A bill creating a National Land Transportation Safety Board (NLTSB) is to be filed at the House of Representatives on 14 January to strengthen road safety regulations on all land motor vehicles including public utility vehicles.
Citing a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) 2017 data, Aangat Tayo partylist Rep. Harlin Neil Abayon III said over 300 road crashes in Metro Manila each day demands the creation of a safety board.
“The NLTSB ought to have powers to regulate roadworthiness of all land motor vehicles, cancel or suspend driver’s licenses and investigate road accidents and resolve administrative cases arising from road mishaps,” Abayon said.
The lawmaker, a member of the House Committee on Transportation, explained that the NLTSB will serve as a quasi-judicial body that will process cases of road accidents and will give the final verdict over these cases.
He said the proposed board should have “immense powers” over the life of commuters, pedestrians, drivers and the transport operators. He said it should not be the responsibility of the Land Transportation Franchise and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO).
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Abayon added that the LTFRB system is “badly broken” and the LTO cannot issue driver’s licenses and motor vehicles plates efficiently and on time.
“The LTO also has very little enforcement presence on the roads,” he stated, adding that there may be a need for a permanent inter-agency committee or office chaired by the board to “collect, analyze and frequently report to the public on road safety issues.”
“The PNP (Philippine National Police)Highway Patrol Group wants a special unit created for road crash investigations. I am inclined to author and file a bill establishing this new office, including its data collection functions but there shall be coordination with the NLTSB and clarification of specific roles, with the PNP most probably assisting the NLTSB,” Abayon said.
“As regards the idea of the MMDA to make the road lanes narrower, it would be wise to first consult with the DTI and the motor vehicle manufacturers to find out if the vehicles now out there and those yet to come out will fit into those narrower lanes,” he added.
