RoadWise - Safe Systems Challenge Philippines

25/06/2025

ROADWISE 2025 Concludes with Groundbreaking Innovations and Solutions for Safer Roads

We wrapped up ROADWISE: The Road Safe Systems Challenge — an open call for students and professionals to rethink road safety through the Safe Systems Approach:

🔍 Safer Roads. Safer Vehicles. Safer People. Safer Speeds. Better Crash Response.

CONGRATULATIONS to our winners! 🙌

🏆 Champion – BraveResponse Solutions
AutoResQ: A Tri-Axis Collision Detection System integrated with Convolutional Neural Network–based Driver Monitoring for Automated Emergency Response.

🥈 1st Runner-Up – The Traffic Solvers
You’re Road: A comprehensive reimagining of Governor Lim Avenue in Zamboanga City through context-sensitive design and human-centered planning.

🥉 2nd Runner-Up – DEM Innovations LTD
Lulubog-Lilitaw: A proposal for automated, illuminated pedestrian bollards designed to enhance safety and enable the accident detection system at Monumento LRT.

🚧 What's Next? Paving the Way Forward
The ROADWISE 2025 journey doesn't end here. We’re taking these winning ideas beyond the competition and into real-world application:

- Collaborative Consultation with LGUs
Initial dialogues will be held with local government units (LGUs) and relevant agencies to assess feasibility, align with local plans, and explore pilot implementations of selected innovations in high-risk areas.

- Codevelopment and Technical Refinement
Promising entries will undergo further co-development with tech experts, transport engineers, urban planners, and emergency response stakeholders to refine hardware/software integration and system calibration.

- Open Sourcing of Tools and Frameworks
In the spirit of inclusive innovation, components of these projects—such as detection algorithms, system architecture, and urban design templates—will be made open source, enabling continuous improvement and adaptation by other cities, schools, and stakeholders.

🤝 The RoadWise collaboration is brought to us by SafeTravelPH, Palafox Associates, UP Institute of Civil Engineering, and UP Data Science Society.

09/06/2025

Last day to submit your innovative ideas and visions :)

Check below for details:

0:50 History5:19 The Peltzman Effect7:40 Why Speed Matters10:53 Solutions12:54 Objections23:31 Can We Do Better?We set speed limits, we put them on signs, an...

08/06/2025

📣 We heard you! 🙌

Due to popular requests and ongoing preparations, we're officially extending the deadline for the ROADWISE: Road Safety Systems Challenge 🚧

🗓️ New deadline to submit your entries: June 9, 2025

💻 Submit here: tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

That means more time to refine your designs, polish your proposals, and bring your boldest ideas forward! 💡

🎉 And mark your calendars — the Culminating Event will now be held on:
📍 June 14, 2025 (Saturday)

🏛️ UP Institute of Civil Engineering, UP Diliman

See you soon — and don’t miss your chance to shape the future of safer streets and smarter mobility systems. ✊

31/05/2025

🚧 Why speed limits alone aren’t enough.

What if the key to road safety isn’t just about stricter rules—but smarter, systemic design?

The Vision Zero approach reminds us:

✔️ People will always make mistakes.
✔️ But the system should be designed so those mistakes don't result in death or serious injury.
✔️ It’s better to call a tow truck than an ambulance.

💡 Watch this recently uploaded explainer by journalist Justine Underhill to understand why rethinking design and systems is so important:

https://youtu.be/v6LIYQRglnM?si=2TiPV7YQQXSkb7IS

🌍 Vision Zero is built on key pillars that participants of should keep in mind:

Data-Driven — Uses crash data to identify safety issues, track progress, and evaluate interventions.
Ethical — Prioritizes the lives of all road users, especially vulnerable groups like pedestrians and cyclists.
Engineering — Designs safer intersections, street lighting, and pedestrian-friendly spaces.
Enforcement — Applies smarter speed regulation, red light cameras, and anti-drunk driving monitoring and penalties.
Education — Informs the public about road risks and promotes responsible behavior.
Collaboration — Unites government agencies, civil society, experts, and communities to create shared solutions.

📣 As we close Road Safety Month, let’s remember:
🚦 The work doesn’t end here. The urgency for safer roads continues beyond May.

🧠 Now it's your turn. How would you redesign, reimagine, or reinvent a system that keeps everyone safer?

