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Sunday, June 11, 2017
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MANILA – The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Saturday released revised guidelines for the Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA), which is set for reimplementation on June 13.
Under the tweaked ADDA, navigational devices are now allowed as long as their height is only up to 4 inches above the top of the dashboard, LTO chief Edgar Galvante said.
Dashboard cameras are also allowed as long as they are placed behind the rearview mirror.
Taking calls, watching videos, sending text messages, and playing games are still prohibited even if the motorist is stuck in traffic.
“During the review of this provision, coming from our resource persons na, iyon ang na-arrive na suggestion,” Galvante said. “Iyan iyong mga changes and iyong mga na-retain from the first ADDA.”
“We just want to emphasize the ADDA does not curtail a driver’s privilege … but rather helps us sort of disseminate some information on how accidents can be prevented,” he added.
First carried out on May 18, the controversial law drew negative reactions from motorists and netizens. Its enforcement was suspended five days later after lawmakers called for a review of the implementing rules and regulations.
Under the ADDA, or Republic Act 10913, distracted driving is defined as the performance by a motorist of unlawful acts in a motor vehicle in motion or temporarily stopped at a red light.
Such unlawful acts are using of a mobile communications device to write, send or read a text-based communication or to make or receive calls, and other similar acts; and using an electronic entertainment or computing device to play games, watch movies, surf the internet, compose messages, read e-books, perform calculations, and other similar acts.
The law exempts motorists using smartphones or gadgets for emergency calls to a law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, and other similar agencies./PN
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