Road-worthy vehicles can save lives – VICOAP
Maintaining a road-worthy vehicle helps provide safety for the driver and passengers, Board Secretary of Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines (VICOAP) John Alison 鈥淭辞苍迟辞苍鈥 Uy said in an interview last Tuesday.听
鈥淩oad accidents and road fatalities is actually what I like to call a silent killer. Statistically, it’s about 12,000 deaths every year in our country alone, and that doesn’t even include injuries or…damage to property鈥, Mr. Uy elaborated.听
Road crashes ranked as the leading cause of death among Filipinos 15-29 years old,听with 38 daily casualties, according to , citing studies from the University of the Philippines 鈥 National Center for Transportation Studies (NCTS). 听
Although there was a decrease in 2020 due to reduced mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the casualty count of 7,938 in 2011 rose to 11,096 in 2021, a 39% increase, 听
DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista campaigned at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) Regional Directors鈥 Conference last Thursday for the implementation of road safety measures and regulations to lessen road accidents.听 听
鈥淜ailangan mabawasan 鈥榶ung road crashes [We need to lessen road crashes],鈥 he said. 听
At the launch of the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan 2023-2028 last May 31, 2023, the Representative to the Philippines Rui Paulo de Jesus, shared that if everyone participated in road safety measures, injuries and deaths could be avoided. 听
鈥淩oad traffic injuries are a major yet often neglected public health issue. Deaths and injuries from road crashes are preventable, and all sectors have a role to play in promoting road safety,鈥 Mr. De Jesus said.听
鈥淩oad traffic injuries are a major yet often neglected public health issue. Deaths and injuries from road crashes are preventable, and all sectors have a role to play in promoting road safety鈥, the Rui Paulo de Jesus said in the launch of the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan 2023-2028 last May 31, 2023.听
The aims to create a safer road environment and reduce deaths on the road by 35% in 2028.
鈥淎fter the official release of the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan, it is high time to put it in action and ensure a significant reduction of deaths on the road,鈥 mentioned at the launch.听
鈥淎fter the official release of the Philippine Road Safety Action Plan, it is high time to put it in action and ensure a significant reduction of deaths on the road,鈥 mentioned at the launch.听
鈥淭he DOTr takes road safety seriously. Its approach is anchored on prevention. In fact, majority of transport projects are aligned towards promoting road safety鈥, he added.听
The Philippine Road Safety Action Plan 2023-2028 consists of five pillars targeted to address and counter the ongoing problems on roads:听
- Road safety management听
- Safer road听
- Safer vehicles听
- Safer road users听
- Post-crash response听
– Almira Louise S. Martinez
