Aired (January 6, 2025): Ayon sa mga datos mula sa Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), 30,000 ang mga insidente ng road crash na kinasangkutan ng mga motorsiklo noong 2023. Mas mataas ito kumpara noong 2022. Bakit nga ba dumadami ang naaaksidente? Panoorin ang video.
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00:00Just like this driving school that teaches newbies and those who want to learn how to ride a motorcycle.
00:07I met Arthur and Jason who have been driving instructors here for 4 years.
00:13What should be the mindset of a motorcycle rider to avoid accidents?
00:20First of all, we should be defensive driving.
00:24We should know that we can manage our speed and our anticipation.
00:30We should always be aware of that.
00:32A motorcycle should be considered as a one-wheel vehicle.
00:36That's how it should be.
00:37It should also be an advanced decision.
00:41Follow the right distance.
00:43Don't force it if it doesn't fit.
00:47Most of the accidents that I've seen are overtaken by the vehicle.
00:52The pavement markings are missing.
00:55It means that the vehicle is overtaken and it doesn't look at the mirror.
01:00It's too fast.
01:01It doesn't follow the same following distance.
01:04It means that they think that it fits.
01:07What happens is that they force it if it fits or not.
01:13We have videos here that we can analyze where the accident happened.
01:21Just like this video, a motorcycle collided with another motorcycle in a traffic light.
01:29So what happened here?
01:30We can see that it's speed is quite fast.
01:34We can't see that it stopped.
01:36Maybe it didn't focus on its front.
01:41Because it didn't see that it stopped.
01:44Actually, it didn't need to brake.
01:46It just needed to move its lane.
01:49So it didn't focus on its front.
01:53Yes.
01:54Because the road is wide.
01:57In this video, we can see that a motorcycle collided with another motorcycle in a traffic light.
02:03We can see that it stopped.
02:07What do you mean by it stopped?
02:09It doesn't really fit.
02:11It has a barrier.
02:13It has a solid white line.
02:17It means that it has a boundary like that.
02:21So it's stuck.
02:22In this case, the rider should be at the back of the red car.
02:29But what it will do is that it will lean here.
02:32If one motorcycle is equivalent to one vehicle,
02:35supposedly, this motorcycle should be
02:38at the back of the red vehicle, right?
02:44It forces itself to lean here in this small space.
02:47It should be here because this is a stoplight, right?
02:51It forces itself to go here.
02:53There's no lane there.
02:55Right?
02:56There's no lane there.
02:58So even if the motorcycle is small compared to a car,
03:04you shouldn't force yourself.
03:07When you force yourself in a small space,
03:10think that you are also a car.
03:13And you should occupy the space of a car.
03:18In the same way, the cars should not collide with the motorcycles.
03:26But not all accidents are the fault of a motorcycle rider,
03:31just like the following videos that we watched.
03:36Oh, wait.
03:38But it's already stopped.
03:40Yes, ma'am.
03:41Isn't the motorcycle slowing down?
03:43Yes, ma'am.
03:44So what's wrong with this car?
03:46Yes, ma'am.
03:47As you can see, it's already on ice.
03:49So maybe the intention of this car is to beat the red light.
03:54That's why it was stopped.
03:55Ah.
03:56It's on ice.
03:57So it wants to cross immediately because it's still on ice.
04:00Its real intention is to beat the red light.
04:03To beat the red light.
04:04The car was trying to beat the red light.
04:06Yes, ma'am.
04:07Then?
04:08The motorcycle stopped.
04:09The motorcycle slowed down.
04:11Yes, ma'am.
04:12So the motorcycle is right here.
04:13Yes, ma'am.
04:14There are also many accidents that can be avoided
04:16if we think that the motorcycle has the same right on the road
04:22as a car or SUV.
04:25Yes, ma'am.
04:26Right?
04:27As much as cars have the right on one slot,
04:30motorcycles also have the right on one slot.
04:34This motorcycle collided with an SUV
04:37that crossed the intersection of the road.
04:40Ah.
04:41So the SUV is the one with the problem.
04:44Yes, ma'am.
04:45Yes.
04:46But maybe it's not beating the red light.
04:49So we can't say, ma'am.
04:50Because it's already stopped.
04:55Yes, but it's already stopped.
04:56It's already here.
04:57Yes.
04:58Right?
04:59So it's possible that it beat the red light.
05:02It's possible that the motorcycle beat the red light.
05:05Yes.
05:06Because as you can see,
05:07it's already here on this side.
05:09Correct.
05:10They're already going here.
05:11Yes.
05:12They're already going here.
05:14So it's possible that the motorcycle beat the red light.
05:17Yes, ma'am.
05:18Or if there's no traffic light,
05:20the SUV has a lack of observation.
05:22So if there's a traffic light here,
05:24but it looks like there's a traffic light here
05:26because they all stopped.
05:28Yes.
05:29But it's already close.
05:31Yes.
05:32So when it comes to the roads,
05:34it's really important to follow the traffic rules and regulations
05:38because we share the road.
05:40Yes.
05:41We share the road.
05:42So on the part of the SUV,
05:44it should have a presence of mind.
05:46Yes, ma'am.
05:47Yes.
05:48On the part of the motorcycle,
05:49it shouldn't beat the red light.
05:51Yes, ma'am.
05:52Because if it beats the red light,
05:53we always say,
05:54who has the last chance to avoid an accident?
05:57Who has the last chance?
05:59But on this part,
06:00the last chance to avoid an accident,
06:02even if the motorcycle beats the red light,
06:04is the SUV.
06:06Why is it dangerous to overtake on the right?
06:09First of all,
06:10if it suddenly stops,
06:11our PUVs will suddenly stop
06:14on the right side.
06:16Correct.
06:17The riders will always anticipate
06:19that it can stop like that.
06:21Yes, ma'am.
06:22And some will park on that side.
06:24Yes, ma'am.
06:25And not only that,
06:26there are pedestrians.
06:28Yes, ma'am.