Reckless tricycle driver in viral QC video found operating colorum vehicle
By Trixee Rosel
A tricycle is seen being driven recklessly along Congressional Avenue in Quezon City before the video went viral on social media. (Photo courtesy of QCPD)
Quezon City police flagged a colorum tricycle and its unlicensed driver after a viral video showed the vehicle speeding recklessly along Congressional Avenue late Monday night.
At around 11 p.m. on July 6, a tricycle bearing Body No. 918 of Luzon TODA with plate number 362TEA was caught on video speeding recklessly along Congressional Avenue, footage that quickly spread across social media.
Personnel of the District Traffic Enforcement Unit (DTEU), working with Luzon TODA officers, later identified the driver as Romar, 41, a resident of Barangay Culiat.
Records from the Quezon City Tricycle Regulatory Division confirmed the tricycle was operating without registration, classifying it as a colorum vehicle.
Police also found that Romar had no valid driver’s license and could only present the motorcycle’s Certificate of Registration, while its Official Receipt had already expired.
Both the driver and the tricycle were referred to the Tricycle Regulatory Division for further investigation and possible administrative and legal action.
“We will not tolerate reckless driving because it puts the lives of motorists and pedestrians at risk,” said QCPD director Police Brig. Gen. Randy Glenn Silvio.
He urged motorists to obey traffic laws, drive responsibly, and ensure their vehicles are properly registered and roadworthy, warning that violators will face consequences under the law.