Development of CLRV Standards and Review of Existing Policies and
Regulation KARL B. N. VERGEL
Transportation & Environment Group National Center for Transportation Studies &
Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman
14 June 2012 Grand Regal Hotel
Davao City
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Development of CLRV Standards Definition A customized local road vehicle (CLRV) is defined as a motor vehicle that is manufactured, assembled or rebuilt using new or remanufactured parts or a combination of both, driven or used upon highways for the purpose of transporting people and/or goods
from Philippine National Standard (PNS) 2060:2007, promulgated in 2007 by the DTI-BPS
The initial standard is a product of the Sub-Committee 28 (Customized Road Vehicles), under the Technical Committee 44 (Road Vehicles) of the DTI-BPS à chaired by the UP National Center for Transportation Studies, the Sub-Committee started its work in 2004
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Development of CLRV Standards
Scope of Work
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The study will focus on: Utility vehicle (UV) Jeepney Owner type jeepney Local utility vehicle (LUV) Filcab Jumbo jeepney
Development of CLRV Standards
Scope of Work
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The study will focus on: Utility vehicle (UV) Jeepney Owner type jeepney Local utility vehicle (LUV) Filcab Jumbo jeepney
Development of CLRV Standards
Background • Customized local road vehicles are made of surplus/secondhand parts and components
• according to an DOST-ERDT study in 2009, focusing on the jeepneys: share of raw materials: 63% new (50-80%) 37% surplus/secondhand (20-50%)
survey of 12 manufacturing firms in Metro Manila, Laguna, Rizal and Cavite: à average production of 2.9 units per month (ranging from 1 to 8 per month)
• the jeepney is classified and lumped into the utility vehicle (UV) category
• a jeepney that is assembled and registered for the first time, it follows the guidelines governing rebuilt vehicles (e.g. emission standards)
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Development of CLRV Standards
• according to the LTFRB, in 2007: • public utility jeepneys: 48,832 vehicles in Metro Manila (213,707 nationwide)
• as of 2006, at least 216,988 jeepney vehicles are used as public passenger transport (registered as public utility jeepneys or PUJ) in the country, or 67% of the total 325,649 vehicles with road passenger transport service franchises
• in 1996 in Metro Manila, trips made by public utility jeepneys comprise 39% of the daily person trips according to the Metro Manila Urban Transportation Integration Study (MMUTIS) or 55% of daily person trips using public transport • historical data (Databook on Philippine Transportation, UP-NCTS): share of jeepneys in daily person trips:
• 46% (1974)à 59% (1980) à 56% (1985) à 50% (1989)
• the share of intra-regional person trips using the jeepney ranged from 22 to 36% in regional areas such as Quezon, Palawan and Panay based from DPWH surveys conducted in 2006
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Development of CLRV Standards
Background According to JICA Study in 1995 focusing on the jeepney: • work trips commuting demand was significant enough to encourage jeepney services to serve the affluent commuter moving from the suburb to the urban or vice versa • jeepneys are used not only by the very poor but by middle and upper income groups • jeepneys are privately owned and operated, with the fleet mostly owned by individual operators who lease them to drivers • vehicles are assembled locally • the dominance of jeepneys have resulted from generally dispersed travel demand pattern in Metro Manila. Other factors leading to dominance of jeepneys include: • abundant low-cost labor that contributes to low operating costs, • self-management system of the industry including the support of jeepney association, the availability of local technology for vehicle supply, fare levels about equal to those for buses whose service level is generally lower than that provided by the jeepney
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Development of CLRV Standards
Scope of Work • CLRV Industry Study
• Development of survey instrument for the national survey • CLRV Fleet Characterization • Evaluation of CLRV Specifications and Drafting of PNS
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Review of Existing Policies and Regulations
• 1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals (Presidential Decree No. 207 June 6, 1973 that ratified the Convention)
• Republic Act No. 4136: Land Transportation and Traffic Code • Revised Administrative Order on the New MVIS and Promulgating the Rules and Regulations in the Implementation Thereof (AO-2009-018), Land Transportation Office
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1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and
Road Signs and Signals Chapter III - Conditions for the Admission of Motor Vehicles and Trailers to
International Traffic Article 35 Registration • date of registration of vehicle • name or trademark of vehicle maker • serial number of the chassis (the maker's production or serial number) • permissible maximum mass (goods vehicle) • unladen mass (goods vehicle) • period of validity
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1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and
Road Signs and Signals Annex 5 – Technical Conditions Concerning Motor Vehicles and Trailers Chapter I – Braking A. Braking of motor vehicles other than motor cycles Vehicle must have brakes that is capable of following 3 braking functions: a) service brake; b) parking brake; c) secondary (emergency) brake • Combination of controls • Action of service brake on all wheels • Capability of action of secondary or parking brake on at least 1 wheel on both sides • Permanent connection of braking surfaces to the wheels and strength
