LTO Leads Road Safety Campaign

LTO CELEBRATES ROAD SAFETY and ROAD CRASH PREVENTION MONTH and COMMEMORATES THE WORLD & NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES

In Davao City, the month of November is declared as Road Safety and Road Crash Prevention Month pursuant to PROCLAMATION NO. 08, SERIES OF 2019. Along with this Proclamation, the World and National Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims, survivors, and their families likewise take place every 3rd Sunday of November.

As a lead agency that implements road safety, the LTO Region XI, conducted a series of significant activities from November 19 to 21, 2022 which focused on road safety campaigns through awareness, information dissemination, and educating the vulnerable road users.

Holy Mass and Candle Lighting

Holy Mass and Candle Lighting

During the 3-day celebration, they successfully organized the following programs and activities, to wit:

November 19, Saturday – a motorcade was held in Davao City covering three different routes (Mintal, Toril, and Panacan). This was joined and participated by different Law Enforcement Agencies such as the PNP-HPG, Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), CTTMO, 38 motorcycle rider groups from Davao Region with a total of 154 riders, and of course, the LTO RXI officials and employees. After the said motorcade, all motorcycle riders gathered at the LTO gymnasium, and a lecture on Defensive Driving was conducted to help them understand the right attitude toward road safety.

November 20, Sunday – A Holy Mass was held around 4PM at the Coastal Road which was presided by Most Rev. Romulo Valles, D.D, Archbishop of Davao, concelebrated by other priests and a deacon. The mass was participated by LTO officials and employees with their families, motorcycle rider groups, and other visitors. There was also a Candle Lighting Activity after the mass, which served as a tribute to all traffic victims who were killed and seriously injured on the roads.

Road Safety Drill and Theoretical Driving Course

November 21, Monday – The LTO RXI, in coordination with DepEd RXI, especially the Baracatan National High School and Elementary School, successfully launched the Road Safety Drill for 4th and 5th Grade Students. The said drill aims to educate younger students on how to use and cross pedestrian lanes. More than fifty (50) students participated and were positioned in Crossing Bayabas Toril, where pedestrian lanes are present. This Road Safety Drill is very important since children have higher vulnerabilities to road traffic injuries because of physical and developmental limitations, and they have difficulty estimating the speed of approaching vehicles.

On the same day, a Theoretical Driving Course (TDC) was also administered by LTO Lecturers in Junior and Senior High School with a total of 250 attendees. This TDC is a 15-hour lecture covering all LTO relevant laws, rules and regulations, defensive driving, topics on license and registration, handling emergency situations, and maintenance on motorcycles and motor vehicles. The lecture aims to properly educate these students because some might already be driving even if they are not yet licensed.

Defensive Driving Lecture

Substantially, this month-long celebration aims to advocate and intensify road safety campaigns and educate road users, particularly the vulnerable sectors, on the existing traffic laws, rules, and regulations. (LTO Region XI)