5th Topic
5th Topic
Agencies
- Law enforcement – Enforces laws
o Or effectively enforcing laws yaknow
- 3 types of law enforcement
o Persuasive – Persuading drivers to follow the rules
o Preventive – Stop drivers from breaking the law
o Punitive – Punishment for law breakers
- Tickketing System
o Temporary Operator’s Permit
When license is confiscated, acts as temporary license for
72 hours, has 5 days to contest and 15 days to settle,
otherwise suspended for 30 days
o Uniform Ordinance Violation Reciept
If commit violation in Manila but not MMDA
o Traffic Citation Ticket
Issued if violation in LGUs, there’s no need to confiscate
the license
- DOTr – Coordinates government activities regarding transportation
- LTFRB – Issues Certificate of Public Convenience, for franchising
PUVs
- PNP Highway Patrol Group – Basically the bastards who arrests pipol
for violating laws
- DPWH – Responsible for the asphalt building and unbuilding
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- Pedestrian Lanes – for… you know…. Pedestrians
o Signalized
o Non-Signalized
- Turn Line – Tells you how to turn in intersection
- Loading and Unloading Bay Lane Line – Shows you where PUVs
can load and unload
- Parking Bay – For parking
- Approach Markings to Islands and Obstructions
- Rumble Strips – gives warning for oncoming hazards
- Curb Painting – used for parking (Yellow, No parking), and for
loading and unloading zones (Red No loading and unloading), etc
- Railroad Crossing Ahead – Railroad
- Pavement Arrows – used for lane control
- Speed limit – speed limit
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- Bus and PUV Lane – Unbroken Yellow Line, separating buses and
puvs from the peasants
- Traffic Lights Signals
o Green – Go
o Flashing Green Signal – Permits the vehicle to go while the
opposing traffic is red
o Yellow Signal – Shows when almost red signal
o Flashing Yellow Signal – Means proceed with caution
o Red – Stop
o Flashing Red – Stop and go only when safe
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- Do not park 6 meters from an intersection
- Do not park 4 meters from a drive way or a fire hydrant
- Hitching is not allowed
- Use red flags if load is longer by one meter than the body of the car, it
should be at least 30x30cm in length and width, and red flag lights
must be switched on half hour before sun set and sun rise, it should
also be visible 50 meters away
- All cars must have mufflers, they must not be cut off or disconnected
- Vehicles with metal tires not allowed on hiway
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- RA4136 – Section 52 – DON’T DRIVE ON THE FUCKING SIDE
WALK
- Section 54 – do not drive being a knobhead (obstructing other
vehicles on the highway by unloading, being slow etc)
11th Topic – Expressway Guidelines
- Expressway – High speed road, or Highway with controlled entrance
and exit
- For 2 lane express way, right side is for all vehicles, and left is only
for passing
- For 3 lanes, left is for passing. 2 is for under 1.5 ton cargo, and 3 is
for over 1.5 ton cargo
- 4 lanes, same as 3 except 4 is for special vehicles and construction
equipment
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- Place where people pay is called a toll plaza
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13 – Initial Operation of Motorcycles (Why do I have to learn about
this????)
14 – Motor Vehicle Rules and Parts
- Exterior Lights – One on each side with white or yellowish, must be
lit 30 mins before sunrise sunset, no red light facing forward
- Signal Lights
- Hazard Lamps
- Tail Lamp
- Brake Light
- Reverse Light
- Plate Lamp – needs to be white (haha racist)
- Left and right mirrors
- Windshield
- Front Wipers / Rear Wipers
- Doors
- Engine Hood
- Compartment or 5th Door
- Fuel Tank Cap
- Underchassis
o Engine and Transmission
o Linkages and Joints
o Rear Axle and Differential
o Muffler and Silencer
o Tire – better to replace with exact number
- Steering Wheel
- Headlight Switch – Usually on the left
- Wiper Switch – Usually on the right
- Ignition Switch
- Gear Selector Lever
- Clutch Pedal – Left
- Brake Pedal – Middle
- Gas Pedal – Right
- Hand parking brake lever / emergency brake
- Foot Parking brake lever
- Driver control console
- Hazard Switch
- Cabin Lights and Switches
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- Aircon control panel
- Seat Belts
- Air Bags
- Window Lock
- Head Restraint
- Child Restraint and Child Lock
15 & 16 – Initial Operation of the Vehicle
- Walk around check for vehicle goodness
o Check for tire crack sidewall, if it’s flat or if the tread is wornout
o Check if tire is bulging or has a damaged rim
o Suspension
- Prestart routine
o Height and Angle Lever
o Horizontal Position lever
o Adjust the seat and stuff
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- Turn on the car by turning clockwise
- Gear neutral on manual
- For Manual, fully press on clutch and brake pedals, then shift to first
gear, then release the parking break lever, slowly release the clutch
pedal while releasing brake, FEEL THE TRANSMISION, lookie at
path, brake and clutch if big fat person in way
- To shift gear on manual, step on clutch and get rid of the gas pedal
throw it out the window, shift to desired gear, release clutch and then
press gas
- Step on the brake before the clutch
- Steering
o 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock or 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock is most
optimal
o Tracking – keeps your vehicle at intended path of travel
o Hand over hand turning – Hands cross each other when turning
o Hand to Hand Steering – Hands do not cross eachother
o One hand streering – Recommended for reversing
- Think before making a turn haha
- Look at mirrors
- Signal your intent
- Look again
- Overtaking
o Make sure enough power and speed
o Avoid eye to eye contact
o Safely return to original lane
o Do not force
- Possible Problems
o Understeering
o Oversteering
- Steering wheel will go back to normal I wish same
- To Reverse
o Step on brake, shift to reverse
o Turn body to right and look backwards
o Left hand on top of wheel, 12 position
o Release pressure from brake while releasing clutch pedal
o Turn steering wheel
o Keep foot over break at all times
- Front wheels turn more when reversing
- Front will swing out father than back while reversing
- Backing up will reverse haha get it the steering
- To Stop
o Take off accelerator and put on brake
o Before car stops push clutch pedal
o Bring car to stop
o Put car to neutral or park
o Put hand brake on and shut down dudududu
- Parking
o Nose in parking, front to the wall
If tight space
o Reverse Parking, parking in reverse
Twink of an imaginary reference point
Sloiwly park using side and rear view mirrors
o Parallel parking
Pull up alongside the vehicle
Rear Bumper to bumber to next car, make it reference
point
Reverse
Turn wheel sharply to the right and reverse
Aim car to rear right corner of parking space
When steering wheel is even with front car bumer
straighten
Keep looking behind you so no hit hit
o If parked uphill or downhill, make sure steering wheel pointing
to the curb to not hit ppl or wait
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o So if uphill with curb then point away but if no then point at
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- Different Laws for driving
o RA4136 – Traffic Rules and Regulation
o RA10913 – Anti-Distracted Driving Law
o RA10586 – Anti Drunk Driving Law
o RA8750 – Seatbelt Act
o RA8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act
o RA11229 – Child Restraint Act