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1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and
Road Signs and Signals Chapter II – Vehicle lighting and light-signalling devices 21. Number and color of driving lamps (front / main beam head lamps) 22. Number and color of passing lamps (front / dipped beam head lamps) 23. Number and color of front position lamps (front parking lamps) 24. Number and color of rear position lamps (tail lamps) 25. Lighting device for rear registration number plate (plate number light) 26. Electrical connections of lamps 27. Number, color and shape of red reflex-reflectors and their night visibility 31. Number, color and luminous intensity of red stop lamps (stop lamps)
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1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and
Road Signs and Signals Chapter II – Vehicle lighting and light-signalling devices 39. Number, color, flashing and visibility of fixed direction indicators 40. Number, color and illumination of front fog lamps 41. Color and operation mechanism of reversing lamps (e.g. lights only during reverse gear) 42. No other lamp (except direction-indicator, special warning) shall emit winking/flashing light 43. Ability to emit hazard warning signal 44. Color of rear fog lamps 45. Requirement of amble side reflex-reflectors for more than 6-meter long vehicles
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1968 Vienna Conventions of the United Nations on Road Traffic and
Road Signs and Signals Chapter II – Vehicle lighting and light-signalling devices 42. Color and number of marker lamps (colored riding lights required if width is greater than 2.1 m) – front (white or amber) and rear (red) 42. Color of side lamps
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Republic Act No. 4136: Land Transportation and Traffic Code
Article IV Accessories of Motor Vehicles Section 34 (a) Tires of motor vehicles (b) Brakes (b-1) Horns (c) Headlights Riding lights (d) Taillights (e) Stop lights (g) Parking lights (h) Windshield wiper (j) Mufflers
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AO-2009-018: Revised AO on the New MVIS and IRR
5.2 Frequency of Inspection For rebuilt vehicles, it is inspected before initial registration and annually thereafter 7.4.2.1 Body and Frame Structure 7.4.2.1.1 Dimensions: Maximum Length, Maximum Width and Maximum Axle Weight 7.4.2.1.2 Frame and Body (3 provisions on material strength, connection, protrusion) 7.4.2.1.3 Riding Accommodation (7 provisions on passenger compartment safety, ventilation, upholstery for comfort, full view for driving, passenger compartment lighting, floor board condition, driver and passenger doors) 7.4.2.1.4 Goods-loading Accommodation 7.4.2.2 Seatbelts and Anchorage (in accordance with RA 8750 Seatbelt Law and IRR) 7.4.2.3 Parking Lamp (4 provisions on wiring, color of front and rear lamps) 7.4.2.4 End-Outline Marker Lamp (2 provisions on installation, color)
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AO-2009-018: Revised AO on the New MVIS and IRR
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7.4.2.5 Driving Beam (Main) Headlamp and Passing Beam (Dipped) Headlamp (6 provisions on number, color, illumination, intensity, installation, beam axis) 7.4.2.6 Direction-Indicator Lamp (3 provisions on number, color, installation, wiring/mechanism) 7.4.2.7 Reversing Lamp (5 provisions on wiring, number, installation, color, beam axis, intensity) 7.4.2.8 Number Plate Lights (2 provisions on number, color and wiring/mechanism of operation) 7.4.2.9 Hazard Warning Lamp (2 provisions on wiring/mechanism of operation, color, installation) 7.4.2.10 Tail Lamp (2 provisions on number, visibility at night, color)
AO-2009-018: Revised AO on the New MVIS and IRR
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7.4.2.11 Stop Lamp (4 provisions on number, wiring/mechanism, color, intensity compared to tail lamp)
7.4.2.12 Windshield/Window Glass (1 provision on material requirement for transparency, view in case of breakage)
7.4.2.13 Wiper/Washer (3 provisions on mechanism of operation, number, installation to ensure view, durability)
7.4.2.14 Horn (3 provisions on type, sound quality, sound level)
7.4.2.15 Retro-Reflectors (2 provisions on location, visibility at night, color)
AO-2009-018: Revised AO on the New MVIS and IRR
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7.4.2.16 Number Plates (2 provisions on location, installation for visibility and readability)
7.4.2.17 Interior Light (2 provisions on number, color, intensity, wattage)
7.4.2.18 Floor Board (1 provision on cleanliness of surface)
7.4.2.19 Rear View/Side Mirror (2 provisions on presence and adjustability for a clear view of rear and right side of
vehicle) 7.4.2.20 Panel Gauges
(1 provision on presence of temperature, fuel, oil , speedometer and tachometer gauges, tamper resistance, installation for readability while driving)
AO-2009-018: Revised AO on the New MVIS and IRR
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7.4.2.21 Brake System/Parking Brake (9 provisions on two separate lines for independent functioning, strength and
durability, installation so as not to interfere with steering system, connections, service brake performance and construction, brake fluid, parking brake) 7.4.2.22 Clutch System
(1 provision on operation ensuring no slippage and shuttering) 7.4.2.23 Steering System
(6 provisions on components, construction/installation, steering angle (left and right) and steering forces)
7.4.2.24 Driver and Passenger Seat (1 provision on width (35 cm) and length (60 cm) and leg room (20 cm)
AO-2009-018: Revised AO on the New MVIS and IRR
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7.4.2.25 Tires/Wheels (3 provisions on mounting, cracks/damages, conformity to PNS 25 for tires and wheels)
