LTO-7 backs proposal to ban drunks from jeepneys, buses
The top official of the Land Transportation Office in
“Nindot gyud kaayo kon himoon ang maong balaod. Usahay god makamugna og gubot ang pagpasakay og mga hubog sa mga passenger jeep ug mga bus,” said LTO-7 regional director Alex Leyson.
Aside from Leyson, some jeepney drivers also favor the Supreme Court’s recommendation that there should be a law banning a drunk person, or even those who appear drunk, from riding a public vehicle.
“Maayo na kay usahay god mapugos lang mi pagpasakay og hubog kay basin og kami ra say madaut kon moreklamo sila nga wala namo pasakya,” said Martin Lirazan who drives a Guadalupe-bound jeepney.
The LTO has an existing rule that the drivers of public utility vehicles may be fined P1,000 to P3,000 or have their license suspended for months or even revoked if they refuse to convey passengers.
A Memorandum Circular 94-002 issued by former Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chairman Dante Lantin provides fines on taxi operators whose drivers refuse to convey passengers.
The Supreme Court’s recommendation was contained in its ruling in the case of Conrado Glino, who was convicted by the Las Piñas City Regional Trial Court of killing a fellow jeepney passenger while he was drunk on
Justice Ruben Reyes said the drunk passengers pose danger to life and limb because merely talking to them or telling them to sit properly can be fatal as what happened to the person stabbed dead by Glino inside the passenger jeepney.
Reyes said the present law prohibits and punishes only drunk driving, but there is no law banning a drunk person from riding a public vehicle.
“Drunk passengers poses a veritable peril to the other passenger because they are prone to react irrationally and violently due to lack or diminution of self-control,” Reyes said. — Rene U. Borromeo/BRP
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