MMDA to revive ‘no-contact’ policy

This April 15, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be reviving its “No-Contact Policy” which will make use of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras to record violations of motorists around Metro Manila.

 

NO CONTACT POLICY. This policy will be revived to catch motorists violating traffic rules in Manila roads. Photo by Aaron Favila, grabbed from philstar.com

 

According to Inquirer report, No-Contact Policy Head Ronnie Rivera said that they are already testing and fine-tuning the quality of feed in the cameras. They are also checking if the cameras can see the plate numbers of motorists on the road from afar.

One hundred cameras are said to be needed for this policy, which will apprehend motorists who will commit violations such as “encroaching on yellow boxes, illegally-parked vehicles, reckless driving, loading and unloading in prohibited areas, beating the red light, over-speeding, and other moving violations.”

For those who will be caught violating the traffic rules, they will be issued notices and within 3 days of the supposed violation, they will be given 7 days to either pay the fines or contest the violation with the MMDA’s traffic adjudication division.

If violators fail to settle the fines, the plate number will be given to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) with recommendation that “registration shall not be renewed” until settled.

An advantage of this No-Contact Policy is to lessen opportunities for bribery and corruption. A 15-man team stationed at MMDA Metrobase in Orense St., Makati City will be monitoring the footages on the CCTV cameras.

 

Source: Inquirer.net; Rappler