7.4.2.26 Wheel Bolts/Nuts (1 provision on completeness of stud bolts and nuts)
7.4.2.27 Fuel Tank/Fuel Tank Cap (3 provisions on installation, location, piping construction, fuel tank cap)
7.4.2.28 Fuel System (6 provisions on installation, material of construction, construction and location of
filler and gas vent)
Review of Other Existing Regulations
• Act 3992 • Republic Act No. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act • Republic Act No. 8750 – Seat Belt Act • Republic Act No. 8794 – Motor Vehicle Users’ Charge (MVUC) Law
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Review of Other Existing Regulations
Act 3992 • provides that motor vehicles prior to registration shall be brought for ocular inspection of the serial and motor numbers, seating capacity
• case of motor trucks and jitney, measurement of width, length, height and other data
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Review of Other Existing Regulations Republic Act No. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act (CAA) • Section 21 of the CAA requires that any imported new or locally assembled new motor vehicle shall not be registered unless it complies with the emission standards set pursuant in the Act as evidenced by a Certificate of Conformity (COC) issued by the DENR
• new motor vehicle – motor vehicles designed and manufactured in the Philippines using brand new engines and spare parts; assembled using original and new CKD components and parts; new imported CBU motor vehicles
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Review of Other Existing Regulations Republic Act No. 8749 – Philippine Clean Air Act (CAA)
• The DOTC shall enforce compliance with the emission standards for motor vehicles set by the DENR
• DOTC/LTO to carry out emission test for type approval • while DOTC/LTO is developing the MV type approval system test,
previous emission test results of pre-production engine vehicle type duly authenticated by Philippine Embassy of the country of origin of the motor vehicle shall be valid (manufacturer’s certification)
• For newly assembled jeepneys with secondhand engines, it is classified as rebuilt vehicles and follows emission test procedures of in-use vehicles
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Review of Other Existing Regulations
Republic Act No. 8794 – Motor Vehicle Users’ Charge (MVUC) Law • The LTO shall submit any recommendation for any change in the classification of motor vehicles for approval of the Secretary of DOTC • All manufacturers and / or assemblers of the motor vehicles shall, not later than 3 months prior to the introduction of any new model of motor vehicle in the market, submit the specifications of such new model to the LTO which shall recommend for approval by the Secretary, the proper classification of the new model and the rate of MVUC fee under which the new model shall fall • The LTO shall release the proper classification of said new motor vehicles model on or before the scheduled release of such new model in the market but in no case later than 3 months after its receipt of the new MV classification
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Review of Other Existing Regulations
Republic Act No. 8750 – Seat Belt Law Sec. 4. Mandatory Use of Seat Belts. • requires driver and front seat passengers to use seat belt devices Sec. 7. Provisions for Seat Belt. • requires car manufacturers, assemblers and distributors to ensure that seat belt devices are properly installed before the distribution and sale of the said vehicles as determined by the IRR thereon: Provided, That manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of jeepneys may install a pelvic restraint or lap belt only in the driver's and front seat passengers' seats and this shall be considered as substantial compliance with the requirements of this Act. • Sec. 9. Type of Seat Belt Devices Required. • the seat belt devices required to be installed in all motor vehicles shall comply with the standards and specifications established by the DTI-BPS in consultation with the DOTC/LTO: Provided, That the seat belt devices installed in imported second-hand motor vehicles shall conform to the standards and specifications of the BPS for purposes of importation and registration.
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Review of Other Existing Regulations
Republic Act No. 4109 – Standardization Law of the Philippines, 1964 • Bureau of Product Standards as the national standards body of the Philippines • BPS to develop, promulgate, implement and coordinate standardization activities in the Philippines
• Products under mandatory product certification are subjected to testing and certification of the BPS prior to distribution in the market and selling. • A manufacturer or importer whose product is under mandatory product certification cannot sell or distribute without the license and clearance from BPS authorities to use the PS Mark or the ICC Mark.
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Review of Other Existing Regulations
Road Vehicle Parts and Components Requiring Mandatory Product Certification: • pneumatic tires • inner tubes • seat belts • brake fluids • lead acid storage batteries • automotive glass • Auto LPG Cylinders and Auto LPG Conversion Shops
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Development of CLRV Standards
Status of Activities • Draft survey instrument for the national survey of manufacturers developed as of April 2012 • Visited and tested the survey instrument at David Motors (Valenzuela City) twice on: April 10, 2012 – Company survey and survey of Eco-jeepney model (Auto LPG-fueled) April 26, 2012 – Survey of another Auto LPG-fueled jeepney model with side door
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