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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
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ILOILO City – The speed limit ordinance should not be enforced on roads where there are no speed limit signs or the signs are not of international standards, according to Councilor Joshua Alim.
This is one of the amendments Alim wanted on Regulation Ordinance No. 2015-283.
“Most of the violators apprehended since the start of the ordinance’s enforcement complained they did not know about the speed limits or did not see the speed limit signs,” said Alim.
The councilor said the speed limit sign should be big enough for everybody to see.
The speed limit signs on Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue (formerly Diversion Road) “were not effective because they were small,” said Alim.
“The signs should be of international standards,” he suggested.
Alim also wanted to increase the speed limit (from the current 30 kph to 60 kph) from Jaro Plaza to Barangay Buntatala, Jaro district (Iloilo East Coast – Capiz Road) and from Mandurriao district plaza to Jibao-an, Pavia, Iloilo (Iloilo City – Aleosan Road).
“Damu ga-suggest nga iparehas lang sa Diversion Road kay hinay gid man ang 30 kph,” said Alim, author of Regulation Ordinance No. 2015-283.
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p class=”NewStyle15″>Under the ordinance, the maximum speed for automobiles and motorcycles from the corner of General Luna Street to Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue and up to Barangay Ungka, Jaro is 60 kph. For trucks and buses, the speed limit is 50 kph.
On roads from Barangay Sambag, Jaro to Central Philippine University, Jaro Plaza, Iloilo provincial capitol, and General Luna to Barangay Mohon in Arevalo district, the speed limit for automobiles and motorcycles is 40 kph. For trucks and buses, it is 30 kph.
It is 40 kph maximum for automobiles and motorcycles that pass JM Basa Street going to Fort San Pedro, while it is 30 kph for trucks and buses.
Within the City Proper, the maximum allowable speed for automobiles and motorcycles is 40 kph. For trucks and buses, it is 30 kph.
On the circumferential, radial and coastal roads, the speed limit for automobiles and motorcycles is 60 kph while for trucks and buses, 40 kph.
The admissible speed limit for automobiles and motorcycles in all other local or national roads, streets and highways here is 30 kph. For trucks and buses, it is 20 kph.
Speed limits are not applicable during emergencies and law enforcement operations.
Penalties for violating the speed limit ordinance are as follows:
* P200 fine and/or imprisonment of one day minimum to two months maximum on first offense
* P500 fine and/or two months and one day minimum to four months maximum in prison on second offense
* P1,000 fine and/or imprisonment of four months and one day minimum to six months maximum for third and subsequent violations./PN
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