Road-raging SUV driver summoned
A show-cause order was issued Thursday to the registered owner of a sports utility vehicle whose driver hit and then attacked a cyclist in another road rage incident that went viral on social media.
Daily TribuneA show-cause order was issued Thursday to the registered owner of a sports utility vehicle whose driver hit and then attacked a cyclist in another road rage incident that went viral on social media.
Land Transportation Office chief Assistant Secretary Atty. Vigor Mendoza II said the order would determine if the registered owner of the white Nissan Patrol with license plate NFY 4437 was the driver of the vehicle when the incident took place in Marikina City.
A copy of the show-cause order has already been forwarded to the office of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista.
"The number of these cases is increasing, but the LTO will not tire of taking action on all of them because we need to ensure that our roads are safe for all road users," Mendoza said in Filipino.
He urged motorists to control their temper and not resort to road rage when dealing with misunderstandings or traffic incidents.
"This should serve as a lesson to our countrymen that the LTO is quick to act on these matters and that there will definitely be a punishment imposed," the LTO official stressed.
LTO-National Capital Region director Roque Verzosa III directed the registered owner of the vehicle to appear before his office on 2 October.
If he was the man who figured in the altercation, the owner was also ordered to submit a notarized affidavit explaining why he should not be held liable for reckless driving, disregarding traffic signs, and obstruction of traffic.
The show-cause order also asked the owner to explain why he should be allowed to continue operating a motor vehicle. It also suspended the vehicle registration for 90 days, unless the matter is resolved sooner.
Failure to appear and submit an affidavit by the owner would be construed as a waiver to be heard, and allow the LTO to resolve the issue based on available records, Verzosa said.
In the video, the SUV can be seen hitting the bicycle along Dragon Street near MG Square Auto Interiors. The driver of the SUV then alighted from his vehicle at the pedestrian lane and engaged the cyclist in a fistfight, which obstructed the traffic flow in the area.
"Let us not show anger while on the road. We must respect our fellow road users to avoid these recurring road rage incidents," the LTO chief said.
The incident followed that of a man who drew and pointed a gun at a cyclist he had an altercation with, also in Quezon City.