Data Collection of Motorcycle
Crashes: In Case of ThePhilippines
Ricardo Sigua, PhD.
Professor, institute of Civil Engineering
Research Fellow, National Center for Transportation Studies
University of the Philippines
rdsigua@up.edu.phRoad crash deaths,Philippines 2016
• 11,300 deaths or 10.92 per
100,000 population (2016)• 6,800 in 2006

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Trends of road crashes in Metro Manila
Source of Data: DOH

Current initiatives on Data Collection• PNP - e‐Blotter• DOH - Online National Electronic Injury
Surveillance System (ONEISS)• LGUs – Disaster Risk and Reduction
Management Office (DRMMO) of the LGU• MMDA- MMARAS• DPWH – iRAP (TARAS terminated in2014)• PSA – based on mortality rates

Lacks integration• DOTr – DRIVER System (Data for Road Incident Visualization,Evaluation and Reporting)DRIVER SYSTEM (Data for Road Incident Visualization,Evaluation and Reporting)• Web‐based interface;• Companion android application
for data entry;• Automated reporting based on
the most common reports
across agencies;

Breakdown of road crash victims, MetroManila•••

12 years (2005 – 2016)
957,348 records of accidents from MMDA
Average annual # of fatalities:400

Road Crash victims

Pedestrian
DriverPassenger
Total

No. of Fatalities

2196
1946656
4798

%

45.8
40.6
13.7
2.1% of victims
incl injured

Mode Interaction
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Ped-CarPed-Truck
Motorcycle-Truck
Motorcycle-Car
Ped-Motorcycle

Number of Road
crashes
16,1992,836
8,188
82,762
21,78912

Motorcycle-Motorcycle

12,36890

11,504

13
20

Car-Truck
Car-Car74,257
203,673

88
50

3,347
6,481

Rank

Mode Interaction

Number of Fatality

Number of Injured

525
459
363
298
279

17,4342,890
5,165
35,377
24,411

Pedestrians and MC riders continue to be the mostvulnerable road users in Metro Manila

Road crash locations
Number of Roadcrashes

Number of Death •Mid-Block269,003 (28%)

1,682 (35%)

Junction

95,883 (10%)

367 (8%)

Total (sample)

364,886 (38%)

2,049 (43%)

Rank

Junction Control

Number ofAccident

123Traffic Lights
OtherGive Way sign ormarking
Other (Flyover/BridgeMarking)Stop sign
School Zone

43,599
5,722

130
64

5,270

26

45643245315

Lack of pedestrian
facilities
Uncontrolled lane
splitting behaviorof motorcycles•

Number of Fatality

1221

•

•

Lowcompliance(beating redlights; ignoringsignals)
Inadequateclearanceintervals

Involved TypeNo.

MC Alone

811

Truck

334

Car280Jeepney

140

MC112

Van97

Bus

83

Taxi

42Tricycle

36

Bike30

OthersMC2Car Fatal

27

Train

MC Fatal Road Crash
MC Alone Fatal

90% ofincidents
happened atnighttime

1

MC2T Fatal

Designated Truck
routes-8-Philippine Road Safety Action Plans

Current Regulations related to road safety
Motorcycle Helmet Law(RA 10054; 2010)60

Speed Regulations

Seat – belt Law(RA 8750; 2000)
Child Restraint Law

Drink – Driving Law(RA 10586; 2013)

Anti Distracted Law
RA 10913; 2017
Illustrations from Jonathon Passmore, WHO‘Saving People’s Lives’ Mitigation Framework
AVOID

Identify ways to avoid orreduce negative effects at
the early stages

MANAGE

Includes mostly nonphysical changes to traffic
operations

MITIGATE

If effects cannot be entirely - Exclusive lane
avoided or managed, then - Intersection
improvements
works may be required tomitigate the said effects

Regulate:- Speeding- Lane filtering/splitting11Summary• Lack of integrated database systems on road crashes institutionalization• Vulnerable road users motorcycle riders and pedestrians  warning
devices and other facilities• Road Safety Action Plans in place  strict monitoring• Major causes of casualties – speeding, lane splitting, ignoring traffic
lights, visibility issues, etc.  strict enforcement; monitoring devices

Thank you for your attention!