Proposed rules of Dagupan traffic ordinance endorsed
MEMBERS of the transport sector endorsed the proposed amendments to Draft Ordinance No. 1748-2002 or the Revised Comprehensive Traffic Code of Dagupan City but not without suggested changes in some rules.
They made the endorsement during a public hearing held at the City Museum on Nov. 8 and 9 called by the city council’s committee on transportation headed by Councilor Alvin Coquia and the Committee on Laws and Ordinances headed by Councilor Jose Neto Tamayo.
One of the proposed rules is to designate a strictly loading-unloading (L-U) zones in front of Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) and along A.B. Fernandez Avenue, with no-waiting time while more L-U zones along Perez Boulevard and Burgos Street to service students were also proposed.
The recommendation, however, to move pedestrian lanes was rejected by Public Order and Safety Office chief Carlito Ocampo because he said such pedestrian lanes should not be far from the traffic lights.
A proposal submitted for study was a number-coding ban for private vehicles traversing the main avenues. Presently, only passenger jeepneys and tricycles plying within the city are covered by the ban.
The proposal to make more two-way streets in the downtown area was rejected by Councilor Tamayo.
Meanwhile, Ocampo informed the hearing that he had already asked City Administrator Farah Decano to end the existing traffic experiment since enough observations have been made for inclusion in the proposed amendments to Ordinance No. 1748-2002.
He cited the ban of tricycles along the downtown area from Rizal Street and rerouting of passenger jeepneys coming from San Fabian to Mangaldan-Dagupan road and the ban of tri-bikes on city and national roads.
Meanwhile, the committees decided to retain the old fines/penalties for traffic violations in the proposed amended ordinance. Today’s penalties for traffic violations only range from P100, P300 and P500 for the first, second and third offenses, respectively. (Leonardo Micua with report from CIO)
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