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PNP wants deputation to arrest "drag
racers"
By: KIT BAGAIPO
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Bohol
policemen are asking that they be allowed anew to apprehend
traffic violators as a series of complaints were lodged
by the public against motorcycle riders who are drag
racing in various points in the city and in some towns.
Provincial
PNP Director SSupt. Edgardo Ingking met last Wednesday
with Tagbilaran City Land Transportation Office (LTO)
chief Joel Maloloy-on to address the motorcycle drag
racing problem involving minors here.
The
public have expressed alarm on the situation asking
for immediate intervention from the police.
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LTO
chief Reynaldo Berroya recalled the deputation it issued to
police officers all over the country after receiving reports
that some PNP officials have been extorting from motorists.
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During
their meeting, Ingking and Maloloy-on agreed that drag
racing in the city streets and in some towns should
be stopped as it poses danger not only to the motorcycle
riders but also to residents.
Residents likewise complained of the noise as motorists
often race during nighttime and during the wee hours
of the morning.
Ingking
voiced the sentiments of policemen here relative to
the revocation of their authority to apprehend traffic
violators.
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Maloloy-on
told the Chronicle that he will officially request Berroya
to exempt Bohol policemen from the recall of LTO deputation
and that local police should be allowed to issue temporary
operators permit (TOP) to erring drivers.
Maloloy-on,
who was previously assigned at the Jagna-LTO, said he has
not heard of any complaints regarding unscrupulous policemen
who victimize motorists here unlike in the other provinces
and in Metro Manila.
The
Tagbilaran LTO chief likewise denied any knowledge of individuals
who have managed to secure deputation from the LTO.
According
to Ingking, solution to the problem also depends on the parents
of the youngsters involved in drag racing.
"Parents
should monitor and have direct control of their children with
more emphasis if and when [they] can use their motorcycles,"
Ingking said.
Enforcement
of the traffic code is now the sole responsibility of the
LTO which lacks field personnel to apprehend traffic violators.
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