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Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._ 1614

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill mandates the Department of Education to include in the
curricula of elementary and senior high school a subject on road safety and
traffic education.

Today, road traffic injuries is categorized as the eighth leading cause of
death globally. The World Health Organization (WHO), in its Global Status
Report on Road Safety 2015, estimated a worldwide average of 1 25 million
road traffic deaths annually from 2007 to 2013. The report also stated that if no
action is taken, road traffic injuries will be the seventh leading cause of death by

2030.

In the Philippines, the increasing number of traffic accidents can be
attributed mainly to ignorance and flagrant disregard of laws on road safety.
Data on the attempts to curb traffic law violations have been dauntingly
ineffective. In the aforecited Global Status Report, the WHO also stated that
the Philippines got a 5 out of 10 rating in the implementation of Republic Act
No. 8750, otherwise known as the “Seat Belts Use Act of 1999,” a6 out of 10
rating in the implementation of Republic Act No, 10054, otherwise known as
the “Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 , and a dismal 1 out of 10 rating in the
implementation of Republic Act No. 10586, otherwise known as the “Anti-
Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013.” The WHO report also pointed out
that the Philippines still lacks a law banning the use of mobile phones and other
gadgets while driving.

Education is an integral part of solving the stark disregard of road safety
and traffic rules and regulations. If the government is bent on curbing the
problems on road safety and ignorance of traffic rules and regulations plaguing
the country, one of the major keys toward this goal is to change the mindset of
the students by educating them and inculcate in their young minds the
importance of road safety, the proper use of roads, the different laws on driving
and other measures that ensure safe road travel. Thus, this bill aims to integrate

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a separate subject to be called Road Safety and Traffic Education in the
curricula of the elementary and senior high school students.

In view of the foregoing, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

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Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo,__1614

Introduced by Honorable Mercedes C. Cagas

AN ACT
MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE IN
THE CURRICULA OF ELEMENTARY AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
A SUBJECT ON ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC EDUCATION

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Student's
Road Safety and Traffic Education Act.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. —\t is hereby declared the policy of the
State to protect and ensure the safety of road users and instill in them — the
importance of road safety and traffic laws at an early age. As the principal
institutional mechanism for imparting knowledge is education, it is imperative
to include a subject on road safety and traffic education in the curricula of
elementary and senior high school students.

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act:

a) Elementary refers to the level of students enrolled in Grades | to


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b) Senior high school refers to the level of students enrolled in Grades
11 and 12 under Republic Act (RA) No. 10533, otherwise known as the

“Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013;

c) Road Safety refers to the methods and measures that are issued and
implemented to reduce the risk of injury, death and harm to drivers, passengers
and pedestrians and other road users.

SEC. 4. Road Safety and Traffic Education Subject .— A new subject
called “Road Safety and Traffic Education” is hereby included in the curricula
of elementary and senior high school students. The new subject is divided into
basic and advanced modules for elementary and senior high school students,
respectively, The modules shall include the following:

a) Basic module

1 Observance of road signs and signals by pedestrians, drivers
and passengers of the different modes of land transport;

2. Observance of railroad signs, signals and the stop, look and
listen rule;

8: Use of pedestrian crossings and walkways, bicycle and
motor vehicle lanes, points of embarkation and disembarkation, sidewalks
and overpasses;

4. Use of helmets and seatbelts:

5. Anti-drunk and drugged driving;


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6. Hazards on the road; and

7. Traffic accidents and its consequences.
a) Advanced module

1 Overview of the basic module;

2. Rights and responsibilities of driver, vehicle owner, operator
of public utility vehicles and commuters;

3 Introduction to the organizational set-up and functions of the
Land Transportation Office and other land transport-related institutions;

4 Basic knowledge of RA 10666, otherwise known as the
“Children’s Safety on Motorcycle Act of 2015” which makes it unlawful
for any person to drive a two-wheeled motorcycle with a child on board
on public roads where there is heavy volume of vehicles, there is a high
density of fast moving vehicles or where a speed limit of not more than
60 kilometer per hour is imposed;

5. Basic knowledge of RA 10586, otherwise known as the
“Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013” which penalizes persons
driving under the influence of alcohol, dangerous drugs, and similar
substances;

6. Basic knowledge of RA 10054, otherwise known as the
“Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009” that mandates all motorcycle riders to

wear standard protective motorcycle helmets while driving ;


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7. Basic knowledge of RA 8750, otherwise known as the “Seat

Belts Use Act of 1999” that requires the mandatory compliance by

motorists of private and public vehicles to use seat belt devices, and

requiring vehicle manufacturers to install seat belt devices in all their
manufactured vehicles; and

8. Other existing laws or ordinances and other related topics on
road safety and traffic management including those which prohibit

drivers from using mobile phones and other gadgets while driving a

motor vehicle, agricultural machinery, a construction vehicle and other

forms of transportation such as bicycles, pedicabs, trolleys, habal-habal,
kuliglig as well as human and animal-powered carriages.

SEC. 5. Teaching Modules. — The scope of the teaching modules for
each grade level shall be identified by the Department of Education (DepEd),
taking into consideration the age and the level of comprehension of the
students.

The UP- National Center for Transportation Studies Foundation, Inc.
shall assist the DepEd in designing the teaching modules on road safety and
traffic education.

SEC. 6. Educational Materials. — All grade schools and high schools

shall keep in their libraries an adequate number of copies of the textbook,


primer, and leaflet on road safety and traffic education prescribed by the DepEd.
The adequacy of the number of books shall also be determined by the DepEd.

SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days
from the approval of this Act, the Department of Education shall, in
coordination with the Land Transportation Office, promulgate the necessary
rules and regulations for effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 8. Effectivily. — This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,