road-grounded
Adjective | Traffic slang
A situation in the Philippines where a private vehicle is temporarily not allowed to drive on public roads because its license plate's final digit matches the day's number-coding restriction.
Basically, the car isn't broken, out of fuel, or being repaired—it has been grounded from the road for the day.
It is a humorous combination of road + grounded, comparing a restricted vehicle to a child being grounded and forbidden from going out.
Basically: your car isn't broken—you just can't legally take it onto the road today.
A situation in the Philippines where a private vehicle is temporarily not allowed to drive on public roads because its license plate's final digit matches the day's number-coding restriction.
Basically, the car isn't broken, out of fuel, or being repaired—it has been grounded from the road for the day.
It is a humorous combination of road + grounded, comparing a restricted vehicle to a child being grounded and forbidden from going out.
Basically: your car isn't broken—you just can't legally take it onto the road today.
Person 1: “Why aren't you driving in your car?”
Person 2: “My plate ends in 2 and it's Monday. My car is road-grounded.”
Person 2: “My plate ends in 2 and it's Monday. My car is road-grounded.”
road-grounded by EF2020 September 27, 2026
