Will a specialized traffic group be the solution to road woes?
“Forty-two motorized traffic enforcers and 25 patrol officers graduated last week from the first batch of an ambitious traffic management program,” reports Jenny F. Manongdo in the Manila Bulletin.
According to Police Chief Inspector Olivia Sagaysay, head of the Manila Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit (MPD-TEU), the specialized program “attracted new applicants and existing Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) personnel who finished a whole month’s course on traffic management and control, traffic laws and regulations, and the Manila Traffic Code.”
To further set apart, the elite traffic group’s enforcers, those on motorcycles will wear black uniforms. Plus, a GPS device will be attached on the right side of their uniforms to allow traffic officials to track their whereabouts.
Meanwhile, enforcers on patrol duty will be assigned in identified sections and are tasked to accompany traffic policemen in their assignments.
This is all good, but isn’t it kind of redundant? (Then again, if redundancy works then so be it.)
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