AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS, ORIENTAL MINDORO BY REGULATING TRAFFIC ON ALL STREETS AND BRIDGES WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.

Section 1. Title. — This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the "ROXAS TRAFFIC ORDINANCE OF 2008."

Section 2. Scope of Application. — a) This Ordinance shall govern traffic rules and regulations in the thoroughfares of the Municipality of Roxas, pedestrian rules and regulations, vehicle stops and public transport terminals; the use of sidewalks and alleys; regulation of motorized tricycles and pedicabs, bicycles, horse-drawn rigs, pushcarts and other forms of conveyances; day and night parking areas, and public conveyances franchised by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to operate within the Municipality.

b) This ordinance shall apply and be enforced on all streets, sidewalks, bridges and parking spaces within the territorial boundaries of the Municipality of Roxas in the furtherance of an efficient traffic management system within the Municipality.

Section 3. Declaration of Policies:

a) The Municipality of Roxas shall install and maintain an efficient and adequate traffic management system within the municipality in order to ensure that mobility and ease of flow of commerce and industry shall be maximized for the benefit of residents and non-residents of Roxas, business establishments and industrial concerns.

b) It is also the policy of the Municipality to install a mechanism of effective consultation and coordination with the other municipalities of Oriental Mindoro to ensure that the traffic system shall benefit other municipalities and communities.

c) There shall also be continuous consultation with the Philippine National Police and other agencies of the National Government in charge with the enforcement of traffic laws operating within Roxas, non-governmental and people's organizations, and members of the media community to ensure effective and meaningful implementation of this ordinance.

d) The cooperation of all Barangays within the Municipality shall be enjoined both in the implementation and information dissemination to their respective constituents through barangay assemblies.

CHAPTER 2 - DEFINITIONS

Section 4. Definition of terms. — When used in this Ordinance, the term:

a) Motor Vehicle - shall mean any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power using the main thoroughfares, streets and avenues, but excepting road rollers, trolley cars, street sweepers and sprinklers, lawnmowers, bulldozers, graders, forklifts, amphibian trucks and cranes, if not used in public highways, tractors and traction engines used exclusively for agricultural purposes.

b) Motorist or Driver - shall mean any person licensed to drive any type of motor vehicle in main thoroughfares of the Municipality.

c) Articulated vehicle - shall mean any motor vehicle with a trailer having no front axle and so attached that part of the trailer rests upon the motor vehicle and substantial part of the weight of the trailer and its load are borne by the motor vehicle. Said term shall also include tractor container vans.

d) Ten-Wheeler - refers to heavy cargo trucks or sand and gravel trucks, and other similar trucks with ten wheels.

e) Six-Wheeler - shall mean light cargo trucks or delivery vans whether enclosed or open and having six wheels on the front and rear axle.

f) Owner - shall mean the actual legal owner of a motor vehicle in whose name such vehicle is duly registered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC).

g) Vehicle Repair Shop - shall include vulcanizing shop, radiator repair shop, auto air-con repair shop, motor or body repair shop, welding, electrical or painting shop, and other similar establishments owned by any person, association, partnership or corporation.

h) Terminals - are those street stands, public service stations or other public places designated by proper authorities as parking spaces, any private lots specifically licensed as such for public utility buses or vehicles, public utility tricycle or pedicab stands where said conveyances can stop while awaiting or soliciting business.

i) Bus or Jeepney Stop - shall refer to that portion of any public thoroughfare or highway designated as loading and unloading points for passengers of public utility vehicles and buses.

j) Crosswalk or Pedestrian Lane - shall mean designated crossing points for pedestrians or pushcarts on any public highway or thoroughfare usually designated by diagonal lanes on the street pavement.

k) Parking or Parked - shall mean that a motor vehicle has been brought to a stop on the shoulder or proper edge of a main thoroughfare and remains inactive in that place or close thereto for an appreciable period of time. A motor vehicle which properly stops merely to discharge a passenger or take in a waiting passenger; or to load or unload a small quantity of freight with reasonable dispatch shall not be considered "parked" if the motor vehicle moves away without delay.

l) Stalled Vehicle - shall mean any vehicle from tricycle to articulated vehicle which is left unattended in any main thoroughfare or if being attended, can be moved immediately only with the aid of towing vehicle.

m) Main Thoroughfares - shall mean all public roads, avenues, streets, but shall not include alleys and passageways not open to two-way traffic and roadways on private grounds and compounds.

n) Traffic Obstruction or Impediment - shall mean all impediments on streets, sidewalks, alleys and highways such as things, constructions, stalled and/or parked vehicles and other movable properties that obstruct free passage thereon.

o) Pedestrian - is any person going on foot or walking on sidewalks, main thoroughfares or alleys in the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality.

p) Jaywalking - shall mean any person violating traffic rules and regulations for pedestrians in the territorial jurisdiction of the Municipality.

q) Out of Line - shall mean any pedicab, public utility tricycle, vehicle or bus found travelling not on their designated routes as specified on their respective franchises, this Ordinance and other applicable laws.

r) Traffic Violation Citation Ticket and Violator's Receipt (TVCTVR) - shall mean a receipt issued by a traffic rules enforcer against any driver or person caught violating any provisions of this Ordinance and said receipt shall reflect pertinent information about the violator, the owner of the vehicle, or resident, or business establishment cited for the violation, an enumeration of the violations committed, the appropriate fine or fines and an order directing the driver or any person cited for the violation to appear on a certain date to the appropriate office or agency for appropriate action.

s) Tricycle - is a motor vehicle composed of a motorcycle fitted with a single-wheel or with a two-wheel cab operated to render transport services to the general public.

t) Motorized Tricycle Operator's Permit (MTOP) - is the document granting franchise or license to operate issued to a person, natural or juridical, allowing him to operate a tricycle within the Municipality.

u) Route Measured Capacity (RMC) - is the number of tricycle-for-hire units allowed to operate within the Municipality as set by the Sangguniang Bayan through resolution as may be recommended by the Tricycle and Pedicab Franchising and Regulatory Committee (TPFRC).

v) Public Tricycle - a tricycle-for-hire is one which offers transport services to the general public.

w) Utility Motorized Tricycle - is a tricycle rendering services to specific passengers or goods.