CDI 2: TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION - it refers to the movement of persons, goods, or vehicles,

either powered by combustion system or animal drawn

vehicle, from one place to another for the purpose of safe
TRANSPORTATION travel
- is an act or process of conveying from one place to another - originated from Greco-Roman word Trafico and Greek word
- from the Latin word “Terans” meaning across or and move Traffiga, origin of which is not known
and “Portare” means to carry
THE 5’Es OF TRAFFIC
VARIOUS ANCIENT MODES OF TRANSPORATATION
A. MANPOWER 1. ENFORCEMENT
B. ANIMAL POWER - the action taken by the police, such as arresting, issuing traffic
C. WIND POWER citation ticket and providing warning to the erring driver for the
purpose of deterring and discouraging and or preventing such
ROADS AND VEHICLES HISTORY violation
2. EDUCATION
WHEEL - the process of giving training and practice in the actual application
- was invented probably in Western Asia of traffic safety knowledge
- one of man’s great inventions
3. ENGINEERING
THE ROMANS - the science of measuring traffic and travel, the study of basic laws
- were the major road builders in the ancient world relative to the traffic law and generation; the application of these
- Roman road networks reached a total of about 50,000 miles (80, knowledge to the professional practice of planning, deciding, and
000 km) operating traffic system to achieve safe and efficient
transportation of persons and goods
CANALS
- a body of water used to be channel of sea transportation 4. TRAFFIC ECOLOGY/ ENVIRONMENT
- the first canal was constructed by Engr. James Brindley - the study of potentially disastrous population explosion, changes
in urban environment due to the scale and density of new urban
RAILWAYS concentration and new activities carried out, air pollution, water
- channel of transportation wherein a parallel line of irons were used pollution and crowding, transport congestion which result therein
as roads
- the first railroad is the Stockton and Darlington line (1925) 5. TRAFFIC ECONOMY
- deals with the benefits and adverse effects of traffic to our
TRAFFIC economy
MANAGEMENT
- it is an executive function such as planning, organizing, Directing
and supervising, coordinating operating recording and budgeting
traffic affairs
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC
Land Transportation Office
- tasked to enforce laws, rules and regulation governing the
registration of motor vehicles, operation of motor vehicle and
traffic rules and regulation as provided by RA 4136 as amended
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board
- tasked to regulate transport route
- regulate franchising
- prescribe fare rates
- investigate traffic cases
- perform judicial function
- promulgate rules
- impose and collect fees
- formulate and enforce rules and regulation for transport operation
for promotion of safety and convenience of public
- coordinate with concerned agencies and enforce E.O. NO 125,124-
A and
E.O. 202 dated June 19,1987
Department of Transportation and Communications
- in charge of planning programs coordinating implementing and
perform administrative function and promotion development and
regulation of dependable and coordinated network of
transportation and communication in order to have fast, safe,
efficient and reliable postal transportation and communication
services (EO No. 125.)
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
- created under RA. 7924 and sets policies concerning traffic in
Metro Manila, coordinates and regulates implementation of
program related to traffic
Congress and Local Council
- the branch of government primarily tasked to create laws for the
welfare of the public
Judiciary
- the branch of government that interprets the law through
adjudication of cases
Traffic Management Group (TMG)
- the basis service of the PNP tasked to direct and control traffic,
perform accident investigation, enforce the laws and issue
citations.
AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
Department of Public Works and Highways
- has responsibility of determining traffic flow planning approval of
program and budget finding of construction and maintenance of
road and instrument
Local Public Works and Engineering Offices
- local government units and instrumentalities that have the same
function as the DPWH
- perform such powers within their territorial boundary
AGENCIES INVOLVED IN TRAFFIC EDUCATION
Schools
Elementary
- tasked to educate children to obey traffic rules through their 1. The exchange of Light and darkness
programmed curricula 2. The four seasons
3. Wet and dry seasons
Secondary 4. The waxing and waning of the moon
- tasked to educate students in obeying the traffic rules by imposing
school policies intended for the welfare of the students The Biorhythm Cycle
1. 23 days of physical cycle
Higher Education 2. 28 days of emotional cycle
- they offer subjects on driving and traffic safety course or any allied 3. 33 days of intellectual cycle
subjects
The High State
TRAFFIC EDUCATION Physically high
- is priceless gem in the entire scale of social order of the road -people are energetic, strong and agile
- is the process of inculcating to an individual the knowledge, skill, Emotionally high
responsibilities and values to become a fully developed person -people are creative, artistic and happy
- the key to smooth traffic flow is discipline and to acquire discipline Intellectually high
people must be educated -people think quickly and logically

PURPOSE OF DRIVER EDUCATION The Low State

1) To Instill awareness of one's legal and moral responsibilities in Physically low
traffic; and -people tend to be tired and succumb to sickness
2) To teach abilities required for one to be eligible for a driver’s Emotionally low
license. -people are moody, irritable and depressed
Intellectually low
SAFETY CAMPAIGN -people find it difficult to think logically and lacks coordination
- the aim of this campaign is to make road users behave properly
- focuses on public information attitudes; this is characterized as
road propaganda

BIORHYTHM
- the theory asserting that man exhibit constant variation of energy
and mood states

The Environmental Factors in Man’s Theorized Cycles and Interpretation

of Biorhythm