CLARK, Sept. 5 -- Drivers who fail to stop at railroad crossings will be slapped with stiff sanctions by the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
This follows the directive of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to the LTO on the strict implementation of Section 42 (d) of Republic Act No. 4136, also known as the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code," which stipulates that a driver shall bring his/her vehicle to a full stop before traversing any railroad crossing.
The DOTr immediately directed the LTO, in coordination with the Philippine National Railways (PNR), to establish an enforcement mechanism on vehicles traversing the operating lines of the PNR.
DOTr Undersecretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Mark de Leon said that dev...