16 Questions
How is a passenger truck classified?
It is registered for more than nine passengers.
What is an articulated vehicle?
Any motor vehicle with a trailer having no front axle.
What is the title of this Act?
The Land Transportation and Traffic Code
Who is considered a professional driver?
Any person hired or paid for driving a motor vehicle.
Who is the owner of a government-owned motor vehicle?
The head of the office or the chief of the Bureau.
What is excluded from the definition of 'motor vehicle'?
Tractors used for agricultural purposes
What is a dealer?
A person who sells motor vehicles to the public.
What type of vehicle is classified as a separate motor vehicle?
Trailer with no power rating
What is a garage?
A building where two or more motor vehicles are kept ready for hire to the public.
What determines the classification of a vehicle as a passenger automobile?
Net allowable carrying capacity
What is included in the scope of this Act?
Registration and operation of motor vehicles
What is a semi-trailer?
A trailer with no front axle.
Who determines the classification of a special type of motor vehicle?
The Commissioner of Land Transportation.
What is not controlled by the provisions of this Act?
Operation of railroads
What is the primary purpose of vehicles excluded from the definition of 'motor vehicle'?
Agricultural purposes
What type of vehicle is classified as a passenger automobile?
Touring car
Study Notes
Republic Act 4136: Land Transportation and Traffic Code
- This Act is known as the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code" and controls the registration and operation of motor vehicles and the licensing of owners, dealers, conductors, drivers, and similar matters.
Definitions
- "Motor Vehicle" refers to any vehicle propelled by power other than muscular power, using public highways, excluding certain vehicles like road rollers, trolley cars, and tractors used for agricultural purposes.
- Trailers with any number of wheels, attached to a motor vehicle, are classified as a separate motor vehicle with no power rating.
- "Passenger Automobiles" include vehicles like touring cars, command cars, speedsters, sports cars, roadsters, jeeps, and sedans, with a net allowable carrying capacity of not exceeding nine passengers.
- Motor vehicles with changed or rebuilt bodies, like jeepneys, jitneys, or station wagons, are classified as passenger automobiles if their net allowable carrying capacity does not exceed nine passengers.
- A motor vehicle registered for more than nine passengers is classified as a "truck".
- "Articulated Vehicle" refers to a motor vehicle with a trailer having no front axle, attached in a way that part of the trailer rests on the motor vehicle.
- A trailer attached to an articulated vehicle is called a "semi-trailer".
- "Driver" refers to every licensed operator of a motor vehicle.
- "Professional Driver" refers to every driver hired or paid for driving or operating a motor vehicle, whether for private use or for hire to the public.
- "Owner" refers to the actual legal owner of a motor vehicle, in whose name the vehicle is duly registered with the Land Transportation Commission.
- "Dealer" refers to every person, association, partnership, or corporation making, manufacturing, constructing, assembling, remodeling, rebuilding, or setting up motor vehicles, and every entity acting as an agent for the sale of motor vehicles.
- "Garage" refers to any building where two or more motor vehicles are kept ready for hire to the public.
This quiz covers the Republic Act 4136, also known as the Land Transportation and Traffic Code, which compiles laws related to land transportation and traffic rules in the Philippines.
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