Speed addicts and frequent violators of traffic rules and regulations should pay attention. President Gloria Arroyo has ordered for renewed efforts of the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police in addressing the issues of overspeeding vehicles and frequent violators of traffic rules and regulations. With this new order for Secretary Puno of the DILG, frequent violators on the road should be aware and should know that there are sanctions and penalties just around the corner.
With this order coming from the President herself, Secretary Ronnie Puno lost no time in taking concrete steps. To be specific, the secretary ordered the police Highway Patrol Group or the HPG to increase its visibility on major roads and national highways. So motorists should not be surprised if there are more checkpoints than the usual since this is in line with the move of the department to limit traffic law violations. Puno has directed its head, Chief Supt Mabutas to heighten the visibility of its forces on major road networks. Puno further adds that the campaign should focus on over-speeding motorists, drunk drivers and other violators of the laws on the road.
The order of the president and the move of the department is noteworthy and highly commendable because road accidents are serious issues. For this year alone from January to March, the Highway Patrol Group has recorded a total of 9,279 accidents and a third of this number was caused by over-speeding. If it can be remembered, just this week at least two road accidents happened in Quezon province and one of the two accidents involved two passenger buses. And one of the buses is on its way to Manila. According to published reports, nine persons were killed and more than forty passengers were injured. Accidents involving passenger buses are common in Philippine roads, and according to HPG accidents that involve buses rank third on the list with 991 cases for the period of January to March. Topping the list are accidents involving cares with 3,698 cases and accidents involving motorcycles that account to 2,529 cases. Secretary Puno suggests that most of these cases can be traced to the fact that the drivers involved don’t know the maximum allowable speed as prescribed by the law.
The order of the president and the move of the department is noteworthy and highly commendable because road accidents are serious issues. For this year alone from January to March, the Highway Patrol Group has recorded a total of 9,279 accidents and a third of this number was caused by over-speeding. If it can be remembered, just this week at least two road accidents happened in Quezon province and one of the two accidents involved two passenger buses. And one of the buses is on its way to Manila. According to published reports, nine persons were killed and more than forty passengers were injured. Accidents involving passenger buses are common in Philippine roads, and according to HPG accidents that involve buses rank third on the list with 991 cases for the period of January to March. Topping the list are accidents involving cares with 3,698 cases and accidents involving motorcycles that account to 2,529 cases. Secretary Puno suggests that most of these cases can be traced to the fact that the drivers involved don’t know the maximum allowable speed as prescribed by the law.
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