LTO Memorandum – Rules & Regulations concerning MOTORCYCLE LIGHTS

LTO Memorandum - Rules and Regulations Concerning Motorcycle Lights - 15 March 2016

Dated: 15th of March, 2016

TO: All Regional Directors, Assistan Regional Directors, Chief of Field Enforcement Division, All Heads of Regional Law Enforement Units, and Other Employees Concerned

Subject: Rules and Regulations Concerning Motorcycle Lights

After a series of consultations with stakeholders and pursuant to Republic Act 4136 (Land Transportation and Traffic Code of the Philippines), DOTC Joint Administrative Order 2014-01 and other related laws, the following rules and regulations governing the use of motorcycle lights are hereby underscored and promulgated for the guidance and observance of all concered.

Anything contrary to the following is subject to apprehension:

Motorcycles or scooters shall be equipped with the required accessory lights such as headlight, tail light, signal light, and brake light.

1. Head Light / Head Lamp:

shall be white or yellowish in color only
shall be capable of being directed downward
shall have no blinker mode

2. Tail Light / Tail Lamp:

must be red in color only
shall have no blinker mode

3. Direction-Indicator Lamp / Signal Lights must be yellow, amber, or orange only.

4. Stop Lamp / Brake Lamp:

must be at the rear of the motorcycle
only 1 stop lamp is allowed
shall be wired that it may be turned on only when the brake system of the motorcycle is applied
the stop lamp in combination with a tail lamp shall be wired that its luminous intensity may increase 5 times or stronger that that of the tail lamp only when the brake system is operated

Additional lights may be added provided they conform with the requirements below:

5. Parking Lamp:

front parking lamp shall be white, yellow, or amber in color
rear parking lamp shall be red in color
shall be wired that it may be turned on while the engine is not in operation
shall be wired that all of the will be lit simultaneously
shall not be turned on while the motorcycle is moving

6. Fog Lamp:

only one (1) fog lamp is allowed
must be white or selective-yellow light
shall be installed below the Head Lamp in such a way that no point illuminated by the fog lamps shall come in contact with any point illuminated by the Head Lamp
shall only be lit during instances of thick fog, heavy rain, or similar conditions

7. Number Plate Lights:

the motorcycle shall be provided with two (2) white number plate lights at the ready only to illuminate such
the number plate light shall be wired that it may not be put off fromt the driver’s seat or that it will be turned on whenever the Head Lamps or Parking Lamps are turned on
the light shall render the plate number clearly visible at night

8. Auxiliary Head Lamps:

shall be wired independently, and shall have seperate switches
shall be directed downward but in no case towards the left side of the vehicle
must be white or selective-yellow in color
shall be mounted in such a way that it will not be disturbed by vibration or shocks
must not be operated on well-lighted streets within the limits of cities, municipalities, and thickly populated barrios or districts or whenever such vehicle meets another vehicle on any public highway
a maximum of two (2) auxiliary or supplementary lights / lamps are allowed
a maximum of six (6) bulbs per auxiliary or supplementary lights / lamps are allowed and shall not be combined as one or installed or placed side by side as a bar
deviation of optic axis direction shall be at least twenty (20) centimeters downwards at ten (10) meters forward
shall be installed not higher than the handle bars of the motorcycle or scooted
auxiliary or supplementary lights / lamps cannot be used as a replacement to the head lamp

Use of LED or HID lights / lamps is allowed as long as it adheres to the parameters abovementioned.

Only LTO Law Enforcement Officers and Agents deputized by LTO to enforce the provisions of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 4136 and other related land transportation laws, rules and regulations, are authorized / allowed to apprehend violators of the provisions of this Memorandum. Agents deputized by LTO specifically for R.A No. 10586 (Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act), Section 46. or R.A. No. 8749 (Anti-Smoke Belching Act) and R.A. No. 8794 (Anti-Overloading Law) are barred from enforcing the provisions of this Memorandum.

Previous issuances or orders inconsistent herewith are deemed revoked or superseded.

For strict compliance.
Atty. Roberto P Cabrera III
Assistant Secretary

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