PEDESTRIANS in Metro Manila risk life and limb every time they commute in the city, without even realizing it. Pedestrian victims of road crashes in the country are estimated to be at seven fatalities per day. Historically and overall, they comprise a little over 30 percent of all road crash deaths annually.
These were the findings brought up by the civil society coalition Move as One Coalition in a media briefing on April 10. The group seeks to marshal pedestrians everywhere, especially in the National Capital Region, to bring to the attention of the government and other decision-makers the long-neglected issue of safe pedestrian mobility. MAO founding member Robert Siy cited an SWS survey stating that 'only 6 percent of Filipino households actually own a car.
Dayao discussed studies from the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory, saying that road crashes cause the following on a daily basis: one pedestrian suffers loss of sight; 32 pedestrians suffer limb fracture; and three pedestrians from these incidents end up undergoing amputation. MOA representatives, who are advocating for a more humane, inclusive public transportation system, attributed the road fatalities and injuries to poor active transport infrastructure.
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