CHAPTER 4 VIDEO DISCUSSION Flashcards
– The driver of a motor vehicle shall
always drive his motor vehicle to the right
KEEP RIGHT
One must yield to emergency vehicles, pedestrians, trains, vehicles with
right of way, vehicles ahead, large vehicles, uphill traffic, traffic with momentum, straight traffic, and traffic signs.
OBSERVE ROAD COURTESY
– In general, the overtaking lane is the lane to the left of the overtaken vehicle going in the same direction, the overtaken vehicle is the burden vehicle.
IF IN DOUBT, DO NOT OVERTAKE
– Buses line up in a single file in their order of arrival. The lead bus moves forward to center of the column of buses lining up on the bus
stop zone, and may remain until the zone is filled up with buses, but not hang on than three minutes. Any bus has the option to move out of the area anytime or bypass
a bus stop. There shall be no doubling up at any point in the bus stop zone.
THE BUS-STOP RULE
– Keep opposing lanes and intersection open. In heavy, slow or stopped traffic, there shall be no overtaking. In construction, the
vehicles should merge alternately.
RULES TO PREVENT OR UNTANGLE
TRAFFIC CONGESTION/JAMS
– Like the bus yellow lane, bus stop segregation scheme, truck ban, counter flow reversible lane, one way, car pool, odd-even scheme and restraints on turning.
OBSERVE THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
MEASURES
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Motorists should observe equity of the lead vehicle, doctrine of the last clear chance, and the first come first served or Rotonda rule.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF A PINOY DRIVER
• Provides that where both parties are negligent but the negligent act of one is appreciably later in point of time than that of the other or where it is impossible to determine whose fault or negligence
brought about the occurrence of the incident, the one who had the last clear opportunity to avoid the impending harm but failed to do so. Related also in infare delicate or both parties at fault.
LAST CLEAR CHANCE DOCTRINE
- mean any Vehicle propelled by any power other Than muscular power using the public
Motor Vehicle
- all pneumatic-tire vehicles of types similar to those usually known under the following terms: touring car, command car, speedster, sports car, roadster, jeep, cycle car (except motor wheel and similar small outfits which are classified with motorcycles), coupe, landaulet, closed car, limousine, cabriolet, and sedan.
Passenger automobiles
- is a rubber tire filled with air under pressure and mounted around the wheel of a vehicle.
Pneumatic Tire
Amotor vehicle registered for more than nine passengers shall be classified as
“passenger
truck”,
- Any motor vehicle with a trailer having no front axle and so attached that part of the trailer rests upon motor vehicle and a substantial part of the weight of the trailer and of its load is borne by
the motor vehicle. Such a trailer shall be called
as “semi-trailer.”
Articulated vehicle
- shall mean every and any licensed operator of a motor vehicle
Driver
- shall mean every and any driver hired or paid for driving or operating a motor vehicle, whether for private use or for hire to the public.
- Any person driving his own motor vehicle for hire is a professional driver
Professional driver
- The actual legal owner of a motor vehicle, in whose name such vehicle is duly registered with the LTO.
- The owner of a government-owned motor
vehicle is the head of the office or the chief of the Bureau to which the said motor vehicle
belongs.
Owner
- Every person, association, partnership, or
corporate making, manufacturing, constructing, assembling, remodeling, or setting up motor vehicles; and every such entity acting as agent for the sale of one or more makes, styles, or kinds of motor vehicles, dealing in motor vehicles, keeping the same in stock or selling same or handling with a view to trading same.
Dealer
- For the purpose of this law, shall mean any
building in which two or more motor vehicles, either with or without drivers, are kept ready for hire to the public, but shall not include street stands, public service stations, or other public
places designated by proper authority as parking
spaces for motor vehicles for hire while awaiting or soliciting business
Garage
- The measured weight of a motor vehicle plus the maximum allowable carrying capacity in merchandise, freight and/or passengers, as determined by the Commissioner of the LTO.
