Kotong Alert

[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

[renzo_d10]

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

[ms333]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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?

[vinj]

Paseo de Roxas coming from EDSA-Buendia is a favorite hang out of the MAPSA boys for coding violators and beating the red light so once mag yellow ang stop light, tigil na kayo.

[jeanpierre]

Kainis yang ginagawa nila. Mostly private cars ang hinuhuli samantalang yang mga bus, PUJ at taxi pinapabayaan nila. Saka yang mga pedicabs at trikes na yan dumadami na maski sa main roads tinatakbo na nila samantlang dapat sa mga loob-looban lang na daan sila

[kotiko]

These sites I'll be listing aren't necessarily "kotong" spots (but I'm sure some are), since they're the usual hang-outs of traffic enforcers.

1. EDSA-Shaw Blvd intersection (above the underpass)
2. Julia Vargas - San Miguel Ave. intersection going to Megamall
3. Buendia - South Super Highway intersection (below the flyover)
4. Shaw Blvd - Pioneer intersection - inner lane must turn left
5. EDSA - Ortigas Ave. intersection (below the flyovers)
6. EDSA going to Ayala Ave - don't use the yellow lane ;)

[maf]

I want to add to this.. the road coming from Nagtahan before you turn left to Osmeña Highway, I think that's Quirino Ave..

If you're going straight towards Taft Ave and Roxas Blvd. and not turning left at Osmeña, make sure you are in the 2 rightmost lanes (4th&5th lanes according to the "officers") otherwise you'll be charged with swerving.

The kotong cops (mmda boys?) are waiting just after that intersection. I saw a parade of private cars there last Aug. 21 (a Fri. holiday). For sure they acquired much kotong money there that time. :boo: :bruce_lee:

[maf]

I want to add to this.. the road coming from Nagtahan before you turn left to Osmeña Highway, I think that's Quirino Ave..

If you're going straight towards Taft Ave and Roxas Blvd. and not turning left at Osmeña, make sure you are in the 2 rightmost lanes (4th&5th lanes according to the "officers") otherwise you'll be charged with swerving.

The kotong cops (mmda boys?) are waiting just after that intersection. I saw a parade of private cars there last Aug. 21 (a Fri. holiday). For sure they acquired much kotong money there that time. :boo: :bruce_lee:

[maf]

I want to add to this.. the road coming from Nagtahan before you turn left to Osmeña Highway, I think that's Quirino Ave..

If you're going straight towards Taft Ave and Roxas Blvd. and not turning left at Osmeña, make sure you are in the 2 rightmost lanes (4th&5th lanes according to the "officers") otherwise you'll be charged with swerving.

The kotong cops (mmda boys?) are waiting just after that intersection. I saw a parade of private cars there last Aug. 21 (a Fri. holiday). For sure they acquired much kotong money there that time. :boo: :bruce_lee:

[aejhayl17]

Manila:

Abad santos: Price: P200
chocolate boys standby sa ilalim ng LRT betweem R.Papa and Abad Santos. nanghuhula ng violation, on the spot pa ang tubos!

Yuseco St. Abad Santos ave. Price: P100
sa pinakaintersection and stop light! huli ka kahit go pa!

R.papa station Price: P100
Huli ka kahit traffic, inabutan ng stoplight, pero yung asa likod, hindi hinuli

Morayta to Recto Price: P150
Blue boys to mga to! hanap ako parking, hinuli na ko! alang masabing violation? la pa ata sa qouta!

Navotas, Pier to Roxas Blvd. P400 (twice in the same intersection)
kahit walang painted lane sa road, no arrow nor signs, hatulan ka ng swerving then reckless driving na, mga beterano na mga toh, mga uugod ugod na eh

Quirino ave cor street ng Harizon Plaza Price: P200
eto mga walang hiya! di na sinabi violation ko, hiningan agad ako ng 300! then doblehin ko daw kase dalawang pulis daw yun! i was talking to a lower rank police in tshirt, then there were two in uniform! Holdup?

Batangas St. cor Rizal Ave. Price: Priceless! (talino eh)
Eto mga mga matsing! hinuli ako coding, e may exemption ako, di daw effective sa Manila yun, E bakit pa tinawag na Metro "MANILA" Development Authority and since ang MMDA ang nag pa implement nito in the first place, thus i have a legally authorized written exemption from MMDA which dictates that i am not covered of the vehicle reduction program/colour coding scheme by any means until its expiration date unless in municipalities that have ordinances which implement colour coding scheme 7am-7pm and any exemptions is ineffective.i did not heard or was informed of any ordinance in Manila that any exemptions of the colour coding scheme is not honored nor justified. Hindi Makati ang Manila! Mas Matalino to uy!


hehehe yung mga price dyan, yan yung mga hinihingi nilang lagay, but isang beses lang ako nakapaglagay, sa Abad Santos. First Time lang eh, kinabahan pa Ngayon? Daanin sa Diplomasya! Huwag sa Alkansya! hehehe

[lloydwena]

sa may trader's hotel sa roxas blvd. nanghahabol mga mmda/pulis dun.. lagi nila charge, swerving at reckless driving!

[MaxAJ]

Motorist shouldn't avoid the hot spot lalo na pag may oras kayo to fight them.
Kontest agad, pag wala gumalaw sa media like Imbestigador or bitag sabay demanda pag hinde parin nag bago. Kikita pa kayo ng malaki haha

[jjmd3_787]

[SIZE=3]Kotong Alert! : [/SIZE]
Watch out for these TRIO along Del Monte Ave
corner A. Bonifacio Ave QC

Their usual modus is to post themselves along Del Monte Ave then wait for motorists coming from A. Bonifacio. Kahit green or orange pa yung traffic light pagtawid mo at medyo nahuli ka ng tawid (due to slow traffic transition in that area kc dun nagko-converge ang vehicles coming from Mayon at A. Boni) ay huhulihin ka nila. You may try your best to reason out with them but it will be to no avail. Kesyo beating the red light ka daw. Anak ng putsa . . . pano nila nakita yung traffic light e pagkalayo-layo nila! Malinaw na kotongan ang gusto nila. Gumamit lang ako ng padrino kanina kaya ako pinalusot. I don't usually resort to name-dropping pero in this situation na gaguhan na e siguro naman justified yun.

These TRIO consists of 2 yellow boys and 1 policeman, all in MCs. Their sked is usually from 4pm to 6pm. You'll never miss them once you drive by that area.