Kotong Alert

**ms333** · April 13th, 2009 08:36 PM

How about we tsikoteers help each other by compiling a list of kotong hot spots so that we can at least TRY to avoid to fall victims to this racketeers (try lang as magaling gumawa ng imaginary dahilan ang mga nagongotong). Please indicate the place/street, who's stationed there, their mode of racket and other info that might help.

Let me start off the list with the ff:
1. NAIA road from NAIA 1 to Centennial airport, MMDA personnel loves to victimize vehicles turning right from the 2nd lane from the right as they say these vehicles are "swerving" though they do not flag down taxis and jeeps swerving at the last minute going to Baclaran thus blocking the right turn lane

2. NAIA road northbound turning right to Domestic road, MMDA with the occassional assistance from Pasay traffic personnel love to prey on vehicles "swerving" to the right to make a right turn (to avoid this, you should always be within the 2 righmost lanes to make a right turn as far away as you can) and same as above, public transports who swerve to the left are "excused"

3. EDSA extension-Diosmacapagal intersection, Pasay traffic enforcers are mulching on vehicles turning right on red signal eventhough the road is so wide that cars turning right will not hamper other vehicles

**renzo_d10** · April 13th, 2009 09:01 PM

This is a good idea. So far I haven't encountered one of those Kotong men :badboy:

**ms333** · April 13th, 2009 09:18 PM

4. Julia Vargas at Meralco Ave intersection coming from Valle Verde/home depot/C-5, Pasig traffic enforcers waiting for vehicles making a U-turn going back to Valle Verde/C-5

**badbadtz.carlo** · April 13th, 2009 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by ms333

How about we tsikoteers help each other by compiling a list of kotong hot spots so that we can at least TRY to avoid to fall victims to this racketeers (try lang as magaling gumawa ng imaginary dahilan ang mga nagongotong). Please indicate the place/street, who's stationed there, their mode of racket and other info that might help.

Let me start off the list with the ff:
1. NAIA road from NAIA 1 to Centennial airport, MMDA personnel loves to victimize vehicles turning right from the 2nd lane from the right as they say these vehicles are "swerving" though they do not flag down taxis and jeeps swerving at the last minute going to Baclaran thus blocking the right turn lane

2. NAIA road northbound turning right to Domestic road, MMDA with the occassional assistance from Pasay traffic personnel love to prey on vehicles "swerving" to the right to make a right turn (to avoid this, you should always be within the 2 righmost lanes to make a right turn as far away as you can) and same as above, public transports who swerve to the left are "excused"

3. EDSA extension-Diosmacapagal intersection, Pasay traffic enforcers are mulching on vehicles turning right on red signal eventhough the road is so wide that cars turning right will not hamper other vehicles

include na ren ung macapagal cor seaside boulevard area. pagbaba mo ng bridge area, if you're not on the very rightmost part of the road, then you turn right, bubulaga ung mga panget na pasay kotong peeps from the shades of the tree. Swerving raw at kahit anong argument mo na two lanes dapat i-cross to be considered swerving, wala sila care. abutan mo pera, may saludo ka pa. bad trip.

another area is the Gil puyat cor Paseo area. yung traffic light dun sobra bilis magchange from yellow to Red. if medio traffic at nabitin ka sa pag left to Paseo, paparahin ka ng MAPSA tapos you'll be charged ng beating the red light. they'll argue na nakasync yung traffic lights sa opposite road and they base their observations there. one time, bumaba ako then pina-observe ko sa kanila kung in-sync nga. Hinde! pero to my surprise, sabi ng kotong MAPSA, cge papacheck namen yan, pero huli ka pa ren. pero 100 pesos later, okay na. ingat na lang daw ako. bad trip.

**CVT** · April 13th, 2009 09:32 PM

Roxas Bldv/Coastal Rd intersection in front of Coastal Mall...

Southbound from Roxas Blvd going to Coastal Road (crossing the intersection),- maraming buwaya na nanghuhuli ng swerving if you're in the 2-3 innermost lanes as they're supposed to be turning left towards Tambo....

From Tambo,- if you're turning right to Roxas Blvd,- take the rightmost lane as early as possible. Else, swerving na naman as the 2 other lanes are supposed to be crossing the intersection or turning left to Coastal Road.....

