend and provide warnings if necessary because we also want to be serious about it.”

The penalty and fines will still have to be tackled, she added.