Quezon City’s no contact apprehension starts July 1

The Quezon City (QC) government announced that it would start the full implementation of its No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP) on July 1, 2022.

Quezon City to start full implementation of no contact apprehension next month [Photo: patrickroque01]

The QC government first showed its intention to implement the NCAP last September 2021, after getting the City Council’s approval on the second reading of the amended QC Traffic Management Code of 2018. 

QC will be making use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in monitoring erring motorists who disregard traffic rules and regulations. It added that the cameras are equipped with artificial intelligence technology to capture, photograph, and record the conduction stickers and plate numbers of vehicles in violation of traffic rules and regulations.  

The QC government previously said that there will be cameras placed on 15 primary roads of the city, which are intended to enforce the no contact apprehension program. According to the city, cameras will be placed at major roads and intersections in QC. Signages will also be posted along the areas covered by the city’s NCAP. The following areas will have CCTV cameras intended to implement QC’s NCAP: 

- Quirino Highway – Susano Road (Novaliches Bayan)

- Quirino Highway – Zabarte Road

- Quirino Highway – Tandang Sora (Sangandaan)

- E. Rodriguez – Tomas Morato

- E. Rodriguez – Gilmore

- E. Rodriguez – Hemady

- Aurora – Hemady

- Aurora – Gilmore

- Aurora – Broadway

- Aurora – 20th street

- West Avenue – Baler

- East Avenue – BIR

- Kamias – Kalayaan

- P. Tuazon – 13th

- P. Tuazon – 15th

Re-elected QC mayor Joy Belmonte said last year that the NCAP intends to make the city’s roads safer. Through NCAP, the city can monitor and enforce local traffic rules and regulations at all times. 

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

The QC mayor also believes the NCAP will ensure that traffic violators will be dealt with equally, eliminating the palakasan system. Other than that, the NCAP will result in lesser interaction between traffic enforcers and violators, which could help limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus.     

“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.

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