QuestionsQuestions (DTI DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 10-04)
RA 5715 amends Section 34 of RA 4136 (the law on vehicle lights and reflectors), specifically refining the rules on lights and reflectors that must be displayed when a vehicle is parked or disabled.
RA 5715 amended Subsection (g) of Section 34 of RA 4136.
When the vehicle is parked on highways or in places that are not well-lighted, or when it is placed in such manner as to endanger passing traffic.
They must be visible one hundred (100) meters away.
At a corner of the vehicle.
Built-in reflectors or other similar warning devices at the front and back of the vehicle.
They may be built-in, or they may be pasted, painted, or attached on the front and back.
They must be visible at night at least one hundred (100) meters away.
Yes. Every motor vehicle must be provided at all times with reflectors or similar warning devices at both the front and back.
No vehicle not provided with any of the requirements mentioned in Subsection (g) may be registered.
The parking lights/flares requirement applies when parked/disabled under the specified conditions; however, the reflector requirement applies at all times (every motor vehicle shall be provided at all times).
Yes. Parking lights or flares must be visible one hundred meters away, and reflectors must likewise be visible at night at least one hundred meters away.
It covers vehicles parked on highways and also those parked in places that are not well-lighted, requiring appropriate parking lights or flares at a corner in those situations.
RA 5715 amends RA 4136; it targets traffic safety through mandatory vehicle lights and reflectors when vehicles are parked or disabled.
It takes effect upon its approval.
RA 5715 is dated June 21, 1969, and it states that it was enacted without executive signature.