LTO: Keep off-road mods out of our streets

[StockEngine]

https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-...r-streets.html

[Archerfish]

And we have jeepneys made by "Engineers"...

Add the multicabs that arrives in "chop-chop" then welded together.

These vehicles are allowed because these are not "modified"? Yes, because these are assembled!

[sean-archer]

Yet these LTO people talk of roadworthiness.

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[dr. d]

i suppose, the bumpers have to be of optimum height and construction, else they lose the mitigating effects on the bump-ed.

the lights... of course! kung nakakasilaw, o nakaka-confuse (red lights in front, green lights at rear, psychedelic lights, etc).

[Wh1stl3r]

Might help their reputation some to keep dilapidated vehicles off the road (no pun intended) first before they start picking on modded ones.

[dr. d]

Might help their reputation some to keep dilapidated vehicles off the road (no pun intended) first before they start picking on modded ones.

no offense, but,
i heard this argument before.
it's the "bat kami? unahin muna sila" syndrome.

my take on the matter is, "we have to start somewhere, so why not with you? don't worry about them. we'll eventually get to them.".

[Wh1stl3r]

no offense, but,
i heard this argument before.
it's the "bat kami? unahin muna sila" syndrome.

my take on the matter is, "we have to start somewhere, so why not with you? don't worry about them. we'll eventually get to them.".

Because some mods also improve a car's safety to a point as long as you don't go overboard, like bigger rims and wider tires. And by their own admission the law is very old and some provisions therein may not be applicable to modern cars anymore.

Dilapidated brakes on older cars on the other hand is an example of a clear and cut safety issue that needs to be addressed immediately but isn't. How about focusing on that first?

[dr. d]

i think, the "going overboard part" is what some folks are refering to.

[travajante]

Good fundraising! Campaign season![emoji14]

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[Wh1stl3r]

i think, the "going overboard part" is what some folks are refering to.

I get you dokie. I imagine those huge bullbars, steel bumpers and tow hitches will have a major effect on crumple zones that they weren't designed for.

But still for me that law needs to be amended first so it can apply to modern cars and to avoid abuse.

*travajante
Yep bro. The timing is impeccable

[dr. d]

pag mamalasin at magka-banggaan kasi, walang laban yung un-modified vehicle.
his damage would have been heavier, compared to had he bumped a factory-spec car.

[travajante]

Wonder how that LTO mod permit application works. Details seem generally subjective.[emoji14]

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[dr. d]

Wonder how that LTO mod permit application works. Details seem generally subjective.[emoji14]

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unlike in some lugars,
where they have definite numbers, to guide those interested.

they have minimum square inches of effective lighting surface area of the rear lights. the 90s sentra narrowly made it...
they have minimum inches above the ground, that the headlights must be. the old VW with slammed suspension, was nearly disqualified.
in many states, only a 9- or 12-inch horizontal strip of tint on the superiormost segment of the front windshield, is allowed.

[Archerfish]

Yet these LTO people talk of roadworthiness.

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Speaking of roadworthiness, they couldn't even apprehend those vehicles without lights! I no longer drive at night going to Bataan but back then, it is a "usual sight to see" them.

Add the blue lights where it makes it difficult for you to estimate the distance​ of the car (or motorcycle) in front of you. Blue light has shorter wavelengths such that it has the tendency to scatter making it difficult for you to "see". Then there is that signal lights converted to "red signal lights". Mixer trucks whose tail lights are placed "away from your usual line of sight". Tricycles plying the main roads...

I do not mean to say that we should not apprehend those off-roaders that violated the rules. However, I see it more as a "fund-raising project" as it was stated that they will confiscate in favor of the government. Remember the "old car registration scheme"? If the car is 20 years old, it will no longer be registered because it's no longer roadworthy! I could count with my fingers those off-roaders everyday but not those "roadworthy assembled vehicles".

Who am I to speak? I'm not even an automotive expert.

[StockEngine]

Huge protest on Oct22 by fb groups.

[travajante]

Huge protest on Oct22 by fb groups.

Can we merge this w/ the Digong thread?[emoji13]

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[uls]

haha

sa Pinas there's no such thing as "is it street legal?"


#anythinggoesinthethirdworld

[uls]

cannot enforce laws re super dark tint, super bright LEDs, pasaway motorcycle drivers etc

sigurado wala magagawa ang gobyerno about offroad mods

everybody should just weld steel tubes around their cars para may laban sa banggaan

[shadow]

Huwag na kasi mga off road mods mga SUV na Hinde naman pinang off road saka yun mga todo off road mods pero humihinto naman sa humps. [emoji1787]

Counterpart ng mga rice boy yan eh ano ba tawag sa kanila? Extra rice boys?


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[uls]

yan kasi ang pataasan ng ihi ngayon hehe

para makakuha ng tsiks