MAPSA does it again...

[dr. d]

Binigyan ka ticket or hindi?

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hindi.
pina-alis ako. or rather, nilayasan nila ako. they just walked away, ni ha, ni ho.

years ago, in the same corner.
i made a left turn, from bautista to westward buendia.
sinita ako ng dalawang makati TEs whose prowl car was parked just before the tulay.
"sir, may karatula po doon. bawal kumaliwa."
"talagah? wala naman last week, a (which is true). hindi ko nakita karatula. tingnan natin."
hayun. may karatula nga. it was several meters in, at the inner corner of the pedestrian curb triangle, partly hidden by other signage and a poste ng road names.
i straighted them, "sinong naglagay ng karatulang yan? parang sinadyang itinago para may ma-sita kayo?"
they let me go.
weeks later, the sign was re-positioned to the front.
a few weeks more, and the sign dis-appeared.

there is an international guidebook regarding road signage, of which our country is a signatory. among its more salient points, is that signage must be prominent and not difficult for the target motorist to see and understand. even the proper positioning of said signage are indicated. i believe non-compliance to these guidelines, may be used as argument in traffic court.

as an aside, this particular neighborhood is strategic, because it straddles coding-lenient pasay and coding-strict makati. it is also a gateway to nearby manila (sa dulo sa may arellano at st benilde).
pag-tawid kasi ng tulay a few meters down the road from the intersection, ay safe ka na sa pasay.
maraming coding motorists ang dumadaan dito.