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Nov
12
Are cars with Friendship Route stickers exempted from number coding in LP?
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Sorry Las Pineros. That little sticker on your car does not exempt you from the Las Pinas Number Coding.
This is according to Las Pinas City Police Chief Sr. Supt. Romeo Sapitula’s office belying hearsay that having the 2011 Friendship Route sticker exempts motorists from the number coding in the city.
“The sticker can only give access to participating villages/subdivisions,” said Sapitula’s office.
And yes, Las Pinas has its own number coding ordinance apart from the one MMDA does.
Read an article about the ordinance here.
So there. Stick to the village roads when your car is not allowed to go out on the main roads of the city.
Oh, the Daang Hari (portion of Las Pinas) and the part from Toyota Alabang to Daang Hari (Honda) implements this number coding too.
Sep
28
Daang Hari Road part of Las Pinas; Number coding implemented there too
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A lot of readers have been asking us and it is only now that we have confirmed from Las Pinas Police Chief Supt. Romy Sapitula that Daang Hari Road (from Honda to TS Cruz) is part of Las Pinas and that “coded” vehicles will be apprehended by their traffic enforcers there.
Yes, no window hours and yes, Las Pinas is not under the MMDA.
They have their own number coding ordinance separate from the MMDA scheme.
Read the 2008 announcement of the ordinance here:
By Julie M. Aurelio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:19:00 06/28/2008
MANILA, Philippines — To reduce the traffic volume in the city’s major thoroughfares, the Las Piñas City government will be imposing its own vehicle coding scheme especially in major thoroughfares.
Under City Ordinance No. 831-08, all public and private vehicles will be banned from the city’s roads on a specific day of the week, except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.
“This is aimed to reduce the volume of vehicles plying in the city’s major thoroughfares, as well as in our side streets,” city mayor Vergel Aguilar said.
Under the city ordinance, vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 and 2 will be banned from the city’s roads on Mondays, 3 and 4 on Tuesdays, 5 and 6 during Wednesdays, 7 and 8 on Thursdays, and 9 and 0 on Fridays.
“In the absence of a license plate, the last digit of the conduction sticker shall be the basis of the prohibition,” Aguilar added.
The city’s number coding system for vehicles will be implemented apart from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s own Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program.
This will also mean that there will be no more “window hours” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for vehicles who are banned from plying the streets under the number coding scheme.
The Alabang-Zapote Road, which runs through Barangay (village) Zapote in Las Piñas City up to Alabang in Muntinlupa City, is often the site of traffic jams.
“We ask our vehicle owners to strictly comply with the coding system so as to avoid penalties as well as not cause traffic,” the mayor said.
The vehicles will be banned from plying both national roads and side streets from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Aguilar said he has directed the city’s traffic management office and local police to strictly enforce the number coding system.
“Not only will this reduce traffic, but it will ensure the safety of commuters especially as classes have already resumed with students and their parents flocking to schools,” the mayor explained.
So even side streets and the small strip from Toyota Alabang (often called Standard) to Daang Hari (Honda) is under this ordinance.
Does this help in the traffic situation in Las Pinas? We don’t think so. But a law is a law. And ignorance of the law is not an excuse. So let us all just abide.
Aug
25
Las Pinas traffic makes national newspaper
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| Look, ma, traffic in Las Pinas has made national news.
From Philstar.com: By Perseus Echeminada The Philippine Star |
| MANILA, Philippines – Motorists are complaining about traffic jams along Las Piñas City’s major roads, caused by potholes, diggings and incompetent traffic enforcers.Along the Zapote-Alabang Road, traffic crawls at all hours of the day. Motorists complained that diggings of Maynilad Water were compounded by inefficient traffic management. Negotiating a one-kilometer stretch around the SM Las Piñas mall could take half an hour.
Resident Manuel Geslani told The STAR that a 300-meter section of the Daang Hari highway near Alabang is just a “dirt road” pitted with “huge” potholes. Motorists going to and from Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Laguna and Cavite have to pass through this section, creating a bottleneck during peak hours. City public information officer Jimmy Castillano said the city government’s engineering department and traffic division are working to ease the traffic jams. “We will coordinate with other agencies to address the problem,” he said. |
Aug
23
Traffic Advisory: Zapote Loop Interchange closed to traffic until Sept. 20
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Due to repairs being done at the Zapote Interchange Loop, it will be closed to traffic until Sept. 20.
