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thousand pesos, conditioned upon the payment of any

claim which may be filed or any execution which may be

issued against him in any case wherein said driver may be

held answerable while operating motor vehicles.

SECTION 29. Confiscation of Driver ' s Licenses . — Law

enforcement and peace officers duly designated by the

Commissioner

shall,

in

apprehending

any

driver for

violations of this Act or of any regulations issued pursuant

thereto, or of local traffic rules and regulations, confiscate

the license of the driver concerned and issue a receipt

prescribed and issued by the Commission therefor which

shall authorize the driver to operate a motor vehicle for a

period not exceeding seventy-two hours from the time

and date of issue of said receipt. The period so fixed in the

receipt shall not be extended, and shall become invalid

thereafter. Failure of the driver to settle his case within

fifteen days from the date of apprehension will cause

suspension and revocation of his license.

SECTION 30. Student-Driver ' s Permit . — Upon proper

application

and

the

payment

of

three

pesos,

the

Commissioner or his deputy may issue student-driver's

permits,

valid for six months to persons not under

eighteen years of age, who desire to learn to operate

motor vehicles. No application for driver's license shall be

received unless the applicant has undergone instruction

in the operation of motor vehicles for at least a month

and has a valid student-driver's permit: Provided , however ,

That any person who has a license to operate vehicles in

other countries may, upon presentation of appropriate

evidence of such license, be allowed to pay for a driver's

license without presenting a student driver's permit.

A student driver who fails in the examination shall

continue as a student driver for at least one additional

month. No student driver shall operate a motor vehicle

unless accompanied by a duly licensed driver.

The licensed driver acting as instructor to the student

driver shall likewise be responsible and liable for any

violation of the provisions of this Act and for any injury or

damage done by the motor vehicle on account or as a

result of its operation by a student under his direction.

ARTICLE II Illegal Use of Licenses , Number Plates ,

Etc .

SECTION 31. Imitation and False Representations . — No

person shall make or use or attempt to make or use a

driver's license, badge, certificate of 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. No person shall falsely or fraudulently represent

as valid and in force any driver's license, badge, certificate,

plate, tag or permit issued under this Act which is

delinquent or which has been revoked or suspended.

No person shall, knowingly and with intent to deceive,

make one or more false or fraudulent statements in an

application for the registration of vehicles, or for a driver's

license.

ARTICLE III Passengers and Freight

SECTION

32. Exceeding

Registered

Capacity .

—

No

person operating any vehicle shall allow more passenger

or more freight or cargo in his vehicle than its registered

carrying capacity. In the case of public utility trucks or

buses,

the

conductor

shall

be

exclusively

liable

for

violations of this section or of Section thirty-two, letter (c)

hereof:

Provided ,

That

the

conductor,

before

being

employed by any public service operator, shall get a

permit or license from the Commission and pay five

pesos annually for said license or permit issued in his

favor, and the same is renewable on or before the last

working day of the month of his birth, attaching a readily

recognizable photograph and after presentation of a

medical certificate of fitness of applicant.

Passenger trucks may be allowed to construct any cargo

carrying device at the rear or at the side of the truck,

subject to the approval of the Commissioner: Provided ,

however , That the total weight of the device, including

the cargo, shall not exceed one hundred kilos.

(b) Carrying of passengers and freight on top of vehicles .

— No person operating a motor vehicle shall allow any

passenger to ride on the cover or top of such vehicles:

Provided , however , That subject to such conditions as

may be contained in permits that may be issued by the

Commissioner, baggage or freight may be carried on the

top of a truck provided the weight thereof does not

exceed twenty kilos per square meter and is distributed in

such a manner as not to endanger the passengers or

stability of the truck.

(c) Riding on running boards . — No driver shall permit any

person to ride on the running board, step board, or

mudguard of his motor vehicle for any purpose except to

make repair or adjustment in the motor or to collect fares.

SECTION 33. Passenger or Freight Capacity Marked on

Vehicle . — All passengers automobiles for hire shall have

the

registered

passenger

capacity

plainly

and

conspicuously marked on both sides thereof, in letters

and numerals not less than five centimeters in height.

All motor trucks, whether for passenger or freight, private,

or for hire, shall have the registered passenger gross and

net weight capacities plainly and conspicuously marked

on both sides thereof, in letters and numerals not less

than five centimeters in height.

ARTICLE IV Accessories of Motor Vehicles

SECTION 34.(a) Tires of Motor Vehicles . — No motor

vehicle with metallic tires shall be operated upon any

public highway, and solid tires whenever used shall be of

sufficient thickness to prevent the metal rims thereof

from coming in direct contact with the road.

(b) Brakes . — Every motor vehicle with four or more

wheels

shall

be provided with dual hydraulic brake

system so that in case of hydraulic line failure affecting

the braking efficiency of any of the four wheels at least

either the front or rear wheels shall retain normal braking

capabilities. In the absence of such dual braking system

every motor vehicle with four or more wheels shall be

provided with safety valve devices of such design and

make so that failure of the hydraulic braking system of

the vehicle because of leakage in the line or other parts of

the system will not affect all wheels but rather render at

all times effective the braking power of either the two

front wheels or the two rear wheels when brakes are

applied. This requirement, however, does not apply to

motor vehicles equipped with pneumatic braking system.

(b-1) Horns . — Every motor vehicle shall be provided with

a

horn

or

signalling devise in good working order:

Provided , however , That no horn or signalling device

emitting an exceptionally loud, startling, or disagreeable

sound shall be installed or used on any motor vehicle.

All authorized emergency vehicles, such as ambulance

and police cars and fire wagons used for emergency calls

shall be equipped with a bell, siren, or exhaust whistle of a

type approved by the Commissioner, and no such device

shall be installed or used in any other vehicle.

No vehicle not classified as a motor vehicle under this Act

shall be equipped with a horn or signalling device similar

to the horn customarily used on motor vehicles.

(c) Headlights . — Every motor vehicle of more than one

meter of projected width, while in use on any public

highway shall bear two headlights, one on each side, with

white or yellowish light visible from the front, which, not

later than one-half hour after sunset and until at least

one-half

four

before

sunrise

and whenever weather

conditions so require, shall both be lighted.

Additional lamps and light may be carried, but no red

lights shall be visible forward or ahead of the vehicle.

Trucks, buses, trailers, and other similar vehicles must

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