ROAD SAFETY SERIES NO. 5: Child safety not a major concern for drivers, riders
In many cases, the lack of child restraint systems in cars, for children 4 to 7 years old is a common cause of injuries.
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ROAD SAFETY ISSUE NO. 5: Protecting the Filipino pedestrian
Annually over 270,000 pedestrians perish in collisions on the road. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that pedestrians constitute 22% of all road traffic fatalities.
ROAD SAFETY SERIES NO. 4: Distracted driving dissected
Distracted driving is a creation of the digital revolution. But there is no humor in it being a serious and growing threat to road safety.
Five years after, still no justice for Ma’am Chit
By JAKE SORIANO [metaslider id=48020] Photos by LALA ORDENES At first glance, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court looks more like a church than a court. An assortment of statues — Christ on the cross, the child Jesus, the Virgin Mary — stare down on court employees, lawyers, police officers, nervous witnesses, family members of
Speeding but not getting home
By IRA V. PANGANIBAN Nine days before Christmas three years ago, a Don Mariano bus fell off the Skyway in Bicutan, Taguig and landed on a delivery van below, crushing the driver to death. The bus driver survived but 18 of his passengers never got to celebrate Christmas. At least 20 were injured. Investigation later
Obstructions make some Metro Manila roads disappear
By BRENDA BARRIENTOS-VALLARTA The Senate Committee on Public Services on Wednesday started to hear proposals to grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to solve the worsening traffic problem in Metro Manila and other urban areas. In the House of Representatives, several similar bills had been filed. But while Congress deliberates on possible powers to negotiate
Penalizing Distracted Driving
Tinkering with your cellphone while driving is now punishable by law. The Anti-Distracted Driving Bill lapsed into law in July 21. Road Safety Journalism fellow Jacque Manabat reported on the highlights of the new policy last June. Let’s revisit her story here:
Road Safety Series No. 2: Tricycle on main roads are unsafe at any speed
Banning tricycles completely will have a major social impact as the jobs will be cut and income lost. However, a rational ban on the three-wheeler will do wonders for safety and reduction of traffic.
Road Safety Series No.1: 25 reasons the jeepney must be redesigned, re-engineered for safety
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has recorded 95,615 traffic incidents in the National Capital Region (NCR) in 2015. Public utility jeepneys (PUJs) were responsible for only 2,161 nonfatal road crashes.
Open letter to the next president: Make PH roads safe
THEY were all in their teens. John Russel Garcia, John Paul Tena, Kirby Bokingo, Jaymee Gubaton, Bren Loren Calabines, and Rodalyn Bautista were graduating Grade 10 students. They had their whole lives ahead of them: graduations, college, careers. But everything ended in a fiery crash on a road in Tagaytay in the wee hours of
