The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has issued a show-cause order to the driver of a Toyota Innova Zenix and its motorcycle escort after a viral video showed the vehicles using unauthorized blinkers and sirens while passing through the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Expressway.
The driver and motorcycle rider were directed to attend a hearing at the LTO’s Intelligence and Investigation Division on Nov. 3 and to submit a sworn explanation on why they should not be charged with unlawful use of blinkers under Presidential Decree No. 96.
Pending investigation, the LTO imposed a 90-day suspension on the driver’s licenses of both the car owner and the motorcycle rider. They were ordered to surrender their licenses to the LTO.
‘Using blinkers and escorts is not a privilege. The law sets clear limitations. Anyone who violates these rules will be held accountable,’ LTO chief Markus Lacanilao said.