However, a legal and institutional assessment supported by the Global Road Safety Partnership found that most of the 229 local authorities surveyed (representing world-class provinces, cities and municipalities) are not aware of their responsibility to classify roads in order to set appropriate speed limits and to procure and use appropriate speed detection devices. In addition, most local authorities do not have the technical expertise to manage the process of classifying roads, setting appropriate speed limits and enforcing those limits. Road safety solutions help governments and traffic authorities solve the complex problems posed by a growing number of road users. Today, more and more vehicles are on the road, leading to increased traffic congestion and environmental pollution. It is therefore important to ensure that the increase in the number of vehicles does not have a negative impact on social costs, productivity and public health expenditure. When it comes to transportation advice, transportation planning consultants provide external expertise to authorities that can help them meet the challenges associated with the transportation reality of today and tomorrow. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to invest in multimodal transportation systems, as the restrictions needed to contain the spread of COVID-19 have led to a shift to active modes of transportation. It is therefore necessary to make non-motorised traffic safer, especially on major roads where infrastructure gives priority to motor vehicles. The training was designed on the basis of an assessment of law enforcement capabilities.
Participants were provided with best practices on speed control principles, deterrence-based methods, traffic policing, the use of various speed measuring devices, and practical recommendations for implementing effective speed control measures. The training also included a hands-on session in real-life traffic situations to collect measurements with roadside speedometers. The selected participants also received direct guidance from GRSP experts. Disparity and inconsistency in reporting and data pose a challenge for properly identifying and prioritizing evidence-based policies and low-cost programs needed to reduce road deaths in the country. Using data from desk reviews, expert interviews, multi-stakeholder policy dialogues, and secondary data collected by various government agencies such as the Department of Health, the Philippine National Police, the Metro Manila Development Authority, and the Philippine Bureau of Statistics, this paper examines the road safety data landscape in the Philippines. In particular, the paper focuses on who, what and how road safety data and data systems managed by different government agencies based on their mandates to collect, process, store and disseminate data relevant to their core functions. integration initiatives; gaps and challenges; and recommendations to improve road safety data for better-informed and evidence-based policies and decisions in the country. The Philippine government has established a total of 563 kilometers of bike lanes across the country and continues to monitor the physical condition of bike lanes to ensure they are well maintained.
The government also aims to improve pedestrian mobility, access and safety around major stations by building a 5-kilometre elevated footbridge to and from stations. Infrastructure improvements provide robust and well-understood results for reducing accidents and injuries and is crucial for the sustainable and long-term reduction of injuries in line with the safe systems approach. The International Road Safety Assessment Programme (iRAP) provides a business case for safer roads and road star ratings that provide a simple and objective measure of the level of safety “built-in” in the road for road users. 5-star roads are the safest, while 1-star roads are the least safe. Various proposals have been put forward to put an end to the alarming number of road accidents, with the legislator developing proposals to improve road safety measures: from the need to rethink road planning and construction and keep them up to date with international standards, to the implementation of adequate education and training in the field of road safety. Motorists are prohibited from “using a mobile communication device to write, send or read text communication or to make or receive calls” and “to use an electronic entertainment device or computer device to play games, watch movies, surf the Internet, compose messages, read e-books, perform calculations” when the vehicle is moving or stopping at a red light. Regulations: A new subject entitled Courtesy, Discipline and Road Safety Education will be added to the curriculum for students in grades 1 to 4. Good post-accident care reduces deaths and reduces disability and suffering for survivors of road accidents. The elements and processes of the emergency care system must be effective to achieve this goal.
As UN Member States commemorate the fifth UN Global Road Safety Week, road safety leaders and partners in the Philippines reaffirmed their commitment to road safety for citizens. Over the past decade, the country has made progress on road safety legislation, but the high number of injuries and deaths on the roads remains a major public health and development problem.