🔗 Submit your team’s entry to the RoadWise: Road Safe Systems Challenge
🗓️ New Deadline: June 9, 2025
🏛️ Culminating Event: June 14 @ UP Institute of Civil Engineering
👉 tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

0:50 History5:19 The Peltzman Effect7:40 Why Speed Matters10:53 Solutions12:54 Objections23:31 Can We Do Better?We set speed limits, we put them on signs, an...

30/05/2025

🚦 Enhancing Road Safety Through Open Data Collaboration🚦

Our partners from SafeTravelPH revamped the government's Data for Road Incident Visualization, Evaluation, and Reporting System (DRIVERS), an open source initiative by the World Bank.

Rebuilt using ReactJS, DRIVERS is now more developer-friendly and poised to foster greater collaboration within the open-source community.

Why This Matters for Public Transport:

🚌 Improved Data Collection: Accurate and timely incident reporting enables public transport operators to identify and address safety concerns proactively.

📊 Informed Decision-Making: data analysis supports policymakers in crafting strategies that enhance commuter safety and optimize transport systems.

🤝 Community Engagement: By involving citizens in reporting and validating incidents, we cultivate a culture of shared responsibility and collective action towards safer roads.

https://github.com/safetravelph-developer/DRIVERS-Road-Safety-ReactJS

Key Features of the New DRIVERS Platform:

1. 🔒 Enhanced Data Privay: Sensitive information is safeguarded, accessible only to authorized personnel via secure Google login.

2. ✅ Robust Data Validation: All reports undergo administrative review before inclusion in the database, ensuring data accuracy and reliability.

3. 🧒 Focus on Child Safty: Special filters highlight incidents involving minors, facilitating targeted interventions to protect our young commuters.

4. 📱 Mobile Accessibility: The SafeTravelPH Mobile App empowers users to submit reports on-the-go, making participation seamless and convenient.

Let's harness the power of open data and community collaboration to make our roads safer for everyone. 🚸

Contribute to safetravelph-developer/DRIVERS-Road-Safety-ReactJS development by creating an account on GitHub.

24/05/2025

🚧 How would YOU redesign these roads in Manila City and San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan?
Too fast? Too narrow? No space for people?

We made simple edits to these images to imagine safer, more inclusive streets—but we want to see how you would do it differently. 🧠✍️

Show us your ideas for better infrastructure, smarter tools and policies, safer mobility.

📣 Join the RoadWise: Road Safety Systems Challenge
Work with a team (up to 5 members), submit your solution, and get a chance to present it to experts from government, academia, and industry.

📅 Deadline: May 31, 2025
🔗 Submit here: tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025
🔗 Access the guide here: tinyurl.com/roadwise2025guidance

Brought to you by: SafeTravelPH, Palafox Associates, UP Institute of Civil Engineering, and UP Data Science Society

💬It’s more than a design challenge—it’s a chance to rethink the systems that shape how we move every day.

Submit your entries here: tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

21/05/2025

Thinking of joining ?
Before you start designing, make sure to check this out.

We’ve released the official GUIDANCE NOTES for the RoadWise: Road Safe Systems Challenge — your complete reference on what to submit, how entries will be reviewed, and how to bring your best ideas forward.

🔗 Access the guide here: tinyurl.com/roadwise2025guidance

✅ Who can join?
✅ What can we propose?
✅ How will it be judged?
✅ What makes an idea stand out?

💬It’s more than a design challenge—it’s a chance to rethink the systems that shape how we move every day.

Submit your entries here: tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

17/05/2025

🛣️ Too many lives are lost or forever changed on our roads.

Every day, unsafe streets and broken systems put millions at risk—especially the most vulnerable among us. Let's help change that.

Join us in ROADWISE: The Road Safe Systems Challenge — an open call for students and professionals to design safer mobility systems using the Safe Systems Approach.

🔍 Think: Safer Roads. Safer Vehicles. Safer People. Safer Speeds. Better Crash Response.
📌 Learn more and submit your ideas thru this link:

tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

👥 Open to teams of up to 5 members
🏆 Exciting prizes await
🎤 Present your ideas to experts from government, academia, and industry

This is more than a competition—it’s a chance to be part of a
generation that makes our cities safer, fairer, and more humane.

📅 Submit your entries by May 31, 2025
📍 Culminating event on June 6, 2025 at UP Diliman, Quezon City

tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

This initiative is a multisectoral collaboration led by partners from civil society, the academe, the private sector, and the student community.

SafeTravelPH, Palafox Associates, UP Institute of Civil Engineering, and UP Data Science Society.

tinyurl.com/safesystemsph2025

📲 Stay tuned for more details.