CONCERTED effort is needed in order to ensure road safety and avoid traffic accidents.
With the growing rate and severity of road accidents, especially with its rise in two-wheeled vehicles, concerned government agencies in the Davao del Norte have called for a joint community undertaking in promoting road courtesy, discipline and responsible driving habits among drivers and operators, as well as subservience to traffic laws and symbols among pedestrians and commuters.
Davao del Norte Land Transportation Office Chief Marietta Piccio said road safety and even discipline is something that really have to be instilled to everyone.
“Life is precious. So, we cannot just afford to loss or ruin it by a single traffic mistake,” she told the members of the media during the recent ‘Kapihan sa Kapitolyo’ media forum at the Provincial Media Center.
Piccio bared her office is now seeking ISO certification in the implementation of its quality management system, where they will only issue licenses to those applicants who are qualified and well-trained.
Other guests at the Kapihan include Davao del Norte DepEd Supervisor Alma Agayan, DPWH OIC District Engineer Aimee Cariaga, and Police Chief Inspector Levitico Estay, police community relations (PCR) Deputy chief of DavNor Police Provincial Office (DNPPO).
C/Insp. Estay urged for better coordination among concerned agencies and vigilance of the commuters,asking them to “remind the drivers about road safety before and while boarding a vehicle.”
Agayan revealed road safety is being integrated in the schools, particularly in the HEKASI and English subjects of school children.
“Our school children are taught how to safely cross the streets and ride vehicles,” she said, adding the parents are also oriented with the topic in their PTCA meetings.
Cariaga assured traffic safety is also a very important concern of the DPWH. “It is the mandate of the agency to establish and maintain a standard system of signs in order to ensure the safety of pedestrians and motorists,” she said.
To curb the growing number of road accidents, the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) launched a road safety awareness campaign called “Ligtas Lakbay, Tuloy ang Buhay (Safe Trip, Life Continues)” last February, which aims to promote road safety awareness for all modes of transportation and to help change the behavior of motorists by instilling proper driving and discipline on the road. [Noel Baguio/PGO-ID]
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