TABUK CITY, Kalinga –Based on the accomplishment report of the Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) here, driving without license was the top traffic violation in 2017 with 525 cases.
Rafael Oyando of the POSO attributed rampant violation of the basic traffic rule to the financial predicament of motorists in securing the requirements set by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) like medical certificate, negative drug test result and the practical driving exam.
Oyando said this is on top of the fact that some drivers are minors or underage.
The other major violations are no rear view mirror (408), official receipt (OR)/certificate of registration (CR) not carried (398), failure to carry driver’s license (388), and violation of City Ordinance 002-2011 or ”broom-broom” (235).
The report says that the total collected amount from these violations summed to P690, 350.00 which is 67.64 percent of the P1, 020,550.00 total collection of the POSO for the year.
Oyando also said that the significant and continuous increase in the volume of motorists and vehicles plying the thoroughfares largely caused the increased traffic rules violation.
Aiming to reduce the number of traffic violations and to deliver an efficient and effective performance of traffic management functions and response to emergency situations, POSO Chief
Dionisio Falgui III said that its office has plotted the following activities this year such as road safety seminar and the empowerment training workshop to make traffic enforcers knowledgeable about legal issues related to traffic management.
Falgui also said that the POSO shall likewise put in additional signages along selected strategic points to inform motorists of the road safety ordinances employed in the city, install 80 security cameras along the Bulanao-Dagupan road, and shall also hire additional personnel to implement the office’s programs and services. **By Darwin S. Serion/Tabuk City Information Office
