The document summarizes key traffic laws and regulations in the Philippines, including: 1) The top 10 traffic violations from the Land Transportation Office, which include requirements to wear a seatbelt, have a valid vehicle registration, and only park in allowed areas. 2) Provisions from the Republic Act No. 4136 compiling land transportation laws, including classifications for vehicle registration, speed limits on different road types, and vehicle equipment requirements like brakes, lights, and horns. 3) Penalties for various traffic violations related to licensing, fraud, and unsafe driving behaviors like illegal turns, overtaking in unsafe situations, and failing to yield right of way.

1. Traffic Laws, ruLes
and reguLaTion
PhiLiPPines

2. Lamborgini

3. Chevrolet

4. Ferrari

5. Ford

6. GMC

12. Top 10 to Improve on Driving
Laws in the Philippines :
 based on the Top 10 Traffic Violations from the Land
Transportation Office (January 2008).
 Wear a seatbelt.
 Have a valid car registration.
 Have the Original Receipt and Certificate of registration (OR-CR)
with you.
 Park only in allowed areas.
 Not obstruct traffic
 If a student driver, drive with a student licensed driver.
 Not participate in a colorum taxi operation
 For for-hire vehicles, drive in proper attire. No
slippers and sleeveless shirts.
 Drive with valid licenses, not delinquent, suspended,
ineffectual or revoked

13. AN ACT TO COMPILE THE LAWS
RELATIVE TO LAND
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
RULES, TO CREATE A LAND
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT No. 4136

14. CHAPTER II
REGISTRATION OF MOTOR
VEHICLES
ARTICLE I
Duty to Register, Reports, Applications,
Classifications
Section 5. All motor vehicles and other vehicles must be
registered.
For hire motor vehicles - on or before the last working day of
February.
2. Privately-owned motor vehicles - from March one to the
last working day of May.
3. All other motor vehicles - from June one to the last
working day of June; except when the plates of such motor
vehicles are returned to the Commission in Quezon City or
to the Office of the Motor Vehicles Registrar in the
provincial or city agency of the Commission on or before
the last working day of December of the year of issue.

15. • Section 7. Registration Classification. -
Every motor vehicle shall be registered
under one of the following described
classifications:
(1)Private
(2)For hire
(3)Government
(4)Diplomatic(owned by foreign
governments)

16. CHAPTER IV
TRAFFIC RULEs
ARTICLE I
Speed Limit and Keeping to the Right
Passengers Motor
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SPEEDS Cars and trucks and
Motorcycle buses
1. On open country roads, with no "blinds 80 km. per hour 50 km. per
corners" not closely bordered by habitations. hour
2. On "through streets" or boulevards, clear of 40 km. per hour 30 km. per
traffic, with no " blind corners," when so hour
designated.
3. On city and municipal streets, with light 30 km. per hour 30 km. per
traffic, when not designated "through hour
streets".
4. Through crowded streets, approaching 20 km. per hour 20 km. per
intersections at "blind corners," passing hour
school zones, passing other vehicles which are
stationery, or for similar dangerous
circumstances.

17. ARTICLE IV
Accessories of Motor Vehicles
Section 34.
• Tires of motor vehicles - No motor vehicle
with metallic tires shall be operated upon
any public highway, and solid tires
• Brakes - very motor vehicle with four or
more wheels shall be provided with dual
hydraulic brake system so that in case of
hydraulic line failure affecting the braking
efficiency of any of the four wheels at least
either the front or rear wheels shall retain
normal braking capabilities
• Horns - Every motor vehicle shall be
provided with a horn or signalling devise in

18. • Headlights - 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,
• Tailights - 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.
• Stop lights - 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

19. • Lights when parked or disabled -
Appropriate parking lights or flares visible
one hundred meters away shall be
displayed at a corner of the vehicle
whenever such vehicle is parked on
highways or in places that are not well-
lighted or is placed in such manner as to
endanger passing traffic.
• Windshield wiper - Every motor vehicle
shall be equipped with a mechanically or
electrically operated device for wiping off
raindrops or other moisture from its front
windshield.

