source: gmanetwork.com
Texting is one of the Philippines’ favorite hobbies, but according to the Metro Manila Development Authority, it could be the cause of most road accidents that occurred in Metro Manila last year.
In an interview GMA News TV’s “News To Go” Friday, a ranking official of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) warned against the dangers of texting while driving, noting that the majority of road accidents in Metro Manila in 2011 had an unknown cause, which could be attributed to cellphone use.
MMDA Assistant General Manager Atty. Emerson Carlos said that according to the MMARAS (Metro Manila Accident Recording Analysis Sytem), the total number of road accidents in 2011 for Metro Manila alone reached 77,110.
Of that number, Carlos said that 73,829 accidents had an unknown cause, but could possibly be traced to cellphone use.
“Dito sa data namin, ang mga nagtetext while driving which caused accidents is dalawa lang,” said Atty. Carlos.
“But it’s very important to note na madali lang kasing bitawan ang cellphone, so hindi mo ma-attribute agad sa pag-tetext. So pagdating ng investigation or mga magreresponde sa accident, hindi na malalaman na pagtetext ang dahilan,” he explained.
“Hindi masabi kung ano yung cause of accident, siguro kasi nabitawan na ang cellphone kung nagtetext nga siya or ibang kadahilanan na hindi mahanap ng imbestigasdor,” he said.
Carlos added that for the first quarter of this year, from January to March, MMDA has recorded a total of 20,149 reported accidents in Metro Manila. Of this, 15,859 resulted in damage to property, 4,198 in non-fatal injuries, and 92 in fatalities.
“92 na ang namatay for the past three months because of road accidents. In average, that would be one person per day, in Metro Manila. Yun nga ang nakakabahala dito dahil hindi lang naman properties ang involved dito kung hindi buhay ng tao,” he said.
Carlos also said that based on their data, the number one cause for road accidents is human error.
“Kasalanan ng driver. Iba’t-iba ‘tong human error. Pwedeng over-speeding siya, maling pag-backing, disobeying traffic signs. Kasama na rin diyan ang alcohol suspected at yung mga nagtetext while driving,” he said.
Texting is one of the Philippines’ favorite hobbies, but according to the Metro Manila Development Authority, it could be the cause of most road accidents that occurred in Metro Manila last year.
In an interview GMA News TV’s “News To Go” Friday, a ranking official of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) warned against the dangers of texting while driving, noting that the majority of road accidents in Metro Manila in 2011 had an unknown cause, which could be attributed to cellphone use.
MMDA Assistant General Manager Atty. Emerson Carlos said that according to the MMARAS (Metro Manila Accident Recording Analysis Sytem), the total number of road accidents in 2011 for Metro Manila alone reached 77,110.
Of that number, Carlos said that 73,829 accidents had an unknown cause, but could possibly be traced to cellphone use.
“Dito sa data namin, ang mga nagtetext while driving which caused accidents is dalawa lang,” said Atty. Carlos.
“But it’s very important to note na madali lang kasing bitawan ang cellphone, so hindi mo ma-attribute agad sa pag-tetext. So pagdating ng investigation or mga magreresponde sa accident, hindi na malalaman na pagtetext ang dahilan,” he explained.
“Hindi masabi kung ano yung cause of accident, siguro kasi nabitawan na ang cellphone kung nagtetext nga siya or ibang kadahilanan na hindi mahanap ng imbestigasdor,” he said.
Carlos added that for the first quarter of this year, from January to March, MMDA has recorded a total of 20,149 reported accidents in Metro Manila. Of this, 15,859 resulted in damage to property, 4,198 in non-fatal injuries, and 92 in fatalities.
“92 na ang namatay for the past three months because of road accidents. In average, that would be one person per day, in Metro Manila. Yun nga ang nakakabahala dito dahil hindi lang naman properties ang involved dito kung hindi buhay ng tao,” he said.
Carlos also said that based on their data, the number one cause for road accidents is human error.
“Kasalanan ng driver. Iba’t-iba ‘tong human error. Pwedeng over-speeding siya, maling pag-backing, disobeying traffic signs. Kasama na rin diyan ang alcohol suspected at yung mga nagtetext while driving,” he said.
source: gmanetwork.com
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