The pedestrian lane law
This post was made several years ago re Sec 42 of RA 4136 (or the LTO law) This refers to the right of way of pedestrians in designated walk way or pedestrian lane. My experience on this law is (just be careful)
1. The vehicles especially MC do not slow down a bit on pedestrian lane. They think they have
the right of way if they are on the highway;
2. The pedestrian lane I am talking about is near an intersection where there is a traffic light. Even
when the signal is stop, the vehicles will not slow down nor stop;
3. It does not matter if they see you have white hair.
4. A toda even uses the pedestrian lane for its terminal, and their units are in conflict with passage of pedestrians
How sad that laws in our country are disregarded and disrespected. Short of having anarchy. In a country where is a constitution, so many laws being passed, a 200,000 strong police force with force multipliers from Barangay. So many laws so huge bureaucracy. But do we have order?
The mayor of this town was killed at the same highway topic of this post, when a vehicle ran over him. It that can happen to our mayor, what about ordinary citizen.? What are the PUSO officers doing.??
Excerpts, repost of the article
video of woman crossing a pedestrian lane in Bulacan being hit by two speeding motorcycles caught my interest. Indeed, many motorists, MC and other MV disobey disregard the pedestrian lane. They forget that they too sometimes become pedestrians. In our town, right in front of the municipal building, motorists do not stop at pedestrian crossing lane. An elderly was hit by a speeding tricycle near a bakery pedestrian lane. The victim was able to get up, was brought to hospital where he was declared out of danger but died later during the day
