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MIXERS TRUCKS: ‘Dangerous’ Vehicles * Philippines
* MMDA chief wants to reclassify concrete mixer trucks as ‘Dangerous’ Vehicles
Manila,Philippines -The Philippine Daily Inquirer, by Jaymee T. Gamil -April 25, 2013: -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is proposing that concrete mixer trucks be reclassified as “dangerous” vehicles, following the death of a college student crushed to death under such a vehicle in Quezon City on Tuesday... In a statement, MMDA chair, Francis Tolentino, said concrete mixers, like fuel tankers, should be considered hazardous-type vehicles. Vehicles classified as dangerous are required to have safety features such as prominent signs and lights, among others... Drivers of dangerous vehicles must also possess a special driver’s license showing they have been specially trained to operate the truck, Tolentino added. Tolentino cited MMDA data showing that concrete mixers figure in at least one vehicular accident every week in Metro Manila...
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