Yes, that road needs serious repairing.
I pity sedans who pass that area. Rough roads.
Hopefully after they fix it, it will be passable to light vehicles again.
So for now, stick to the left lane of Coastal Road on your way to Las Pinas and Cavite.
Yes, it’s a bit more traffic but the few times we passed there, traffic was moving.
Just be careful. Roads are a bit (understatement) bumpy in the end (Longos portion).
Aug
10
Buhos (counterflow) System in Las Pinas a bust?
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So how has this counter-flowing (“buhos”) scheme been treating you lately?
For those who don’t know about the Buhos System, it is the stopping of one lane (Alabang to Zapote or vice versa) in a certain spot along Alabang-Zapote Road and allowing the oncoming lane to use all four (yes, there’s really just four lanes along Alabang-Zapote Road) lanes for a significant number of minutes before allowing the regular flow of traffic.
We asked our readers what they think of the Buhos System the Las Pinas traffic enforcers are regularly implementing along Alabang-Zapote Road and got these answers:
“It happens everyday, I couldn’t even say anybody’s a “victim” anymore. I grew up to this practice and I think everybody just decided to silently take it as something normal. Hay,” said our Facebook friend Jacob Delos Santos.
@Erwin0618 from our Twitter account said that it is the “dumbest thing they can do.”
“It took me 30 minutes from Southland to Southmall because of that,” he added. This should usually only take about five to 10 minutes or less with normal traffic flow.
A Twitter friend with a handle @wandrada also said that the buhos system is like “a mad rush to the end of a tunnel” and said that LP traffic enforcers should regulate the traffic on even terms to be fair to all motorists.
@almostlaureen was tweeting while stuck in traffic, saying “been stuck in front of Southmall for approximately 15 minutes due to buhos from southbound lane. Major hassle.”
@mitchevanz10 said that the traffic system just produces more traffic.
“What they need to do is to be strict lalo na sa jeep at bus. Buhos system is NOT effective,” he added.
“Counterflow sucks. Was once stuck for almost two hours from Starmall Las Pinas to Northgate,” narrated @gelaibabydoll, adding that she got hit at two different intersections.
Unlucky driver right there.
@beeyangkah said that she spent half an hour on the same spot just waiting for the MMDA (or LP traffic enforcers? – Ed) to let our side move.
“Hassle!,” she uttered.
@drexezs put it plainly, saying “cause of traffic lang ang buhos system” while @cpfrancia said that “it’s stupid and is a real test of one’s patience.”
A lot of motorists would rather not have their patience tested though.
“Walang saysay ang buhos!!” said Jed Sters from our Facebook.
Is traffic along AZ Road worse than EDSA? One reader thinks so.
“Traffic in Alabang-Zapote Road is worse than EDSA traffic. Buhos system should stop and they should just use traffic lights,” said @JayR_12.
Not surprisingly, we only got one positive (not too positive actually) feedback.
@malene1207 said that she’s okay with the buhos system just as long as they can maintain or lessen the timing.
“Minsan kasi 15 to 30 minutes bago mag-go. Nakakasayang ng time,” she said.
The creation of the Friendship Route, the number coding AND the Buhos System. These are what the Las Pinas city government had come up with to combat the patience-testing traffic in the city’s main highway.
Have they been enough?
We don’t think so.
Apparently, a lot of our readers share the same sentiment as ours.
There is still heavy traffic along Alabang-Zapote Road.
How about the traffic enforcers ENFORCE some of the basic traffic rules of “No Loading and Unloading” at any point along the highway?
How about these traffic enforcers ENFORCE the law that jeepneys and buses CANNOT stop in the middle of the road just to get and bring down commuters? (Oh, we forgot. It’s these PUVs who give them their pambaons.)
How about these traffic enforcers ENFORCE the “No Jaywalking” policy and encourage commuters to use the overpasses?
How about SOME enforcement?
We hope that traveling in Las Pinas can be a more relaxing and stress-inducing experience.
But…we can all only hope.
