Almost 1 out of 2 PUVs fail the brake test—VICOAP

Are you worried every time you use the public utility vehicles in the country? You're not alone.

- By Words & photos by Vincent Villa

In fact, there are a lot of you. WR Numero Research, a nonpartisan public opinion research firm, said 8 out of 10 Filipinos are worried they will get into a road accident when they are on public roads. They have reason to because apparently, nearly one of two PUVs fail the brake test in Private Motor Vehicle Inspection Centers (PMVICs) according to data from Vehicle Inspection Center Operators Association of the Philippines (VICOAP).

These are two of the most damning data shared to us during the media roundtable titled “Preventing the Next Crash: Data-Driven Road Safety Reforms” held in Komunidad, BGC. Aside from VICOAP and WR Numero, it brought together representatives from Philippine Advocates for Road Safety, e-Sakay, and De La Salle University. The event is to commemorate the upcoming World Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, which happens every third Sunday of November. This is enacted by government agencies, LGUs, and NGOs via Presidential Proclamation No. 2092 by Former President Gloria Arroyo and later on, via former President Duterte’s RA 11468.