The Anti-Distracted Driving Act is now a law which would prohibit and penalize “distracted driving” like using your mobile or electronics devices while operating a vehicle.
Back in May, the Senate has approved on its final reading SBN 3211, or the Anti-Distracted Driving Act. Now a law, it is now assigned as Republic Act No. 10913.
According to the new law, distracted driving refers to the performance by a motorist of any of the following acts in a motor vehicle in motion or temporarily stopped at a red light, whether diplomatic, public or private:
• Using a mobile communications device to write, send, or read a text-based communication or to make or receive calls, 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.
However, it is not considered as distracted driving if you’re not holding the mobile device like when in hands-free function, using the speaker phone, earphones and microphones. Provided, that the placement of the mobile device or hands-free device does not interfere with the line of sight of the driver.
There are a few exemptions to the provisions of the act:
• When used for emergency purposes such as an emergency call to a law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services, agency or entity; and,
• When operating an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance, fire truck, and other vehicles providing emergency assistance.
Violators of this act will be penalized with a fine of Php5,000USD 85INR 7,227EUR 82CNY 620 for the first offense, Php10,000USD 170INR 14,453EUR 164CNY 1,240 for the second offense, Php15,000USD 255INR 21,680EUR 245CNY 1,860 with suspension of driver’s license for 3 months for the third offense, and Php20,000USD 340INR 28,906EUR 327CNY 2,480 with revocation of driver’s license for the final offense.
Pano na kaming Grab driver pag may pumasok na booking sa phone namin habang nagdadrive? 15 secs lang ang allotment time para iaccept ang booking ng pasahero namin. Obligado kaming pumindot sa phone pag may booking na pumasok sa phone.
Eh pano ang Uber and Grab?
this act should include jeepney drivers that is counting money & giving change to the passengers while driving…
Mga bro ang problem lang pag inabuso nng mga enforcer di nyo na sila mapapakiusapan kaya get ready your cam recorder
Shouldn’t they also ban LED outdoor displays? Is that the same as watching a movie? Isn’t it the outdoor LEDs are just as risky as watching on your phone?
Agree. Not to mention yung dami ng mga billboard ads sa kalsada ngayon. Kahit experienced defensive driver ako (on mulitple countries) nadidistract padin ako sa mga billboard natin lalo na yung LED signs na sobrang liwanag. Also kailangan ba every poste ng skyway may ad?
sorry off-topic.
Distruction — Nagunaw ang mundo. LMAO
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ang daming tanga talaga sa pilipinas. simplemg article di pa maintindihan.
Common sense guys what is distruction means sa inyo..wag na kayo mag tanga tangahan alam nyo naaman bawal edi bawal.pagnahuli kayo manisi paka ng iba..for me wag lang abusuhin ng enforcer
guys how about an iPad 9.7as a mounted as a Dash Headunit? instead of pure music only which is boring specially when in traffic. I use my iPad as a AV Dash Headunit. to play MTVs and or Spotify. well its mounted in my Dashboard and I don’t hold it since its controllable in my steering wheel. since it plays MTV videos, will they categorize it as a distraction? or not? just like some other private cars and/or ubers that have TV boxes in their cars.
well im not watching it naman while driving I just an entertainment lng naman pag naka stop and to be different since my car has abn ICE setup…
I guess it does not distract so long as you do not use it to watch videos. If you only use it to listen to music, then it is no different from the interactive dashboard in most new cars today.
and please respect naman po sa pag sagot. if you have nothing else good to say please don’t be rude and sarcastic!
i’ve been following yugatech for some time and marami dito eh kung magreply sa mga tanong eh akala mo kung sinong perpekto! the reason why some people are asking questions is because hindi nila masyadong naintindihan, malabo sa kanila, or hindi clarified yung category or hindi stated yung yung tanong nila just like mine. so guys please respect naman and to other’s post as well thanks!!!
ok so how are they going to enforce this when there’s a no-contact apprehension policy?!?!
same thoughts
Hi guys, to lapse means to deteriorate or expire. It also connotes something passive. Please use “passes into law” or “becomes a law” because this is an intentional, active act by the senate.
Alam mo naman mga pinoy may sariling pagkaintindi ng english kahit mali.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lapses+into
“If the President does not act on a proposed law submitted by Congress, it will lapse into law after 30 days of receipt.” — http://www.gov.ph/about/gov/the-legislative-branch/
I wonder if this bill also includes changing the car’s radio station or volume and viewing/changing channels of mounted LCD TVs while driving?
to “The Heck” and “Kwatog” you missed the point of his comment. His point is simple… bakit bawal mag-cellphone kung di naman bawal ang bumutingting ng radyo at TV sa kotse. Ayan, tagalog at straight to the point para maintindihan ninyo.
Hindi nya yata naiintindihan yung article sir. mema lang.
did you even read the article?
Personal emergency call hindi pwede?
so pano na sila drivers ng grab ?
Here;
“However, it is not considered as distracted driving if you’re not holding the mobile device like when in hands-free function, using the speaker phone, earphones and microphones. Provided, that the placement of the mobile device or hands-free device does not interfere with the line of sight of the driver.”
Kotong na naman!