20. • Use of red flags - 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
• Mufflers - Every motor vehicle propelled
by an internal combustion engine shall
be equipped with a muffler, 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.

21. • An act imposing a Motor Vehicle User's
Charge on owners of all types of Motor
Vehicles and other purposes.
• Section 7C of which provides penalties for
overloaded trucks and trailers and
prohibits vehicles that exceed the
allowable gross vehicle weight or axle
loads from proceeding the roadway. The
axle load should not exceed 13,500 kgs or
13.5 metric tons.
Republic Act No. 8794

22. Republic Act No. 8750 - Seat Belts
Use Act
An act requiring the mandatory
compliance by motorists of private and
public vehicles to use seat belt devices,
and requiring vehicle manufacturers to
install seat belt devices in all their
manufactured vehicles.

23. A. Violations related to licensing
Subjec
Violations Penalties
t
Driving without license P 750.00 Driver
Driving with delinquent, invalid. suspended,
P 300.00 Driver
ineffectual, revoked or improper license
Failure to show or surrender driver’s license for
cause upon due demand by person with authority to P 150.00 Driver
confiscate.
Failure to carry driver’s license when Operating
P 150.00 Driver
motor vehicle.
Failure to sign driver’s license P 150.00 Driver
Driving while under the influence of Liquor or
P 2,000.00
prohibited drug
Fine plus 1
Driver
For the 2nd offense, year
Driver
Suspension
Driver
Revocation
Subsequent violation of driver’s
license

24. Allowing an unlicensed/improperly licensed person to Owner/
P 750.00
drive MV Operator
Possession and use of fake driver’s license. If the
driver has been issued an authentic license, the same
shall be confiscated and suspended for 6 months in
addition to the fine. P 1500.00 Driver
If the driver has not been issued an authentic license,
he shall not be qualified to secure driver’s license for
a period of six (6) months in addition to the fine
Allowing another person to use his driver’s license –
P 500.00 Driver
confiscation and suspension for one (1) month
Use and involvement of MV by the driver in the
commission of a crime-in case of court conviction, P 1500.00 Driver
automatic revocation of driver’s license.
Student Driver operating a MV without being Student
P 200.00
accompanied by a licensed driver. Driver

25. Use of invalid/ delinquent/ suspended/ P 1000.00
revoked/ fake license, identification card to Driver
or permit. P 3000.00
P 1000.00
Fake CR, OR, plates, tags or Owner/
to
stickers/spurious documents Operator
P 3000.00
Violations relative to fraudsOwner/
Misrepresenting a copy of a document and
P 1000.00 Operator/
before the Traffic Adjudication Service
falsities Driver

26. Illegal turn P 150.00 Driver
Driving against traffic/counterflow P 2000.00 Driver
Illegal overtaking P 150.00 Driver
Overtaking at an unsafe distance P 150.00 Driver
Cutting an overtaken vehicle P 150.00 Driver
Failure to give way to an overtaking vehicle P 150.00 Driver
Increasing speed when being overtaken P 150.00 Driver
Overtaking when left side is not visible or
P 150.00 Driver
clear
Overtaking on a crest or grade P 150.00 Driver
Overtaking on a curve P 150.00 Driver
Overtaking at a railway grade crossing P 150.00 Driver
Traffic Violations

27. Overtaking at an intersection P 150.00 Driver
Overtaking between “Men Working” or “Caution”
P 150.00 Driver
signs
Failure to yield to the right of way P 150.00 Driver
Failure to come to a complete stop at a through
P 150.00 Driver
street
Failure to come to a complete stop at a stop
P 150.00 Driver
intersection
Failure to give proper turn/stop signals P 150.00 Driver
Illegal right turn P 150.00 Driver
Illegal left turn P 150.00 Driver
Failure to stop motor vehicle and apply
P 150.00 Driver
handbrake when unattended
Causing an obstruction to traffic P 150.00 Driver