Ingat Pilipinas Advocacy, Road Safety

Private-Public Coalition Rallies the Philippines to become an “Ingat Nation”

Road Safety a Priority with 80% of Road Accidents Caused by Human Error 

Human error and accident  is everywhere. Me myself made 4 minor car accident past 4 years. Although you can call it very minor like gasgas, atras or pintura lng yan. Its still an accident and human error. 

PNP-Highway Patrol Group reported over 20,008 road accidents in 2009  Statistics from the PNP-Highway Patrol Group revealed that there were over 20,008 road accidents reported in 2009—this means that there are around 50 road accidents that occur in the Philippines on a daily basis. As we speak, 2 vehicles have probably gotten into an accident during the past hour. 8% of total daily person trips] depending on buses, jeepneys taxis, tricycles, trains and padyaks or whatever forms of transportation. As million of pinoy cummuters entrust their/out lives to our Manong driver or equivalent to piloto or capitan in ship or plane.

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“We may think nothing of riding public utility vehicles to work or to school, but it’s actually an act of trust,” says  Eros Zuniga, National President of Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc. (SOPI). “It’s trusting the drivers to get us to our destinations on time; it’s trusting them to have checked and fine-tuned their vehicles; it’s trusting them to follow road signs-- it’s trusting them with our lives.”

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Human error occur when people/drivers violate traffic violations, poor health or visibility condition or engine brake trouble.

So follow rules like don't drink and drive,  don't take drugs, check your car oil, brakes, engine regularly and always obey traffic rules!

With the realization of how the element of human error played a big role in the day-to-day lives of Filipinos, the public-private coalition Ingat Pilipinas was formed.

Composed of the PNP-HPG (Highway Patrol Group), MMDA (Metro Manila Development Authority), the Department of Labor and Employment and its sub-agencies the Bureau of Working Conditions (BWC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC), from the public sector and SOPI (Safety Organization of the Philippines) and leading headache relief brand, Biogesic, from the private sector, Ingat Pilipinas is working to reinforce the values of safety consciousness and effectiveness among Filipinos and in the country as a whole.

For me Walang Hari ng Kalsada, Lets Practice Hari ng Pag-Iingat

“ If Venice has its gondolas; Japan its bullet trains, and the Far East its rickshaws, the Philippines has its jeepneys. They’re a public necessity as much as they are a cultural symbol,” notes MMDA Engr.  Emilio Llabor.

A  2010 survey of the most popular modes of transport in Metro Manila revealed that the major factors that contribute to accidents can all be classified under human error. 64% of drivers identified vehicle malfunction traceable to neglect or “pagpapabaya sa sasakyan” as a reason for accidents; 44% cited overspeeding or “pagpapatakbo ng sasakyan ng mabilis na hindi alinsunod sa speed limit”; 23% mentioned overloading or “sadyang pagsobra sa pagsakay ng pasahero o kagamitan”; and 22% said breaking traffic rules or “hindi pagsunod sa batas trapiko” caused accidents. 

Sakit sa ulo, sakit sa trabaho?

“It’s unfortunate how many of the factors that result in accidents—overspeeding, engine failure, violation of traffic signs, and ‘sama ng pakiramdam’– could have all been otherwise avoided,” asserts Joey Romana of Biogesic.

In describing how headaches affected their driving, some drivers mentioned, “nawawalan ng concentration,” “nagiging mainitin ang ulo,” or “nawawala sa mood” as a result of their affliction.  More than the mood changes however, there were drivers whose quality of driving was affected by headaches. Some shared, “hindi na ako nakakadiskarte ng maayos sa pagda-drive,” “nawawala sa wisyo, nawawala sa ayos ang pagddrive,” “nagro-wrong turn na,” and “nagugulo ang pagmamaneho.” Meanwhile, others who did not want to risk these things opted to go home even if, in their words, “nawawalan kami ng kita.”

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Ingat Pilipinas recognizes that human error, and how it manifests on the road, is a big problem— with different facets and different stakeholders who need to start working on them.

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Source: 

Gieser Maclang PR

www.ingatpilipinas.com

Philippine National Police- Highway Patrol Group

Traffic Accident Statistics, 2007, 2008 and 2009.  

MMDA