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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS
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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 229
TO
: The Secretary
Department of National Defense
The Secretary
Department of Public Works, Transportation &
Communications
The Secretary
Department of Public Highways
The Commissioner
Land Transportation Commission
WHEREAS, statistics show that one of the major causes of fatal or serious accidents in land transportation is the presence of disabled, stalled, or parked motor vehicles along streets or highways without any appropriate early warning device to signal approaching motorists of their presence;
WHEREAS, the hazards posed by such obstructions to traffic have been recognized by international bodies concerned with traffic safety, the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signal and the United Nations Organization (U.N.);
WHEREAS, the said Vienna Convention, which was ratified by the Philippine Government under P.D. No. 207, recommended the enactment of local legislation for the installation of road safety signs and devices;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, in the interest of safety on all streets and highways, including expressways or limited access roads, do hereby direct;
1.
That all powers, users or drivers of motor
vehicles shall have at all times in their motor vehicles at least one
(1) pair of early warning device consisting of a triangular;
collapsible reflectorized plates in red and yellow colors at least 5
cms. at the base and 40 cms. at the sides.
2. Whenever
any motor vehicle is stalled or disabled
or is parked for thirty (30) minutes or more on any street or highways,
including expressways or limited access roads, the owner, user or
driver thereof shall cause the warning device mentioned herein to be
installed at least four meters away to the front and rear of the motor
vehicle stalled, disabled or parked.
3. The Land
Transportation Commissioner shall cause
Reflectorized Triangular Early Warning Devices, as herein described, to
be prepared and issued to registered owners of motor vehicles, except
motorcycles and trailers, charging for each piece not more than 15% of
the acquisition cost. He shall also promulgate such rules and
regulations as are appropriate to effectively implement this order.
4. All hereby
concerned shall closely coordinate and
take such measures as are necessary or appropriate to carry into effect
these instructions.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
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