Agency Concern in Traffic

Management * Department of
Public
Work and Highway  - the vehicle and its load  3. Traffic Law
 DILG  - the road Enforcement
 DOTr
 DOH Police officers main functions Functions of Traffic
 LTO in traffic Engineering
 PNP  - Police traffic directions  Fact finding surveys
 TMG  - Police traffic law and recommendation
 HPG enforcement  Supervision and
 Traffic Enforcement Group  - Police traffic accident maintenance to the
 LTFRB investigation application
 MMDA  Planning of traffic
 DEPED Elements of traffic accident regulations
 CHED  - the vehicle involved - survey every 1year
 LGU  - the highway
 - the road user Objectives of traffic
Engineering
Legal Basis
Causes of traffic Accident  * to achieve efficient,
 - R.A No. 4136
Direct Causes: safe, free and rapid flow
 - PD 96
Usually only for direct of traffic.
 - R.A No. 10586 (Anti Drunk and
causes are considered in  * to prevent traffic
Drugged Driving)
accident investigation; such as; accidents and
 - R.A No. 10913
 - Initial behavior casualties
 - PD No. 483
 - Speed  * to present the role of
 - R.A No. 6374
 - Delayed Perception traffic engineering in
 - Senate Bill No. 2234 reducing the needs for
 - Faulty evasive
police action and
Excemptions (Mark Vehicles) simplifying police
"Key Event" - means the one
 - AFP performance.
which characterizes the manner
 - FBI  * to show that good
of the occurrence of the -
 - LTO police action and
 Point of Possible
 - PNP performance makes
Perception
 - BFP - Hospital Ambulance engineering plans
 Delay in Perception or
Perception Time effective.
Geneva Convention on Road Traffic
 Prompt Perception
 - September 19, 1949. Promotes Traffic Enforcement Action
 Maximum Delayed
the development and safety of
Perception  1. Detection
international road traffic by
 Point of ni Escape  2. Apprehension
establishing certain uniform rules.  3. Prosecution
 Point of Impact
 - red  4. Adjudication
 Final Position
 - green  5. Penalization
 - amper
3E's of Traffic
 1. Traffic Education Enforcement action is usual
Element of Street and limited to:
highway traffic  2. Traffic Engineering
 verbal or written writing
 - the road user
  summon or citation requiring Types/Kinds of traffic Patrol
the offender to appear in court  1. Line Patrol
 Arresting traffic violators for  2. Area Patrol – streets
traffic violations not attended
 Suspension or revocation of Traffic Observation
license; - privilege  - Stationary Observation
 Payment of fines or civil - immovable/omni-
damages, and; presence
 Prosecution of  - Conspicuous
criminaloffenses in relation to Observation
traffic  - Visible Observation
 - Concealed
Kind of Enforcement Action Observation
1. Traffic Arrest
 A. Offence committed is serious Types of traffic signs
 B. Detection is necessary to avoid  1. Regulatory Sign
continued violation  2. Warning Sign
 C. There is reasonable doubt that  3. Guide or Informative
the violator will not appear in Sign
court.
2. Traffic Citation Types of Guide Signs
3. Traffic Warning  1. Route markings
 A. Visual Warning  2. Destination and
 B. Verbal Warning Distance Signs
 C. Written Warning  3. Information Signs

Traffic Lights
 - red
 - amber
 - green

Purpose of traffic patrol

 Deterrent to violations and
dangerous driving.
 Detecting and apprehending
violators.
 Observing and reporting traffic
conditions.
 Observing and reporting road
conditions, including view
obstruction which needs attention.
 Providing certain services to the
public.