Calizo slams RTA’s wanting performance in curbing road accidents

By NITZ ARANCON
Correspondent

COUNCILOR Romeo Calizo has called out to the Road and Traffic Administration to review its traffic management plan with the hope of finding for solutions to the rising number of traffic accidents in the city.

Calizo, who heads the committee on public safety said a traffic management plan should also consider the pedestrians’ safety.

This can only happen, he added, if the “5Es concept” in traffic planning is implemented properly. Calizo said 5Es stand for engineering, education, environment, economics, and enforcement.

“Kining 5Es concept sa traffic management usa ra gyud ang kanunay mahatagan sa pagtagad niini sa traffic management, kini ra gyong ‘enforcement,” said Calizo.

He said RTA’s disregard to the other “Es” could be the reason why vehicular accidents and traffic incidents have risen in the last 10 months of this year.

Calizo also pointed out that the entire city council fully supports the RTA with the fact that they unanimously approved its yearly budget.

The budget, he said, would only be wasted if RTA could not address the engineering, education, environment, and economic concept in traffic management planning.

“Kulang kita ug mga mga signages, kulang sa education sa mga motorist ma-oy hinungdan nga ang mga drivers, morag garbo nila nga maka-akisidente sila,” Calizo challenged.