THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned a motorcycle rider who deliberately entered the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) even if he is not allowed under existing rules.

LTO chief Asst. Secretary Vigor Mendoza II said a show-cause order (SCO) was already issued yesterday against the driver and ordered him to appear on September 16 for investigation and air his side.

The agency has also placed the driver’s license and the motorcycle Kawasaki 250 (428 UDE) under alert pending the result of the investigation.

Based on existing rules, motorcycles under 400cc are strictly prohibited from entering expressways.

In this case, the rider’s unit is only 250cc and he was aware of it since he mentioned in his vlog he was testing if he would be allowed to pass through.

The rider uploaded his illegal action on social media, which later went viral as netizens called him out for blatantly disregarding the law. Some of the netizens even appealed to the LTO to take action.

After learning of the incident, Mendoza said he ordered Intelligence and Investigation Division head Renante Militante to verify the issue.

According to the LTO chief, what the vlogger did was irresponsible and risky.

“Ito ay maliwanag na pambabastos sa rules and regulations ng expressways na ginawa naman para sa kaligtasan hindi lamang ng motorcycle riders kung hindi pati na rin ang iba pang motorista na gumagamit ng expressways,” Mendoza pointed out.

He added; “Ang kahambugan na ipinakita ng rider na ito ay isang pagpapatunay ng kawalan ng disiplina. This will now be the subject of the investigation on whether or not he will still enjoy the privilege of being issued with a driver’s license.”

The rider was identified to be from Quezon City and the video he uploaded was evidence that the LTO has in the conduct of the probe.

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Joel dela Torre