Purchase of speed guns sought to enforce speed limits in NCR
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo
Reporter
THE GOVERNMENT is set to buy radar speed guns within the year to properly enforce speed limits within Metro Manila.
The Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it is targeting to buy around 200 speed guns for 1,000 intersections in Metro Manila, using funds from the Road Board. “We need to buy speed guns, and the local government units (LGUs) should have their own. There are 1,000 intersections in Metro Manila, so around 20%, so 200 speed guns,” DoTr Undersecretary Thomas M. Orbos told reporters.
He added that the LTO (Land Transportation Office) will request funding and distribute the equipment.
He said there are around P10 billion worth of funds in the Road Board, which can be utilized to buy speed guns.
The Road Board is a body mandated to ensure the efficient utilization of the Road Users’ Tax, funds for road improvements such as traffic lights installation and flood control.
The DoTr, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) also yesterday launched the Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2018-001 on the classification of roads for speed limit setting, aimed at establishing coordination mechanisms for the setting of speed limits on national roads, in line with Republic Act 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code.
“The memo circular allows national and local governments to work hand in hand in enforcing speed limits. Under Section 38 of the Traffic Code, Local Government Units (LGUs) are mandated to classify roads within their jurisdiction and effectively set speed limits. LGUs are also mandated under the Local Government Code to regulate streets and bridges within their jurisdiction,” DoTr said in a statement.
