Question & AnswerQ&A (LTO MEMORANDUM)
The EWD requirement is based on the country's international commitment to comply with the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals as implemented under LOI 229 and Administrative Order No. 1 Series of 1973.
The implementation of the EWD requirement was directed by the Honorable Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), as stated in the LTO Memorandum of October 16, 1995.
Technical compliance of the EWD shall be based on the specifications provided under the law. The sourcing of EWDs is left to the end users without recourse to accreditation.
No, a vehicle, whether for new registration or renewal, shall not be registered without the presentation of the Early Warning Device (EWD).
If a vehicle is stalled, disabled, or parked for thirty minutes or more on any street or highway, the owner or user must install the Early Warning Device: four meters to the front (yellow) and to the rear (red).
Failure to install the EWD as required shall cause the apprehension of the driver and the imposition of the appropriate fine during adjudication.
No, no employee shall engage in the solicitation or sale of Early Warning Devices to the public as per the memorandum.
The EWD must be placed four meters to the front with a yellow device and four meters to the rear with a red device.
It relates to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals.
The public information drive aims to maximize awareness on the public safety aspect of the EWD requirement.