MOTORCYCLE riders should not blame Land Transportation Office–6 director Gerard Camiña for the implementation of LTO’s administrative Order (AO) No. 2008-15 prescribing the rules and regulations for the use and operation of motorcycles on highways.

In Section 1, paragraph “g” of AO 2008-5, it clearly states that all motorcycle riders are required to wear protective devices such as leather gloves, heavy jackets and leather boots.

Whew! Pwerte ka init eh!

Blame it all to LTO chief Alberto Suanzing!

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This writer is also a motorcycle owner. Since gasoline price increases are unstoppable, I opted to use my motorcycle or take a public utility jeepney. I no longer use my vintage car (model 1300 Beetle Volkswagen).

My beetle consumes 1 liter of premium gasoline for every 10-12 kilometers.

But we are in hard times now.

So, with AO 2008-15 Section 6, which states that only one backrider shall be allowed, my kumpare Roming, who uses his motorcycle in going to work and carrying his children to school has expressed disgust.

Pare Roming bought a motorcycle to save on jeepney fares.

Motorcycle owners are also against the P1,500 fine for not wearing standard helmet.

By the way, LTO should also impose penalties/fines on motorcycle riding traffic enforcers without helmet.

Unaha anay ang mga haslu!

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Many objections have been raised against AO 2008-015, which prohibits modification of the motorcycle’s original design without the approval of LTO and DTI.

If that is the case, LTO must not register modified public utility vehicles and ‘lowered jeeps’.

Why does the LTO allow tricycles and habal-habal in rural areas?

Is LTO chief Alberto Suanzing not considering the livelihood of the thousands of tricycle and habal-habal drivers nga magutuman?

LTO must instead campaign strictly against rampant registration of smuggled vehicles coming from the North, the Visayas and the Mindanao port.

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Last week House Speaker Prospero Nograles asked for the ouster of Suanzing after the latter issued a statement that he will recall all the car plates bearing “8” for these have been used to commit abuses.

Congress also criticized the statement made by Suanzing implying that congressmen are abusive on the roads.

But Nograles said the “8” car plate is the official protocol plate issued by the transport agency to members of the House of Representatives.

He added that if Suanzing cannot do his job effectively by using his common sense, he must resign from his position.

4 Responses to “LTO chief must resign”

• 1
  Draven3020
  September 8th, 2008 10:41

  SUANSING RESIGN NO TO AO 2–8-015!!!
• 2
  RESIGN SWARDING
  September 10th, 2008 01:20

  tanga talaga itong si mr suansing.
  gagawa ng batas lto, hinde nag iisip.

  nakakahiya!!!!
• 3
  boga
  September 16th, 2008 22:08

  bakit gusto mong mag implement nang ganyang batas na hindi naman bagay! ok lang ang batas na mag suot talaga tayo ng protective gear tulad ng helmet o gloves pero yung mag modified ng motorcycles kailangan pa ba yang gawan ng batas wala kanang pakialam kung ano ang gusto ng owner sa kanyang sasakyan hindi naman siguro maaksidente ang magmaneho ng motorcycle kung pinaganda o magmodified ng motorcycle.make use of your brain! hindi nakamamatay ang magmodified ng motorcycles kundi ang hindi maghehelmet. masmabuti pang patuunan nyo ng pansin ang maraming holdapan sa ating bansa!
• 4
  modifier
  September 30th, 2008 00:06

  paano k naging LTO chief mr. suanzing?
  wala k naman alam pra mag-implement ng batas n hindi mo pinag-aaralan mabuti. magisip-isip k muna bago k gumawa ng batas n kung ano-ano.
  hindi nman ikaw ang gumagastos s pagmomodified ng motor, pwede mo lng pakielaman ung mga hindi nagsu2ot ng safety gears.
  hindi mo b naisip n maraming maghi2rap kpag natupad un.
  unang-una n lng ung mga business owners ng mga motorcycle shops. xempre wla n s kanila bi2li ng motor parts kasi BAWAL daw.
  dpat mag-isip k muna mr. suanzing.
  nasaan b ang utak mo mr. suanzing?
  cguro nsa kuko mo. hahaha!
  NAKAKAHIYA k!

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