7808:spam:

**ericp** · April 14th, 2009 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by ms333

How about we tsikoteers help each other by compiling a list of kotong hot spots so that we can at least TRY to avoid to fall victims to this racketeers (try lang as magaling gumawa ng imaginary dahilan ang mga nagongotong). Please indicate the place/street, who's stationed there, their mode of racket and other info that might help.
<snip> amper other vehicles

Estrada St cor Taft Ave in Malate. Very chaotic because of pedicabs going in EVERY direction they want to. Enforcers just ignore them.

Jeepneys blocking Taft while picking passengers right in the middle are ignored too.

But if you turn right from Estrada onto Taft on red, huli ka...then kotong. I saw this while eating inside a resto in the corner. This I don't mind since it is a violation.

But I mind the fact that the enforcers SELECT which violator to pay attention to. The kotong? "Walang mangongotong kung walang nagpapakotong". Kung nag-alok ka ng pera, bahagi ka na ng sistemang kotong!

**jjmd3_787** · April 14th, 2009 10:24 AM

Bro, may mga lagay na kasi ang mga pedicab driver na yan. Isama mo na rin mg trikes, PUJs, at buses.

Kotong ALERT din sa may Clover Leaf, Balintawak QC. Ang hilig ng mga pulis dito ay ung mga older model cars with heavy tints and body modifications. Grabe ang kotongan dyan. Yung friend ko nakunan ng 1000 kasi dapat daw may CHPG clearance ang car nya kasi may may mga spoiler at racing mod daw ang exhaust.

Magbigay siya kasi ipapahatak daw yung car. Sgt. Quintos daw ang kumana sa kanya.

Ingat din sa mga pedicabs at trikes dyan, sumasalubong sa traffic.

**ms333** · April 14th, 2009 11:37 AM

Sobrang selective nga sila manghuli, madalas may nakaabang mga MMDA sa taas ng Edsa sa may Crossing/Shaw underpass na nanghuhuli ng mga kotseng nag "swerving" to the right pero okay lang kung mga bus na nagsweswerving to the left. Same situation also sa Edsa-Mantrade/Slex flyover southbound, pag private cars changing one lane to the left or right, swerving na but mga bus na "nagchange" lane across 3-4 lanes hindi daw swerving iyon

Ang di ko pa maintindihan, yung yellow line ng MMDA sa Edsa halos sagad na sa mga dividers ng mga flyover/overpass o sobrang lapit na sa mga likuan na kailangan mong "magchange" ng 2 lanes at the very last minute or else huli ka (yellow lane daw e.g. before Ayala tunnel southbound). Sobrang conflicting yata yung swerving rules ng MMDA, sa Edsa na may yellow line sila mismo nagtuturo na kailangan mong magswerve ng 2 lanes at the very last minute pero sa iba bawal magchange ng 1 lane a few meters before the divider/intersection (eventhough wala naman solid white or anumang kulay (pink) na line e.g. NAIA road)

**mey0r** · April 14th, 2009 11:57 AM

Yang mga Kotong cops na yan takot din manghuli ng ibang sasakyan. Pansinin nyo, may nakita na ba kayo pinara na "blue plate" or naka commerative plate na astigin lang PMA, Makati's pride, PNPA. Takot lang nila. At yung mga hinuhuli nila mga medyo luma ng sasakyan na stock ang dating. Takot rin sila manghuli ng mga SUVs na bago.

Dati nahuli ako sa Buendia nag right turn on red signal. Ang ginawa nung kinukuha lisensya ko nag spokening-dollar ako. Hehehe. "You were supposedly on that corner guiding vehicles, not hiding on that damn tree and waiting for violators". Natinag yung nanghuhuli. Ah sir, no right turn on red signal eh. paulit ulit lang siya. When I asked for his full name before I give my license, ang sabi sakin, wag nyo na lang ulitin sir, ingat kayo. Hehe.

**lonerunner** · September 3rd, 2009 01:27 PM

Guys, nakita ko maraming violations sa Pasay ng SWERVING, totoo ito. Napaka-rami na huhuli sa Pasay (intersection ng World trade cnter, Macapagal going to MOA, Buendia U-turn malapit sa Roxas at yung malapit sa Taft). Ang definition nila ng Swerving ay: kung ka-kanan ka dapat nasa right-most lane ka, regardless kahit 2,3 o 4 lanes yung kalsadang lilikuan mo.

May sariling description sila ng SWERVING.

Sino may alam paano ma-ireklamo ito sa Pasay?