Gross Weight
- Every public thoroughfare, public boulevard, driveway, avenue, park, alley and callejon, but shall not include roadway upon grounds owned by private persons, colleges, universities, or other similar institutions.
Highways
- mean that a motor vehicle is “parked” or
“parking” if it has been brought to a stop on the shoulder or proper edge of a highway, and remains inactive in that place or close thereto for an appreciable period of time. - A motor vehicle which properly stops merely to discharge a passenger or to take in a waiting passenger, or to load or unload a small quantity of freight with reasonable dispatch shall not be considered as “parked”, if the motor vehicle again moves away without delay
Parking or Parked
- A foreigner who travels from place to place for pleasure or culture.
Tourist
- Passenger trucks may be allowed to construct any cargo-carrying device at the rear or at the side of the truck, subject to the approval of the Director: Provided, however, that the total weight of the device, including the cargo, shall not exceed 100 kilos. (Section 32)
Cargo Carrying Devices
- Passengers shall not be allowed to ride on the cover or top of motor vehicles, but baggage or freight may be carried on the top of a truck so long as the weight thereof does not exceed 20 kilos per square meter distributed in such a way as not to endanger the passengers or the vehicle’s stability (Section 32B)
Riding on Top of the Motor Vehicle
- It is strictly Prohibited for any person to ride on the running board, step board, or mudguard of
his motor vehicle for any purpose while the vehicle in motion, except for conductors collecting fare. (Section 32C)
Riding on Running Boards
- No motor vehicle with metallic tires shall be
operated upon any public highway, and solid
tires whenever used shall be of sufficient
thickness to prevent the metal rims thereof from
coming in direct contact with the road.
Required Motor Vehicle Accessories
(Article 4, Section 34 A-J) Tires of Motor Vehicles.
- Every motor vehicle with four or more wheels shall be provided with dual hydraulic brake system
- This requirement, however, does not apply to motor vehicles equipped with pneumatic braking
system
Brakes
- Every motor vehicle shall be provided with a horn or signaling device in good working order: Provided, however, that no horn or signaling device emitting an exceptionally loud, startling, or disagreeable sound shall be installed or used on any motor vehicle.
Horns
- Every motor vehicle of more than one meter of projected width, while in use on any public
highway shall bear two headlights, one on each side, with white or yellowish light visible from the front, which, not later than one-half hour after sunset and until at least one-half Hour before sunrise and whenever weather conditions so require, shall both be lighted.
Headlights
- Every motor vehicle and trailer shall, During the above-mentioned hours, also bear on each side in the rear a lamp showing a red light visible at least one hundred meters from the rear of the vehicle and a lamp throwing a white light upon the number plate issued for such vehicle.
Taillights
- Every motor vehicle shall be equipped at the rear with at least one lamp which shall throw a sustained bright red light visible under all
conditions, even under bright sunlight, when the brakes are applied.
Stop lights
- Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a mechanically or electrically operated device for wiping off raindrops or other moisture from its front windshield.
Windshield wiper
- Whenever the load of any vehicle extends more than one meter beyond the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed at every projecting end of such load a red flag not less than thirty centimeters both in length and width except that during the hours fixed under subsection (s), there shall be displayed, in lieu of the required red flags, red lights visible at least fifty meters away
Use of red flag
- Every motor vehicle propelled by an Internal Combustion Engine shall be equipped with a
muffler, and whenever said motor vehicle passes through a street of any city. Municipality or thickly populated district or barrio, the muffler shall not be cut out or disconnected. No motor vehicle shall be Operated in such a manner as to
cause it to emit or make any Unnecessary or
disagreeable odor, smoke or noise.
Mufflers
- No Person shall be allowed Hanging on to or riding on the outside or rear end of any vehicle holding on to any moving vehicle whether on foot or otherwise
- Driver allowing any person to hang on to or ride
outside of or at the rear end of the Vehicle.
Hitching on a Vehicle (Section 51)
