No contact apprehension now being implemented in Quezon City

Quezon City (QC) has now joined cities in Metro Manila that implements the No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) to monitor motorists who violate traffic laws and regulations. The local government of QC said that the NCAP aims to enhance road safety as well as instill traffic discipline among motorists.

No Contact Apprehension Program aims to instill traffic discipline among motorists

Similar to Manila City’s approach in regards to the NCAP, QC will use cameras with artificial intelligence technology to capture, photograph, and record the conduction stickers and plate numbers of vehicles in violation of traffic rules and regulations. Previously, QC shared that will be placing cameras on 15 primary roads of the city.

QC mayor Joy Belmonte said that the implementation of the NCAP is geared towards making the city’s roads safer. Through the NCAP, the city can monitor and strictly enforce local traffic rules and regulations at all times.

Belmonte also reiterated that eering motorists now have to be accountable in case a traffic law is violated. The QC mayor believes the NCAP will ensure that traffic violators will be dealt with equally, eliminating the palakasan system.

“Road safety is our priority in Quezon City and with the launch of NCAP, we commit to putting the safety of our constituents first and ensure also the safety of motorists passing through the city by strictly enforcing local traffic rules and regulations at all times,” Belmonte said.

Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City [Photo: Judgefloro]

Under QC’s guidelines, the system will generate a Notice of Violation (NOV) to the Local Government Unit in case the cameras have detected a traffic violation. The NOV will be up for review and approval to ensure that the recorded image has gone through due process.

Once it has been approved, the NOV will be given to the residence of the registered owner of the vehicle within 14 days. The registered owner will then be given 30 days to pay for the necessary fine. The QC government further explains that the NOV will have a photograph with a timestamp of the motor vehicle in the place where the violation was committed.

The local government of QC said it will initially be implementing a 30-day dry-run of the NCAP, which officially started on October 11, 2021. QC will not be imposing fines during the dry-run. However, the following fines will be implemented after the said period:

- First Offense - Php 2,000

- Second Offense - Php 3,000 - Php 4,000

- Third Offense - Php 5,000

It will also result in lesser interaction between traffic enforcers and traffic violators

The NCAP is also intended to protect QC’s traffic enforcers from the threat brought upon by the COVID-19 virus. The program’s contactless apprehension would result in lesser interaction that could help limit the transmission of the coronavirus.

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