THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority yesterday started training its traffic enforcers and their counterparts from five local government units in Metro Manila on the use of handheld ticketing devices as part of the single ticketing policy.
MMDA chairperson Romando Artes said the training of the agency’s traffic enforcers and their counterparts from Quezon City, Caloocan, Valenzuela, San Juan and Paranaque will equip them with the knowledge of the features of the device and how to use them.
The five are the first LGUs in Metro Manila that wanted to implement the single ticketing policy.
“The training teaches them how to use the features of the handheld device, namely, how to issue tickets, how to reprint tickets, tow truck requests, number coding, and traffic reports, among others,” Artes said.
“This is good for the traffic enforcers as it will ease the burden of their job, including the apprehension of violators and payment of fines,” he added.
The MMDA chief earlier said the agency and the manufacturer of the device will closely supervise the training to ensure they would be able to correct any flaws in the gadgets before they are deployed in the field “by the first or second week of July.”
A traffic enforcer with a handheld device can print a citation ticket, validate and authenticate a driver’s license and vehicle registration, and check if the driver has a demerit point or if the license or vehicle registration has been suspended, canceled, or flagged.
The device also allows traffic violators to pay their fines upon apprehension through online payment platforms such as Gcash or credit cards.
Alongside the handheld device, the agency said traffic enforcers will be equipped with body-worn cameras, allowing the agency’s command center to have real-time access to the video and audio of the devices.
