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🚨[NCTS FREE WEBINAR SERIES]🚨 The Cost of Mobility: Oil Shock and Emerging Road Safety Challenges in the Philippines When oil prices spike, how does it impact road safety? As economic pressures shift how we move, emerging challenges follow. Join the UP NCTS Free Webinar Series as we dive into Metro Manila’s latest crash data (MMARAS), predict upcoming safety trends, and discuss actionable solutions for safer Philippine roads. 📅 Date: Friday, May 29, 2026 ⏰ Time: 1:30 PM 💻 Platform: MS Teams 🎟️ Admission: FREE! 🔗Scan the QR Code in the photo or click the link in the comments below to secure your slot.

TLE-Level 1 - Enroll now! University of the Philippines National Center for Transportation Studies ( UP NCTS) will conduct the 23rd Traffic Management Course for Traffic Law Enforcers – Level I on May 18–22, 2026 at UP NCTS, UP Diliman, Quezon City. This five-day face-to-face training will strengthen the knowledge and practical skills of traffic law enforcers in traffic laws, road signs and markings, traffic direction and control, citation ticket administration, and road crash/incident reporting. Enroll now and be part of building safer and more orderly roads!

The public lecture on “𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲: 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗛𝗮𝘄𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮” was successfully held on February 19, 2026, at the UP Institute of Civil Engineering Main Building. The lecture, co-organized by the UP National Center for Transportation Studies Traffic Engineering and Management - Road Safety Research Laboratory (TEM-RSRL), which is part of the U.P. Institute of Civil Engineering Lecture Series, brought together over 50 participants consisting of faculty, students, and researchers from UP ICE and the UP National Center for Transportation Studies, along with representatives from driving schools, road safety advocacy groups, accredited Land Transportation Office (LTO) driving school associations, the Motorcycle Development Program Participants Association, and other mobility sector stakeholders. Dr. Rich Hanowski, co-founder and CEO of Motorcycle Safety Solutions and former research scientist at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, delivered a presentation grounded in global crash data, Vision Zero principles, and Southeast Asian powered two-wheeler studies. He emphasized commuting crashes as an often overlooked occupational risk and introduced RideHawk, a collision alert and telematics platform designed to enhance rider awareness and support data-informed fleet safety management. The session presented practical, evidence-based approaches that organizations can adopt to better protect motorbike commuters. One key takeaway from the discussion: worker safety doesn't end when you leave the office. Addressing it meaningfully requires everyone, from policymakers to industry players, to work together. The challenge now is to turn these insights into concrete policies, systems, and everyday practices that protect riders on every journey. #MotorcycleSafety #TransportationEngineering

[PUBLIC LECTURE ALERT] This is to invite everyone to the public lecture of Dr. Rich Hanowski with the following details: Topic: "Motorcycle Safety as a Critical Occupational Health and Safety Issue: Insights from RideHawk in Southeast Asia" Date: February 19, 2026 (Thursday) Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Venue: 4th Floor Board Room, University of the Philippines Institute of Civil Engineering, Diliman, Quezon City About the speaker: Dr. Rich Hanowski is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Motorcycle Safety Solutions, Inc., and Motorcycle Safety Solutions Asia (M) Sdn. Bhd. (collectively, MSS). Together with Carl Cospel and Feng Guo, he established MSS in December 2023 as a spin-off company of Virginia Tech. From 1996 to 2025, Dr. Hanowski served at Virginia Tech, holding multiple leadership roles at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) from 2003 until his retirement in April 2025. A recognized global leader in road safety, he became the founding Co-Chair of the International Road Federation (IRF Global) Powered Two-Wheeler Task Force in 2023. Dr. Hanowski has worked in transportation human factors research since 1991 and has served as Principal Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator on more than $100 million in sponsored research, producing over 300 publications. His work emphasizes actionable health and safety research aimed at improving road safety and reducing global crash rates. His research has influenced national transportation policy, including regulations related to truck driver fatigue/hours-of-service and driver distraction/texting. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. Dr. Hanowski received a Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2024–25 academic year, during which he worked at the Universiti Malaya to advance understanding of motorcycle safety challenges across Southeast Asia.

UP NCTS REPS and Fellows Showcase Research at the 16th EASTS International Conference The UP National Center for Transportation Studies proudly represented the Philippines at the 16th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) in Surakarta, Indonesia. Our REPS and Fellows showcased research on safe, inclusive, and sustainable mobility, from cyclist and pedestrian safety, transport equity, and air quality to road safety interventions and institutional capacity for transport policy. Congratulations to our presenters, and thank you to EASTS for the platform to share Filipino research with the region. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g3hdXnDP