NINETEEN passengers were injured in the vehicular mishap Friday afternoon last week involving a passenger jeepney and a pick-up in Brgy. Nanga, Guimbal, Iloilo. Luckily, there were no fatalities. However, those involved in a similar incident in Cebu on Saturday were not so lucky. More than a dozen people were killed and scores were wounded in a predawn highway accident in Naga town involving a minibus and a trailer truck.

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The Department of Transportation and Communication immediately spelled out what it would do to curb the non-stop vehicular accidents around the country. It will increase the fines on drivers for violating traffic rules and regulations. But can this improve road discipline?

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We believe that the best deterrent to preventing vehicular accidents is ensuring the certainty of punishment to ill-disciplined drivers rather than imposing higher penalties. For instance, instead of waiting for drivers to commit violations and fining them for it, the authorities should institute steps to prevent them from even contemplating violating traffic laws in the first place. One way to do this is to increase visibility at all times, especially at night when the possibility of an accident is greater. Some even suggest the use of cameras in areas where traffic is heavier to monitor actual violations by drivers.

The New Guy dvdrip Boundin’ full movie Maximum Risk video Drive around. Almost certainly, in most parts of the Philippines, the condition of many roads is really bad. It is also a fact that many streets and highways are poorly lit, and this makes driving quite difficult. Some accidents are caused by vehicles breaking down. The authorities must see to it that every vehicle is road-worthy.

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Night Shift download Public transport drivers have complained about the habit of some traffic authorities to lurk in the shadows and wait for drivers to commit violations before pouncing on them. These unscrupulous traffic enforcers are only after making a fast buck.

Traffic signs should also be more visible and drivers must be required to attend seminars on road safety upon renewal of their licenses, or if they are found to have been responsible for accidents.

Why do we have to pick on the lowly driver who is simply trying to earn a decent living? We do not need to burden him any further. This kind of knee-jerk reaction by the DOTC serves no purpose.

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