MANILA: The Land Transportation Office (LTO) reported that a total of 529,578 motorists were arrested in 2023.

According to LTO data, the most common grounds for apprehension include violations of the Seatbelt Law Act (Republic Act 8750) and the Clean Air Act (Republic Act 8749), and overloading.

A total of 23,615 motor vehicles were impounded, 47 percent higher versus 2022.

For this year, LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II ordered all regional directors to maintain the visibility of traffic enforcers on the roads to encourage motorists to comply with traffic rules.

“The mere presence of our uniformed personnel on the roads already encourages motorists to observe discipline so we want the presence of our personnel on the road further intensified because observance of traffic discipline translates to road safety,” he stated.

The LTO chief urged motorists to abide by traffic laws as well as other road safety rules, noting that the agency has begun the strict implementation of the “No Registration, No Travel” policy, which aims to guarantee that the approximately 24.7 million delinquent vehicles with expired registrations are registered. This figure corresponds to roughly 65 percent of all vehicles in the country.

According to Mendoza, the policy is important since one of the best methods to determine a vehicle's roadworthiness is through its registration and renewal.

“As much as possible, ayaw natin na may mahuhuling violators dahil may kasama lagi itong multa na dagdag gastos sa ating mga kababayan subalit kailangan nating paigtingin ang ating kampanya para sa disiplina sa daan dahil ang nakasalalay dito ay ang kaligtasan ng lahat (As much as possible, we do not want any violators to be apprehended because it always involves a fine which is an additional expense to our countrymen, but we need to intensify our campaign for discipline on the road because the safety of everyone depends on it),” Mendoza added.

Photos from Land Transportation Office

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