European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Road Crash Incidents in Metro Manila: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Author Name :
NORIE L. MANIEGO2
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
This study examines the status of road crash incidents in Metro Manila for the year 2011.Also, it looks at the degree of association between the number of road crash incidents and the explanatory variables namely; the number of licensed drivers, number of registered motorcycles and motor tricycles, and budget allotted to road infrastructures. The impact of these explanatory variables as well as their collective effect on the number of road crash incidents are measured. Percentages and weighted means are utilized in the study. In addition, a double log multiple regression model and diagnostic tests are employed in the study. These are the tests for correlation and its significance, autocorrelation, significance of the parameter estimates, overall significance of regression model, multicollinearity, measure of goodness of fit and specification error. It can be observed that majority of the road crash incidents in Metro Manila are damage to property. Also, most of the crashes occurred at daytime but fatal crashes are high during night-time and wee hours in the morning. Moreover, the results of the study show that both the number of licensed drivers and number of motorcycles and motor tricycles have significant positive correlations with the number of road crash incidents. Furthermore, number of licensed drivers and number of motorcycles and motor tricycles have significant impacts on the number of road crash incidents. On the other hand, budget allotted to road infrastructures does not have significant effect on the road accidents. Taken collectively, the number of licensed drivers and number of motorcycles and motor tricycles and budget allotted to road infrastructure exert significant effect on the road crash incidents in Metro Manila. It is therefore recommended that Land Transportation Office should compel those individuals who want to get a driver’s license to study in a driving school so that they will be able to learn theoretical techniques, traffic signs and traffic rules and regulations to lessen the road crash incidents due to driver’s error/human error. Also, Metro Manila Development Authority should strictly implement the use of the designated lanes for all motorcycles and motor tricycles and firmly restricting private vehicles from using these lanes to avoid road crashes.
Keywords :
road crash incidents, licensed drivers, budget for road infrastructures, motorcycles and motor tricycles, fatal crashes, damage to property

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