“Red light running is an issue of growing concern on our roadways,” said Greg Seiter, spokesman for AAA, in a news release. “And the increased traffic we expect to see around busy shopping malls this holiday season, we believe it’s important to help motorists understand just how dangerous the act of running a red light really can be.
Mandy Eduque, Automobile Association Philippines director, likes to quote an Australian traffic consultant of a public works project who made this stunning observation: For Filipino drivers, traffic lights are merely “a suggestion.”
The drivers believe they are technically speeding according to the rule of law, the report concludes, but not in a way that endangers either themselves or others - even though they are quick to condemn other speeders as dangerous. “People don’t see themselves as the problem, they see others as the problem - I’m OK and you’re the bad guy,” said Raynald Marchand, the general manager of programs for the Canada Safety Council.
Study: Majority of Canadians admit to speeding but likely underestimate how much
More than half of drivers admit speeding but only 16% have been convicted of the offense in the last five years, it has been revealed.
