III.

Traffic Law Enforcement

Traffic law enforcement is the action by the police or law enforcer and the court to
compel obedience to traffic laws and ordinances regulating the use and movement of
motor vehicles for the purpose of creating to unlawful behavior by the potential violators.
Enforcement of traffic legislation is the area of activity aimed at controlling
road users behavior by preventive, persuasive, and punitive methods in order
to effect the same and efficient movement of traffic.
5Es of Traffic
1. Education Plan, direct, conduct and evaluate safety education and public
information campaign.
2. Engineering takes charge all the traffic problems with a view to facilitate smooth
flow of traffic.
3. Enforcement action taken by the police to compel the obedience to traffic laws and
ordinances.
4. Enactment Legislation of laws, rules and regulations and ordinances related to
transport and traffic.
5. Environment implement and enforce RA 8749 the Clean and Air Act of 1999.
Why do people violate traffic?

Ignorance of traffic laws

Mental disorders
Lack of training and experience
Closeness to power which causes them to be habitual violator
Wrong attitude towards driving, risk taking, enforcement and traffic laws.
Causes of Philippine Traffic

Undisciplined drivers
Lack of discipline of pedestrians and commuters using the roads and public
transportation system.
Lack of knowledge of road rules and regulations due to laxity & efficiency of the
information / education process.
Badly planned, designed and constructed roads and streets with no provisions for
future expansion.
No provisions in our laws for compulsory banning the operation and phasing out of
old vehicles.
 Traffic Administration in the Philippines is being under taken by a number of
agencies of the government sector both civilian and the military organization.The
major agencies that work in concert to bring about safety and orderly movement
of people and goods of our highways are as follows:

Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC)

This department is the primary policy, planning, programming, coordinating,
Implementing, regulating and administrative entity of the executive branch of the
government in the promotion, development, regulation of a dependable and
coordinated network of transportation and communication.
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)
This department is charged with the responsibility of management of roads to
include the construction, maintenance and repair roads.
Land Transportation Office (LTO)
This agency is responsible for drivers and conductors licensing, motor vehicle
registration, including the enforcement of vehicle standards, rules of driving the
enforcement of traffic laws, rules and regulations.
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB)
This agency created under DOTC has a quasi-judicial powers and function, and
connection with its authority to grant franchise and regulations of all public utility
motor vehicle including enforcement of the Public Service Law (CA 146).
Traffic Management Authority
An office which is designed and authorized to perform traffic engineering, education
and enforcement activities.
Traffic Law Enforcement Line Chart
Philippine National Police/Highway Patrol Group (PNP/HPG)
The members of the PNP are the primary traffic law enforcers of the land. The PNP
through the HPG supports the local PNP and other agencies in so far as traffic and
transportation matters are concerned. They are tasked to conduct the following duties and
responsibilities:
Traffic Law Enforcement
Traffic control and direction
Traffic patrol and surveillance
Traffic accident investigation and reporting
Drivers education