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Security - Philippines - Those dangerous, overloaded trucks
VEHICULAR accidents that have left a ghastly trail of loss of lives and limbs remain a scourge of humanity in this age of computer and digital technology...
Manila,Philippines -Manila Standard Today -15 may 2006: -- But they can be prevented if only motorists faithfully follow road safety rules and always keep their vehicles in good condition... Take the problem of overloading which, to transportation experts, has become synonymous with disaster and death. Out of 900,000 road accidents that occur every year, 140,000 or 14 percent were traced to overloading, according to the National Center for Transportation Studies of the University of the Philippines... In the North and South Luzon Expressways alone, about 2,000 accidents happen every year due to overloaded trucks and trailers, resulting in P2 billion worth of damages. The estimated cost per vehicle crash accident entails a minimum expense of P12,000 per vehicle for damaged property and a high of P1.6 million for accidents with fatalities... A vehicle is considered overloaded if its total weight is too high and/or the load in one axle is too high... if the vehicle’s weight exceeds 13,500 kg per axle, it is considered overloaded and shall be fined 25 percent of its assessed motor vehicle user’s charge or vehicle registration fee... As a road safety advocacy center said: “For the truck owners and operators, the short-term benefits derived from overloading include increased profits over a shorter period of time. These benefits are negated by a higher risk of accidents, a higher chance of being fined or banned from tollways and national roads, and higher maintenance and running costs for their overloaded trucks and trailers”...
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