New set of speed limits

[Syuryuken]

Earlier today, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) launched Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2018-001, reclassifying different types of roads and providing motorists with a clearer set of speed limits to follow.

The move comes in a bid to reduce accidents and speeding incidents on national and provincial roads, to strengthen the implementation of the Philippine Land Transportation and Traffic Code (Republic Act 4136), and to improve coordination between local government units (LGU) and concerned government agencies like the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).

Under the new guidelines, LGUs will be permitted to lower speed limits on roads within its jurisdiction via approval from the DOTr and DPWH. They are also being encouraged to enact speed limit ordinances. "JMC 2018-001 is not a new law. It is a mechanism that fortifies the implementation of Section 35 of RA 4136," the DOTr says.

https://www.topgear.com.ph/news/moto...ef=home_feed_1

Max speed for cars, motorcycles and similar vehicles is 80KPH; bus and trucks * 50KPH

Ano bang pinagkakain ng mga itong nasa DOTR

[StockEngine]

this makes the 4spd vehicles more efficient in the highway [emoji23]

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[_Cathy_]

I thought they increased the speed limit

What the heck are these government officials smoking?

[glenn_duke]

Kaya pabang i sustain ang 80kph sa provincial roads?
5 years ago na try ko 160kph for more than 10 minutes sa Andaya Highway at 2 AM in the morning.
Ngayon swerte na maka drive ka ng 100kph dun.

Last month from Solano to Sta Fe kaya i burts ng 100 kph pero hindi kaya i sustain ng 5 minutes, nasa 60-80 kph kalang talaga.
Halos lahat ng school zone may nakaharang ng barikada during school hours dagdag pa yung mababagal na tricycle.
So parang tama lang yung 80 kph sa provincial roads.

Sa city driving naman, swerte nayung ma maintain ang 40 kph.

[kreme]

Ok lang to in national roads, since halos lahat naman may pedestrian na tumatawid bigla bigla, puv na biglang titigil sa gitna, or motorboys na suicidal.

In expressways sana taasan naman nila up to 150. And mag implement nalang sila ng strict rule na when moving dapat atleast 2 cars away ka sa car in front of you. Since yung mga mahilig tumutok kasi atat lumipat ng lane yung madalas nag ssimula ng accidents.

Though kelangan nila icover ng cctv yung buong expressway. Haha.

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[sean-archer]

Sana may minimum din

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[yebo]

unahin nila dapat lagyan ng minimum limit yung IQ ng mga tao sa gobyerno. pag nasa policy making na dapat may minimum na 110 IQ man lang.

[benchman]

unahin nila dapat lagyan ng minimum limit yung IQ ng mga tao sa gobyerno. pag nasa policy making na dapat may minimum na 110 IQ man lang.

hahahaha! tumpak!

[glenn_duke]

unahin nila dapat lagyan ng minimum limit yung IQ ng mga tao sa gobyerno. pag nasa policy making na dapat may minimum na 110 IQ man lang.

San ba graduate yung karamihan ng nasa gobierno?

[CVT]

Max speed for cars, motorcycles and similar vehicles is 80KPH; bus and trucks * 50KPH

Ano bang pinagkakain ng mga itong nasa DOTR

Trapik din daw lang, e di babaan na lang ang speed limit....

[dr. d]

50 kph for buses in the expressway...
this is going to be hilarious.

errr... under what category do pick-ups come under? trucks or cars?

[WallyWest]

Mababa ang speed limit so more people will likely disobey. Huhulihin nila. Eh di lalaki ang koleksyon sa traffic violations.

Or they're just making owning and driving a vehicle truly unbearable para wala nang gumamit ng sasakyan. No one driving = no traffic.

[jut703]

Mababa ang speed limit so more people will likely disobey. Huhulihin nila. Eh di lalaki ang koleksyon sa traffic violations.

Or they're just making owning and driving a vehicle truly unbearable para wala nang gumamit ng sasakyan. No one driving = no traffic.

Even if you drive at 20 kph, that is still far more comfortable than squeezing yourself in the MRT, getting pickpocketed in a bus, or hanging from the back of an overloaded jeepney.

But of course, I'm pretty damn sure implementation will be spotty so these new speed limits will be moot.

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[WallyWest]

Ano na nangyari sa pakulong ito?

[dr. d]

from what i see, they appear to be stricter in the expressway, where maximum and minimum speed limits are regularly posted along the road.

a bit of common-sense caution, however.
these speed limits are for ideal driving conditions. bright daytime, with no rains.
at night and/or when raining, it is prudent to go down (from 80 to 60 daw, sabi ng iba).

[SoleusBB]

Tayo lang naman kasi nagbabasa ng mga regulations...

[bloowolf]

Then I wouldn’t even have any use for the 6th gear at 80 kph, what more with those 8 speed turbos?

[Egan101]

Then I wouldn’t even have any use for the 6th gear at 80 kph, what more with those 8 speed turbos?

My FXT will level out at 6th gear on the highway even if I am lazily cruising at 80 kmh. I don't switch to Sport# (8-speed setting) if I don't intend to go past way over the speed limits.

[Wh1stl3r]

With all this traffic what I'd like to see implemented are minimum speed limits. Nakakainis yung iilang beses na lang nagiging maluwag ng konti ang kalsada tapos may babagal bagal pa sa gitna ng daan. Para lang C. Raymundo Ave. sa Pasig itong lower speed limits. Patong patong na nga yung lubak, naglagay pa ng rumble strips.

[Radical!]

I think the problem in the tollways is that many drivers drive under the speed limit. It's better for regulators to instruct drivers to keep up with the pace. So, if the speed limit is 80, everyone should drive at 80 at least (buses and trucks at 70 or whatever they set). It will lessen accidents tremendously because the flow of traffic is much greater and will free up valuable road space. You will see less cars moving in and out of lanes and force us to be more courteous to drivers switching lanes and teach us to stay in our lanes.