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Category: The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

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    Categories News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Road safety advocates support 30 kph speed limits in commercial, residential areas

    By Klaire Ting  |  May 22, 2021 2:23 PM

    Speeding is the biggest contributor to road crash fatalities in the Philippines so road safety advocates and vulnerable road users welcome the call for lower speed limits, especially in commercial and residential areas.

    road safety, road safety week, speed limits, speeding

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    Categories Editor's Pick News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Still no justice for journalist Chit Estella 10 years after fatal road crash

    By VJ Bacungan  |  May 13, 2021 8:00 AM

    Her death was reported as an “accident,” but the tragedy that occurred a decade ago could have been prevented.

    chit estella, Chit Estella Simbulan, road safety

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    Categories News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Delays in service contracting program hinder dignified commute and livelihood: transport workers

    By Klaire Ting  |  May 06, 2021 5:43 PM

    Many transport workers, who have not benefited from the project, have been tipped “into extreme poverty,” said the Move as One Coalition in a May 4 statement, adding it found the situation “unacceptable.”

    #ltfrb, dotr, jeepney, service contracting, transport

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    Categories News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    DOTr, private sector push for safe cycling with bike manual

    By VJ Bacungan  |  Apr 22, 2021 5:46 PM

    The Department of Transportation (DOTr) launched on April 21 the Active Transport Manual to raise awareness of road safety and courtesy and traffic rules.

    cycling, department of transportation, dotr, road safety

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    Categories News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Calls for the construction of protected bike lanes grow louder

    By Klaire Ting  |  Feb 09, 2021 3:25 PM

    Biking enthusiasts continue to advocate for the conversion of a car lane into a bicycle lane.

    BIKE LANES, new normal, new normal mobility, road safety

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    Categories Editor's Pick News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    The CRS law is for the child’s protection

    By Story by Klaire Ting, Photos by Reiven Pascasio  |  Feb 02, 2021 12:38 PM

    A car seat or CRS that is appropriate to a kid’s age, height and weight, will protect the child while travelling.

    child car seats, Child restraint system, RA11229

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    Categories Editor's Pick News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Car seats for kids required starting Feb. 2

    By Story and Photos by VJ Bacungan  |  Jan 30, 2021 10:20 AM

    A law meant to save children from injury and possible death during a road crash will be fully enforced on Feb. 2. 2021.

    car seat, Child restraint system, CRS

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    Categories News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    National Bicycle Day highlights the importance of environmental and physical health amid the pandemic

    By Klaire Ting  |  Nov 21, 2020 11:31 PM

    President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the fourth Sunday of November of every year as National Bicycle Day to highlight the importance of non-motorized transportation as a means of fostering sustainable development and promoting environmental health.

    BICYCLES, covid-19 lockdown, national bicycle day, road safety

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    Categories News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Road traffic deaths equivalent to a COVID-19 pandemic, says WHO chief

    By Klaire Ting  |  Nov 14, 2020 10:47 AM

    A total of 1.35 million people die in road crashes around the world annually, and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus describes this as “the equivalent of a COVID-19 pandemic every single year.”

    road crashes, WHO, World Day of Remembrance

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    Categories Editor's Pick News The Chit Estella Road Safety Page

    Road crashes abound despite fewer vehicles on the road amid the COVID-19 lockdown

    By Klaire Ting  |  Oct 04, 2020 4:25 PM

    Road safety advocates shared some reasons why road crashes continue despite the lockdown.

    COVID-19, LOCKDOWN, road crash, road safety

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