A van was called out for overtaking on a blind curve at night on a road in the town of Santa Fe in Nueva Vizcaya.
On Wednesday, August 27, automotive publication VISOR posted dashcam footage sent by Froiland Aliado, which showed an incident that occurred minutes before 9 p.m. on August 23.
The sender said that he was having a “chill drive” with his family while waiting for their convoy in the municipality of Santa Fe when an Isuzu Travis van performed a risky maneuver on a blind curve.
The van attempted to overtake a truck, but nearly collided with the vehicle Aliado was riding in.
“Mabuti na lang at mabagal ako habang inaantay ang convoy ko kaya nakapag-preno agad. Sana ma-post para maturuan naman ng leksyon,” Aliado wrote.
The video drew flak from Filipinos who condemned the van’s reckless maneuver.
“You got a video, get the plate number and report it to LTO. Reckless driving agad ‘yan,” a Facebook user said, referring to the Land Transportation Office, which issues driver’s licenses.
“Blind curve, double solid line, gabi, trailer truck ang nasa unahan, despite all that, naisip pa rin ng driver na magandang ideya mag-overtake. Takteng utak ‘yan,” another said.
“Good thing alert ang may-ari nung video [at] safe sila, hopefully, para ‘di pamarisan, maireklamo sana ‘yung driver nung Travis at totally ma-revoke ang lisensya, hihintayin pa ba nating may madisgrasya, LTO. ‘Yung mga ganito sana nabibigyan action,” a different Pinoy commented.
The Land Transportation and Traffic Code states that vehicles must not overtake “when approaching the crest of a grade, not upon a curve in the highway, where the driver’s view along the highway is obstructed within a distance of five hundred feet ahead.”
Overtaking occurs when one vehicle passes another moving vehicle on the road, typically because the latter is traveling at a slower speed.
