This developed after two separate road crash incidents in the city resulted in the death of two motorcycle drivers.
On January 6, a 23-year old woman died after she was hit by a trailer truck near Landmark, Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Sasa. About three hours later, a 47-year old man died after he was hit by a truck in Fausta in Barangay Calinan.
CTTMO Head Dionisio Abude said both incidents were caused by human error.
The incident in Landmark, Abude said, was the result of the motorcycle overtaking the trailer truck through a blind spot which resulted in the motorcycle driver getting run over.
The road crash in Calinan, he said, was also the result of human error and disregard of traffic rules.
“Kadtong nahitabo sa Calinan pud, blatant gyud to siya na pag-disregard sa traffic rules. Kung approaching ta og intersection, dapat mu-menor man gyud ka. Both drivers nagpaturatoy sila mao to nag-abot sila sa kanto sa crossing gyud,” Abude said in a report from the City Information Office.
He said the incidents prove the need for a more stringent implementation of traffic rules and subsequent penalties.
“So kana tanang panghitabo is drivers’ error gyud, human error kung atong tanawon […] Disregard gyud siya sa laing nag-gamit sa kalsada. Mao na nga dapat patas-an gyud ang mga penalty ug kanang revocation o suspension sa mga driver, ” he said.
The CTTMO chief also said that a criminal case must be filed by the local government to delinquent motorists in the event of a casualty.
Abude further said the new speed limit policy to be implemented on January 11 may help curb the number of road crashes in major highways as it includes higher penalties and a more comprehensive speed limit for heavy vehicles. However, the discipline of motorists, he said, remains the most crucial element in traffic safety.
“Tabang siya pero dili guarantee nga wala’y ma-disgrasya kay depende gihapon sa driver. Especially karon na aduna na’y kausaban ang speed limit,” he said.
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