CONTROLS * Philippines - Edsa off limits to buses without chips
The implementation of the “No Chips, No Trips” policy began Tuesday
Manila,Philippines -The Philippine Daily Inquirer, by Angela Casauay -21 May 2008: -- Passenger buses without microchip identification tags are no longer allowed on Edsa as part of the Metro Manila Development Authority’s Organized Bus Route (OBR) system... Under the new rule, all bus operators should equip their vehicles with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to distinguish legitimate from “colorum” (without franchises) buses and to keep track of the vehicles’ movements... A bus caught without the microchip will have to return the fares to passengers. Traffic enforcers would then bring the bus to the MMDA impounding yard, officials said... But MMDA data showed that only 2,500 out of 3500 buses plying Edsa had installed the microchips. The rest are presumed to be colorum vehicles... Through the OBR, MMDA officials hope to install an efficient system for dispatching buses by designating loading stations. Surveillance cameras and microchips will allow authorities to keep track of the vehicles... Apart from minimizing illegal transport operations, the OBR system also aims to increase fuel cost savings for bus operators since the buses will have to make fewer trips but will be carrying more passengers...
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