New Ordinance: young children banned from sitting in front passenger seat in QC

[Monseratto]

Honey, they banned the kids! | Inquirer News

Good luck in enforcing it, like every other traffic law...

Honey, they banned the kids!
By Jeannette I. Andrade
Philippine Daily Inquirer
4:16 pm | Thursday, December 6th, 2012

MANILA, Philippines — Motorists, who allow children to sit on a moving vehicle’s front passenger seat, now face fines of as much as P3,000 and the suspension of their driver’s licenses in Quezon City.

The ordinance signed on November 27 by Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista fills in sanctions for the prohibition under Republic Act 8750 or the seat belt law, which discourages motorists from allowing infants and children six years old and below from sitting on the front seat of any running motor vehicle.

The city council noted that “despite the existence of an express provision in Republic Act 8750… said the law provides no sanction for violating said prohibition.”

It was further observed that the penalties imposed under the law pertained only to the failure of drivers to wear seatbelts or instruct their passengers to wear the safety device and the failure of vehicle manufacturers to install seatbelts on the vehicles.

The law cited statistics showing that most accidents proved fatal to passengers seated on the front seat of motor vehicles, “Hence, the need to safeguard children from possible accidents that may arise should they be seated on the front seat of moving motor vehicles.”

Under the ordinance, a person who violates the prohibition will be fined P1,000 for a first offense and P2,000 for a second offense. A motorist who violates the prohibition a third time and repeats the violation will be fined P3,000 and faces a week’s suspension of his driver’s license.

The Quezon City department of public order and safety has been tapped to enforce the measure, which takes effect 15 days from the law’s approval and publication.

[crazy_boy]

Honey, they banned the kids! | Inquirer News

Good luck in enforcing it, like every other traffic law...

sakto for Xmas season. more chance to "earn" to the TEs

agree naman ako dito, pero sana country wide ang implementation. not just sa LGUs.

[JohnM]

Matagal na 'to diba? Sa Republic of Makati laging may nahuhuli dito. Pero parang malaki ata ang multa sa QC.

Makes sense lalo na if you have passenger side airbags.

[Retz]

dito malapit sa amin sa school, karaniwan nasa harap ng motor hatid anak nila.

[lowslowbenz]

See here: CDC Features - Child Passenger Safety

But syempre, this is the Philippines! Expect the un-expected.

[jave]

Not that I disagree with this, but there are *tons* of traffic problems that need to be tackled instead of things like this.

[yebo]

tagal na nyan, sa makati saka sa pasay. 2 times na nga kami nahuli sa pasay, yung left turn galing sa terminal 1. pero both times nakuha sa pa-innocent look di naman kami tinikitan.

[uls]

haha

wala talaga original idea mga lawmakers natin

mas madali gayain nalang mga batas sa States

what's next? child seats?

magparating tayo ng mga child seats bilis!

pag naging batas yan naka-position na tayo

$$$$$$$

[uls]

funny no? they introduce a first world regulation in a 3rd world country

madami mga magulang pinapasakay mga bata sa tricycle, pedicab... pano yan? huhuliin ba yan? mas unsafe pa nga yan kesa sa bata na nakasakay sa front seat ng kotse

and madalas nakikita ko mga tatay naghahatid sundo ng anak sa school naka single na motor.. yung tatay naka helmet yung angkas na anak wala

what do you do with that?

at pano ang jeepney?

bawal bata sa harap?

mas safe ba ang bata sa likod ng jeepney? walang seatbelt seatbelt yan

pag bigla preno ipit ang bata sa mga adults... o kaya hampas sa likod ng driver

gaya gaya sila ng batas States wala naman jeepney at tricycle at pedicab at habal habal sa States






first world regulation for a 3rd world country

excellent

[ghosthunter]

Not that I disagree with this, but there are *tons* of traffic problems that need to be tackled instead of things like this.

exactly... yet our politicians see it more fit to pass laws that are more income generating than helping solve actual problems.