DRIVING THOUGHTS Pinky Concha Colmenares So many people are talking about road safety because it affects all of us who need mobility for basic human activities – work, worship, school, socialization. What is the community doing about keeping our roads safe? In the motoring industry, automotive...
A local association partnered with a non-governmental organization (NGO) to halve road crash deaths, or even reduce fatalities to zero, by the end of this decade. The Vehicle Inspection Centers Operators Association of the Philippines (VICOAP) teamed up with Project C.A.R.E.S. (Community Activities...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 11, agreed with the a riders’ group in pushing for the Motorcycle Taxi Law and the Philippine Road Safety Institute bill if she wins in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo held a consultative dialogue...
Honda Cars Philippines Inc. (HCPI) spearheads another batch of “Teen Smart” road safety workshops for senior high school students. Once more, this demonstrates Honda’s commitment to “Safety for Everyone” beyond products and services, but also in initiatives with local communities where...
JP Tuason of Tuason Racing School leads the Ford Driving Skills for Life online sessions. Ford Driving Skills for Life Ford Philippines believes the pandemic is no excuse to put safety in the backseat. It recently held its 13 th Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program online. Usually held in...
Riding and driving together safely Practically every day, we see a post on social media about a car or motorbike behaving badly on the road. There are so many examples of abruptly changing lanes, forcing their way through a tight spot, or even causing an accident. However, many of these incidents...
Besides motorcycles, another vehicle we have to learn to share the road with are personal mobility devices (PMDs). The term may be new, but chances are, you’ve already seen these vehicles on the road. PMDs are composed of smaller, lower speed vehicles like bicycles, electric kick-scooters, and...
Be always on the lookout Think all motorcyclists and bicyclists are kamotes ? Think again. Most accidents on the road between cars and motorcycles happen because car drivers have been trained to look out for other cars and not motorcycles, or bicyclists. In other cases, it may be a matter of both...
Senator Grace Poe is calling for a stricter enforcement of putting up road and public safety signages to lessen car accidents as well as risks to pedestrians. A car blocked the bus lane along the EDSA underpass in Mandaluyong City after its driver tried to avoid a motorcycle on January 1, 2021....
Coronavirus-related restrictions have been prompting more people to pedal their way to work and leisure. On World Bicycle Day, cyclists weigh in if the roads in Metro Manila are now safe for bikers. (Photo from Bikers United Marshalls) In 2020, as the government imposed one of the strictest...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Tuesday, June 1, that it will complete the construction of about 523 kilometers (km) of bike lanes in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao within the month of June. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) creates bike lanes along major roads in the...
Transport advocacy group Move As One Coalition has joined the global community in pushing for a 30-kilometer per hour (kph) speed limit on urban roads. (Photo from Dinna Louise C. Dayao / Move As One Coalition) The call--aimed at reducing air pollution, fighting climate change, and saving...
