Implementing `speed limit’

LTO-10 director Salcedo says the move could lessen road accidents

THE Land of Transportation Office (LTO) is set to implement a speed limit across the region if only to lessen road accidents.

LTO-Northern Mindanao regional director Oscar Salcedo said the information education campaign is ongoing to spread its new program.

Salcedo said a technical working group is working to study the desired varying speed limit and make a policy that will be replicated in all local government units across the region.

The speed limit will not only apply to the public utility jeepneys but also to private vehicles as well.

The new policy will hopefully fix the loopholes and will provide a clear-cut provisions in the event that a local government unit has already a speed limit ordinance.

“The speed limit would vary of course depending on the road, if its either in the national highway or not. We are studying it, but initially, violators will be fined P2,000 for first offense, P3,000 and 3 months driving suspension for the second offense, and P10,000 worth of fine as well as 6 months driving suspension for the third

offense,” he said. To monitor over-speeding vehicles, Salcedo explained that LTO-10 personnel will use speed guns.

A speed gun is a device used to measure the speed of moving objects, usually used in law-enforcement to measure the speed of moving vehicles and is often used in professional spectator sport, for things such as the measurement of bowling speeds in cricket, speed of pitched baseballs, athletes and tennis serves.

The anti-overspeeding policy will be implemented starting June 4.