The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has filed a complaint with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) against the SUV driver who was caught on a closed circuit television camera making an illegal U-turn on the center island along the southbound EDSA-Aurora tunnel in Quezon City.
MMDA chairman Don Artes also asked LTO Chief Assistant Secretary Vigor Mendoza II to impose appropriate punishment on the SUV driver for disregarding the standard and safe operation of a vehicle.
Artes explained that when the driver made a U-turn in the center island, he not only put other motorists in danger but also endangered his companion inside the vehicle.
The SUV driver maneuvered his vehicle in the opposite direction and occupied the EDSA Bus Carousel lane, which is designated only for passenger buses and other emergency vehicles.
“The driver’s sense of entitlement is very apparent, as after making the U-turn, he could be seen driving off nonchalantly as if he did not commit an egregious traffic violation. It could even be argued that he exhibited criminal negligence owing to the clear breach of the most basic driving decorum,” said Artes.
