585 yellow lane violators tagged

MANILA, Philippines — At least 585 motorists were identified yesterday as violators of the yellow lane policy and other traffic rules.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority yesterday said through its no-contact and manual apprehension, 364 private vehicle drivers and 114 bus drivers were recorded to have committed traffic violations.

Under the MMDA’s yellow lane only policy, private motorists who will violate it will be fined P500 while buses will be fined P200 for the manual apprehension.

Garcia said the yellow lane was revived by MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim to see if it is effective in solving the traffic gridlock on EDSA.

The policy aims to segregate public utility vehicles from private buses to decongest busy lanes in the metropolis.

“For the first time ever, private vehicles ran 40 to 60 kilometers per hour (kph) during Monday morning’s rush hour on EDSA,” MMDA assistant general manager for planning Jojo Garcia said in a press conference yesterday.

Garcia and Lim monitored the traffic situation in the metropolis yesterday at the MMDA’s Metrobase in Makati City following the revival of the yellow lane policy.

The MMDA is also set to crack down on motorcycle riders who will go out of the blue lane or the lane dedicated to two-wheeled vehicles on EDSA.