THE Metro Manila Development Authority made more than 42,000 apprehensions since it began last April the implementation of the No Contact Policy against motorists violating traffic rules and regulations in the National Capital Region.
MMDA Chairman Thomas Orbos also revealed that the numbers of apprehensions has increased from 70 to 280 on a daily basis since the agency hired deaf and mute individuals manning the monitors of closed-circuit television cameras installed on major thoroughfares used in the policy.
“From 70 it became 280 a day, 400 percent increase, so the PWDs (persons with disability) really works and very effective in assisting us in apprehending violators in the number coding scheme and other measures we are implementing,” said Orbos.
Other violators were caught for overspeeding, illegal parking, disregarding the no loading and unloading zone, beating the red light, swerving, blocking intersections, disregarding traffic signs, making illegal turns, illegal overtaking, entering the yellow lane, defying the closed door policy and bus segregation scheme, motorcycle lane, among others.
The MMDA hired the deaf and mute individuals early last month to assist its Metro Base personnel in monitoring traffic violators along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue, Roxas Boulevard and other major thoroughfares in Metro Manila.
Orbos said his agency came up with a decision to employ these individuals because the persons with hearing disability have heightened or more akin to details using their sense of sight.