Last week, the Metro Manila Council (MMC), which consists of all the mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR), unanimously voted to adopt the 28-year-old proposal Metro Manila Single Ticketing System (STS). Its implementation, according to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), will be within Q1 of this year.
Under the new STS, all cities within NCR will have a uniform implementation, as well as a standardized table of penalties for the 20 most common traffic violations.
Motorcycles
All cities within Metro Manila will be imposing the following penalties for motorcycle-specific traffic violations (1st to subsequent offenses):
Republic Act 10054 or Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 – PHP 1,500 to PHP 10,000
Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 Sec. 7 (C) “use of substandard helmet” – PHP 3,000 to PHP 5,000
Republic Act 10666 or Children’s Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015 – PHP 3,000 to PHP 10,000
Dress Code for motorcycle riders – PHP 500 to PHP 1,000
Additionally, the following traffic violations may also be applied to erring motorcycle riders:
Disregarding Traffic Signs (DTS) – PHP 1,000
Illegal Parking – PHP 1,000 to PHP 2,000
Reckless Driving – PHP 1,000 to PHP 2,000 (with seminar)
Overloading (passengers or cargo) – PHP 1,000
Defective Motor Vehicle Accessories – PHP 1,000
Unauthorized Modification – PHP 2,000
Illegal Counterflow – PHP 2,000 to PHP 5,000
Overspeeding – PHP 1,000
Also, being discourteous to a traffic enforcer can be meted with a PHP 500 fine according to STS. All traffic violations under the new STS will also go straight to LTO’s database for recording.
