Private-Public Coalition “Ingat Pilipinas” Launched for Road Safety

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

Over the past months, 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.

With 78% of total daily person trips depending on buses, jeepneys taxis, tricycles, trains and padyaks, it’s no exaggeration to say that a large portion of the Philippines would literally stop if public transport were to halt their operations.

And in the same way that millions of people rely on public transport to bring them to school, work or to their favorite pasyalan, these very same people entrust their very lives to the manongs, kuyas and bossing drivers that control these modes of transport.

“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.”

And this element of trust takes on more importance in light of DOTC data, which shows that that 80% of road accidents in the country are caused by human error.


Taking the wrong turn with human error
Human error is defined as the imbalance between what the situation requires, what the situation intends and what a person does.

Human error happens when people:
•    Do the wrong thing for a given situation (i.e., violating traffic rules)
•    Fail to do anything when action is required (i.e., forgetting to have a spare tire)
•    Plan to do the right thing but with the wrong outcome (i.e., making an accidental wrong turn)  

Click here to learn more about human error and what drivers can do to be safer on the road.

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  Taking inspiration from the popular Biogesic tagline “Ingat,” Ingat Pilipinas believes that at the heart of human error is a disregard for safety, which is why raising awareness, ensuring personal commitment, and rolling out programs on safety are integral pillars of the advocacy.<br />
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  Ingat Pilipinas together with different public and private institutions and agencies will work together to further increase safety awareness. “Ingat kits” composed of a packet that contains headache management tips and a safety first-aid kit will be given out to the PNP-Highwat Patrol Group Patrollers. Meanwhile, together with SOPI, Ingat Pilipinas will be spearheading seminars about workplace safety and in the coming months, more projects will be undertaken by Ingat Pilipinas with coalition members specifically MMDA and DoLE.
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  Pledge for a safer and more effective Philippines and join the Biggest Public Pledge event on November 27, Saturday at SM Mall of Asia by signing up at <a title="http://www.ingatpilipinas.com/" target="_blank" href="http://www.ingatpilipinas.com/">www.ingatpilipinas.com</a> .

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