Patuloy na pagtaas ng aksidente sa Marilaque Highway, paano mababawasan? | Reporter’s Notebook
Tinaguriang “Devil’s Corner” at “Killer” highway ang kahabaan ng Marikina-Rizal-Laguna at Quezon o Marilaque Highway dahil madalas daw may magnyari na mga aksidente sa lugar. Ano nga ba ang ginagawang hakbang ng pamahalaan para mabantayan at maiwasan ang ganitong mga aksidente sa lugar? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00 On April 9, a motovlogger captured a video of a SUV that was on the side of a road along Marilake Highway.
00:13 Later, a motorcycle with a driver suddenly passed by the other lane of the road.
00:20 The SUV was able to avoid the driver.
00:24 But the rider and the motorcycle's driver went straight and just passed by the side of the road.
00:33 We tried to find the two motorists who were captured by the video.
00:45 But according to the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office or MDRRMO of Tanay Rizal,
00:53 the two riders' case is not on their record because they were not able to respond to the incident.
01:00 We showed the cellphone video of the accident to a road safety expert.
01:05 First of all, he did not recognize the apex of the curve.
01:13 The apex is the point where you should be able to choose between the safe side and the dangerous side.
01:22 In another dashcam video that was captured on February 26,
01:26 we can see the riders overtaking each other on Marilake Highway.
01:31 On Marilake Highway, the speed limit is only 30 km/h.
01:44 [Riders shouting]
01:50 Obviously, the safe distance that he overtakes on the opposite lane is not followed.
02:00 Sometimes, that is the problem with group riding.
02:05 But not all the time, the motorists who were in the accident in this place were saved.
02:13 [Riders shouting]
02:16 In the cellphone video captured by a motorist on October 1, 2023,
02:29 we can see the two motorcycles that are ready to overtake on Tanay Rizal, part of Marilake Highway.
02:41 The camera was not able to capture the next incident.
02:44 But the rider of the motorcycle with blue color that was on the roadside can be seen.
02:51 The motorcycle was not damaged, but the rider's blood was.
02:57 [Riders shouting]
03:01 The most shocking thing is that a rider was involved in the incident.
03:09 The 31-year-old Jolas Cancino.
03:12 This is the result of their racing.
03:15 I'm tired.
03:17 Rescue, rescue.
03:19 According to his mother, Celia, Jolas was rushed to the hospital.
03:24 But after two hours, he was also brought back to life.
03:28 Someone called from the hospital.
03:36 Cel, please go to Jolas at the hospital.
03:40 Jojo is being pumped.
03:44 He is being rushed to the hospital.
03:46 He is not a normal rider. He is a crazy rider.
03:49 The rider who was injured was also brought back to life two days after the incident.
03:56 We will just get a motorcycle. The motorcycle is broken.
04:01 After Jolas' death, his wife and seven-year-old son were left in tears.
04:06 I remember him every day, every hour.
04:10 Even though I do a lot of things, he is still in my heart.
04:16 I miss him.
04:19 We went to the place where Jolas was injured.
04:30 According to Tanay Rizal MDRRMO, this is one of the most feared places by motorists.
04:37 That's why it's called "Devil's Corner".
04:40 This is where accidents usually happen.
04:51 Those who were hit by the motorcycle, the barriers, the people who overshoot,
04:57 they go to the other side of the road.
04:59 There were also many accidents here.
05:02 There were also minor accidents.
05:05 Some people's motorcycles go to the other side of the road.
05:18 The Marilake Highway was built in 1910.
05:21 It was built to speed up the movement of the towns and villages that are inside.
05:26 Because of the beauty of the scenery, it has become a tourist destination.
05:30 And it is now recommended especially for riders.
05:33 But the problem is, it became a hit and miss accident.
05:38 According to the PNP Highway Patrol Group or HPG Rizal Provincial Office,
05:44 which monitors the Marilake Highway,
05:47 some of the places where accidents usually happen are called
05:52 "Maysawa", "Bureau of Soil", "Manukan", "Small S" and "Big C"
06:00 because of the curves of this road.
06:03 But they admitted that they lack people to guard these places.
06:09 HPG has only 16 personnel as of now.
06:14 We have a whole Rizal area, not just Marilake.
06:18 According to the town of Tanay Rizal,
06:21 the number of accidents in Marilake Highway is increasing,
06:24 especially in the roads that their town has built in the past years.
06:29 From the 26th accident in 2021,
06:32 it was reduced to 88 cases in 2022.
06:37 113 were the main accidents in the past year.
06:43 In the first quarter of 2024,
06:45 the number of accidents was reduced to 32.
06:48 The accidents were from far away or from out of this town.
06:54 When they were coming here,
06:57 they disregarded the traffic sign and in the process,
07:00 at the end, accidents happened.
07:02 If we will prove that the task force of Tanay Rizal
07:06 started to build the local government in 2022,
07:11 it will stop the maintenance of the accident prone areas
07:13 that their town has built.
07:15 This includes the strict implementation of the municipal ordinance
07:20 that prohibits the road to be used as a racetrack.
07:23 Also, the following of the speed limit of all types of motorcycles
07:28 while the length of Tanay Rizal is being followed.
07:31 But the problem is,
07:33 there are still people who are fighting for this.
07:35 The continuous increase of the number of accidents is proven.
07:39 [Music]
07:44 We at HPG,
07:46 when we deploy there,
07:49 where there are many people,
07:51 we also set up our other force multipliers
07:55 so that we can cover up the other portions
07:58 that we know are prone to such violations.
08:03 It is important for the motorists to start the discipline on the road.
08:08 But the government is still mandated to take action and to block
08:13 so that the roads can be safe.
08:16 [Music]
08:20 Because of every mistake,
08:23 life can be a mistake.
08:25 [Music]
08:27 Oh, overshot, overshot!
08:29 [Music]
08:33 I am Jhon Venaracion, and this is Reporters Notebook.
08:37 [Music]
08:40 [Music]
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