MMDA green-lights 50-kph speed limit for PUVs on EDSA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to launch on Thursday a 50-kilometer-per-hour speed limit for public utility vehicles, especially passenger buses, along the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA).

The new speed limit, slashed from 60 kph, was initially announced last week after approval by the Metro Manila Council, according to a report by Jay Sabale on Unang Balita.

It is meant to reduce the number of road crashes and accidents on major roads in the National Capital Region.

The Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System recorded 109,322 road accidents in Metro Manila in 2016 or an average of 299 accidents a day.

These incidents resulted in the deaths of 446 people and the injuries of 20,876 others. —Nicole-Anne C. Lagrimas/KG, GMA News