ROAD SAFETY ISSUES

INSTITUTIONAL

TECHNICAL

EDUCATIONAL & CAMPAIGNS

SOCIO CULTURAL
 REPUBLIC ACT No. 4136

AN ACT TO COMPILE THE

LAWS RELATIVE TO LAND
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC
RULES, TO CREATE A LAND
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 Title and Scope of Act:

This Act shall be known as the "Land

Transportation and Traffic Code."

The provisions of this Act shall control,

as far as they apply, the registration and
operation of motor vehicles and the licensing
of owners, dealers, conductors, drivers, and
similar matters.
TECHNICAL

THE “FOUR E’S” OF SAFETY:

ENGINEERING, ENFORCEMENT, EDUCATION,
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
ADDITIONAL 'E':

"EVERYONE"
PHILIPPINES @ BAGUIO CITY
145 people died in CAR in 2015.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,
there are a total of 145 deaths due to traffic crash
incidents in CAR in 2015. That translates to 8
deaths per 100,000 people based on their
regional population
of 1,722,006.
ENGINEERING
CURRENT NEVADA STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN:
• KEEP VEHICLES IN THEIR LANE
• FLATTEN SLOPES AND REMOVE ROADSIDE OBJECTS
• INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BY CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, REFUGE
ISLANDS, AND UPGRADING SIGNALS
• DEVELOP ACCESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
• CONSTRUCT INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC IMPROVEMENTS
• INCREASE INTERSECTION AWARENESS WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
• PROVIDE FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES AND IMPROVEMENTS
ENFORCEMENT
CURRENT NEVADA STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN:
• CONDUCT HIGHLY-PUBLICIZED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI)
CHECKPOINTS
• SEIZE VEHICLE/LICENSE PLATE FOR DUI OFFENSES
• CONDUCT HIGHLY-PUBLICIZED SEAT BELT ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGNS AND
PASS A PRIMARY SEAT BELT LAW
• ENFORCE PEDESTRIAN LAWS AT HIGH CRASH AREAS
• EVALUATE IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT
EDUCATION
CURRENT NEVADA STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN:
• SUPPLY INFORMATION ON HOW TO MAINTAIN VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY
• CONDUCT PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGNS TO REDUCE IMPAIRED DRIVING
• PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM BARS, HOTELS, ETC.
• CONDUCT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY EDUCATION
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CURRENT NEVADA STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN:
• CONDUCT FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FOR STATE PATROL, MAINTENANCE
WORKERS, ETC.
• PROVIDE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE
RESPONSE TIMES.
EDUCATIONAL & CAMPAIGN
THE ROAD SAFETY INITIATIVE HAS A TWO-PRONGED
OBJECTIVE:
• TO IMPROVE ROAD USER BEHAVIOR THROUGH
ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND BY INCREASING AWARENESS
OF RISK FACTORS; AND,
• TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
AND MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES TO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT ROAD SAFETY STRATEGIES AND PLANS IN
LINE WITH SDG 3.6.
Maybe it is best that people learn about road safety at a young
age — perhaps as early as grade school.

Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito

suggested making it part of the grade
school subject Good Manners and Right
Conduct last Thursday during a press
conference on road safety organized by
Vera Files in Malate, Manila. As is, there
is a bill working its way through
congress which aims to integrate road
safety education as early as daycare
and preschool.
Senate Bill No. 1822 ( Motorcycle Safety
Training Act of 2018)
which requires riders to undergo mandatory safety riding
training, noting that motorcycle riders have been the
primary victims in road crashes in Metro Manila since
2010.
 Crucial factors Dr. Quintana mentioned:

Engineering/road infrastructure (“better roads and

roadways”) as one of the means of prevention of road
crashes;

• strict implementation and enforcement of road

safety laws;

• interventions related to speed, which is one of the

behavioral risk factors;

• safer vehicles, which should have standards and

regulations; and,

• interventions to protect road users: the pedestrians,

drivers, and passengers.
SOCIO CULTURAL
• CONSTITUTED BY A MORE OR LESS COHERENT AND
CONSISTENT PATTERN OF DIFFERENT VALUES. IN MANY
TRAFFIC CULTURES VALUES WHICH EXPRESS SAFETY ARE
RELATED TO OTHER VALUES LIKE COMFORT, AESTHETIC
DESIGN, EXPRESSION OF SOCIAL POSITION (PRESTIGE), OR
VALUES THAT ARE CLOSER TO THE CORE VALUES OF THE
ECONOMY, THAT IS, OF EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS.
• THE “IMPLICIT CULTURE” WHICH IS REFLECTED IN OPINIONS, ATTITUDES AND
PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOUR.