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shall approach such intersection in the lane for traffic

nearest to the right-hand side of the highway and, in

turning, shall keep as close as possible to the right-hand

curb or edge of the highway.

(b)The driver of a vehicle intending to turn to the left shall

approach such intersection in the lane for traffic to the

right of and nearest to the center line of the highway, and,

in turning, shall pass to the left of the center of the

intersection, except that, upon highways laned for traffic

and upon one-way highways, a left turn shall be made

from the left lane of traffic in the direction in which the

vehicle is proceeding.

(c)For the purpose of this section, the center of the

intersection shall mean the meeting point of the medial

lines of the highways intersecting one another, except

when it is occupied by a monument, grass plot or any

permanent structure, other than a traffic control device.

SECTION 46. Parking Prohibited in Specified Places . —

No driver shall park a vehicle, or permit it to stand,

whether attended or unattended, upon a highway in any

of the following places:

(a)Within an intersection.

(b)On a crosswalk.

(c)Within six meters of the intersection of curb lines.

(d)Within four meters of the driveway entrance to and fire

station.

(e)Within four meters of a fire hydrant.

(f)In front of a private driveway.

(g)On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked

at the curb or edge of the highway.

(h)At any place where official signs have been erected

prohibiting parking.

SECTION

47. Parked

Vehicle .

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Whenever

a

motor

vehicle is parked unattended on any highway, the driver

thereof must turn off the ignition switch and stop the

motor and notch effectively the hand brake.

ARTICLE V Miscellaneous Traffic Rules

SECTION 48. Reckless Driving . — No person shall operate

a motor vehicle on any highway recklessly or without

reasonable caution considering the width, traffic, grades,

crossing, curvatures, visibility and other conditions of the

highway and the conditions of the atmosphere and

weather, or so as to endanger the property or the safety

or rights of any person or so as to cause excessive or

unreasonable damage to the highway.

SECTION

49. Right

of

Way

for

Police

and

Other

Emergency Vehicles . — Upon the approach of any police

or fire department vehicle, or of an ambulance giving

audible signal, the driver of every other vehicle shall

immediately drive the same to a position as near as

possible and parallel to the right-hand edge or curb of

the highway, clear of any intersection of highways, and

shall stop and remain in such position, unless otherwise

directed by a peace officer, until such vehicle shall have

passed.

SECTION

50. Tampering

with

Vehicles .

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No

unauthorized person shall sound the horn, handle the

levers or set in motion or in any way tamper with a

damage or deface any motor vehicle.

SECTION 51. Hitching to a Vehicle . — No person shall

hang on to, or ride on, the outside or the rear end of any

vehicle, and no person on a bicycle, roller skate or other

similar device, shall hold fast to or hitch on to any moving

vehicle, and no driver shall knowingly permit any person

to hang on to or ride, the outside or rear end of his vehicle

or allow any person on a bicycle, roller skate or other

similar device to hold fast or hitch to his vehicle.

SECTION 52. Driving or Parking on Sidewalk . — No

person shall drive or park a motor vehicle upon or along

any sidewalk, path or alley not intended for vehicular

traffic or parking.

SECTION 53. Driving while under the Influence of Liquor

or Narcotic Drug . — No person shall drive a motor vehicle

while under the influence of liquor or narcotic drug.

SECTION 54. Obstruction of Traffic . — No person shall

drive his motor vehicle in such a manner as to obstruct or

impede the passage of any vehicle, nor, while discharging

or taking on passengers or loading or unloading freight,

obstruct

the free passage of other vehicles on the

highway.

SECTION 55. Duty of Driver in Case of Accident . — In the

event that any accident should occur as a result of the

operation of a motor vehicle upon a highway, the driver

present, shall show his driver's license, give his true name

and address and also the true name and address of the

owner of the motor vehicle.

No driver of a motor vehicle concerned in a vehicular

accident shall leave the scene of the accident without

aiding the victim, except under any of the following

circumstances:

1.If he is in imminent danger of being seriously harmed by

any person or persons by reason of the accident;

2.If he reports the accident to the nearest officer of the

law; or

3.If he has to summon a physician or nurse to aid the

victim.

CHAPTER V Penal and Other Provisions

ARTICLE I Penalties

SECTION

56. Penalty

for

Violation .

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The following

penalties shall be imposed for violations of this Act:

(a)For registering later than seven days after acquiring

title to an unregistered motor vehicle or after conversion

of a registered motor vehicle requiring larger registration

fee than that for which it was originally registered, or for

renewal of a delinquent registration, the penalty shall be

a fine fifty per cent of the registration fees corresponding

to the portion of the year for which the vehicle is

registered for use.

(b)For failure to sign driver's license or to carry same while

driving, twenty pesos fine.

(c)Driving a vehicle with a delinquent or invalid driver's

license, fifty pesos fine.

(d)Driving a motor vehicle with delinquent, suspended or

invalid registration, or without registration or without the

proper license plate for the current year, three hundred

pesos fine.

(e)Driving a motor vehicle without first securing a driver's

license, three hundred pesos fine.

(f)Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of

liquor or narcotic drug, a fine of not less than two

hundred pesos nor more than five hundred pesos, or

imprisonment of not more than three months, or both, at

the discretion of the Court.

(g)Violation of Section thirty-two, thirty-four (a), (b) and

(b-1), thirty-five and forty-six a fine not exceeding one

hundred pesos: Provided , however , That in the case of

violation of Section 34 (b) the vehicle or vehicles affected

may not be allowed to operate unless the requirements

provided in this section are complied with.

(h)Violations of Sections forty-nine, fifty and fifty-two, a

fine not exceeding fifty pesos.

(i)For making, using or attempting to make or use a

driver's license, badge, certificate or registration, number

plate, tag or permit in imitation or similitude of those

issued under this Act, or intended to be used as or for a

legal license, badge, certificate, plate, tag or permit or

with intent to sell or otherwise dispose of the same to

another, or falsely or fraudulently represent as valid and

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