Drivers’ traffic fines reach P1.6M

[necrotic freak]

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SOME 32 jeepney drivers whose routes are plying in Cebu City were issued bench warrants by the court for their traffic violations.

This led the City Traffic Operations Management (Citom) to form a group to look and go after these erring drivers who have an aggregate traffic fine amounting to P1,629,400.

The group is composed of traffic enforcers and members of the traffic police.

In an interview yesterday, Citom’s operation division head Joy Tumulak said the court’s issuance of a bench warrant would serve as a warning to the jeepney drivers to obey City Ordinance 801 or the Traffic Code of Cebu City and other traffic laws.

The bench warrant to the 32 jeepney drivers was issued by Judge Monalila Tecson of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities Branch 1 last month.

Absence

A bench warrant is issued when an accused does not appear during a scheduled court
proceeding.

Tumulak also told the jeepney drivers to immediately settle all their fines every time they are issued citation tickets by Citom’s traffic enforcers.

Of the 32 jeepney drivers, Tumulak said there is one of them who has a traffic fine that has already reached P139,800 after committing 350 violations since 1999.

Another jeepney driver, owes Citom P160,500 for committing a total of 335 traffic violations.

Violations

Tumulak said majority of the violations committed by the jeepney drivers are stopping at no stopping zones, disregard of traffic signs and the failure to carry their identification cards.

At around 3:00 in the afternoon yesterday, Tumulak said Citom has apprehended one of the 32 erring drivers while he was waiting for passengers in Barangay Bulacao.

He was identified by the traffic enforcer through the jeepney’s plate number.

The said driver, who is a resident of Naga, has committed 222 traffic violations and has a total traffic fine of P89,000.

Tumulak said the driver is at the custody of Citom. He will be brought today to the sala of Tecson.

“Depende na dayon sa judge kung iya bang i-allow ang driver nga mo-pay ug compromise penalty or ipa-pay gyud ang fine in full (It depends on the judge if he allows the driver to pay a compromise penalty or pay the fine in full),” he said.

Drivers
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Ako lang pangutana ni Mr. Tumulak,

Nganong karon raman ang CITOM ni seryoso ani after 14 yrs sa uban traffic violators?

[H.Wolowitz]

dapat imprisonment plus fine ang penalty if 50,000 and above ang violator. para ma.disiplina sad nang mga abusado nga drivers.

[burn777]

Ako lang pangutana ni Mr. Tumulak,

Nganong karon raman ang CITOM ni seryoso ani after 14 yrs sa uban traffic violators?

Kanus a diay sila pwede magsugod bro?

Kanindot naman ana nga naa nay gisugdan.

Ug way buhaton reklamo kay nganong wala.. Ug buhaton na reklamo sad kay nganong karon pa. Hehe

[trinalla]

dapat imprisonment plus fine ang penalty if 50,000 and above ang violator. para ma.disiplina sad nang mga abusado nga drivers.

too much ra sad nah ang imprisonment, mo samot kahuot ang prisohan, lifetime cancellation of license cguro pwede nah para dili na jud cla maka drive, ngita nalang lain panginabuhi.

[goodasdead]

kani unta citation ticket na wala mabayri diri unta ni nila striktoon inig renew sa license kung naay pending citation ticket dili e renew ang license, kung mao ni ila gbuhat dili siguro moabot 300 violation ang usa ka driver kay kabalo naman bayran gihapon nig renew dili na magsalig

[necrotic freak]

Kanus a diay sila pwede magsugod bro?

Kanindot naman ana nga naa nay gisugdan.

Ug way buhaton reklamo kay nganong wala.. Ug buhaton na reklamo sad kay nganong karon pa. Hehe

Ni adto pa untang 1999 nila ni gipang issuhan ug bench warrant. Aron hagbay ra pod unta madisiplina jud ang mga drivers nga badlongon. Kuha ko nimo bro?

[necrotic freak]

kani unta citation ticket na wala mabayri diri unta ni nila striktoon inig renew sa license kung naay pending citation ticket dili e renew ang license, kung mao ni ila gbuhat dili siguro moabot 300 violation ang usa ka driver kay kabalo naman bayran gihapon nig renew dili na magsalig

Agree ko nimo ani bro.. Incorporate nalang ta nila sa LTO...

[Devian]

I remember before mora gi incorporate man ang bayad sa violations pag renew sa license pero nag boycott ug walay nanagan nga jeep mao wala gi collect or gihatagan bato ug discount. naa man sab ni sila group na motabang.

time man tingali to ni Osmena. nahibulong pud ko ngano ing-ana kadako sa ila violations. mora gi bale-wala ra ang dakop.

[pak88]

Unsa diay ni paagi nila maka avoid traffic fines? mag balhin sige rehistro ig renew? Unsaon na lang man intawon pag bayad sa mga jeepney drivers ana na fines uy.

[burn777]

Ni adto pa untang 1999 nila ni gipang issuhan ug bench warrant. Aron hagbay ra pod unta madisiplina jud ang mga drivers nga badlongon. Kuha ko nimo bro?

Yup.

Pero ako point is maayo na ni nga gisugdan na jud. At least naa na.