LTO Wants New Breathalyzers
The Land Transportation Office needs more and working breathalyzers to
enforce anti-drunk driving laws.
This was indicated by LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II in an inquirer.net news report.
In the report Mendoza said only 288 of the 756 breathalyzers the LTO
procured back in 2015 and 2017 could be fixed and recalibrated.
The LTO is now considering whether to fix and recalibrated the remaining
workable breathalyzers or acquire totally new ones.
LTO's lack of working breathalyzers was revealed during a hearing of the
Senate committee on public services on the proposed Fair Traffic
Apprehension Act.
Senator Raffy Recto, chairman of the committee, earlier claimed the
LTO-procured breathalyzers were overpriced when compared to similar items
sold in the United States.
Mendoza vowed to ensure new breathalyzers to be procured by LTO would be
the lowest priced while meeting specifications and quality.
Were the breathalyzers acquired back in 2015 and 2017 actually used to
enforce anti-drunk driving regulations? The LTO seems to have forgotten
about enforcing such regulations from the lack of reports on drunk driving
apprehensions.