Tolentino: Technology can help ease traffic congestion
San Pablo City traffic lights inauguration. The use of advanced technology can help ease daily gridlocks, but resolving the problem ultimately requires discipline. This was the message of reelectionist Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino at the unveiling of “smart” traffic signalization systems in the cities of San Pablo and Calamba, Laguna, on Saturday morning.
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Advanced technology can help ease the perennial problem of traffic congestion, but discipline remains the primary factor to resolve it.
This was the message of reelectionist Senator Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino as he led the inauguration of “smart” traffic signalization systems in the cities of San Pablo and Calamba in Laguna province on Saturday, March 22. He was joined by local government leaders and transport officials.
“These modern traffic lights use advanced technology. They are equipped with camera sensors which enable the system to adjust its signals based on real-time traffic situations,” Tolentino explained.
“But while ‘smart’ technology can really help ease daily gridlocks in busy cities, I believe that the bottomline in resolving traffic is still discipline,” he added. “Discipline should be instilled in our drivers, riders, and motorists. Without it, no amount of advanced technology and traffic management would work.”
Addressing the country’s traffic problem has long been Tolentino’s crusade, even when he was the Chairman of the Metro Manila Development Authority.
Calamba City traffic lights inauguration. The use of advanced technology can help ease daily gridlocks, but resolving the problem ultimately requires discipline. This was the message of reelectionist Senator Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino at the unveiling of ‘smart’ traffic signalization systems in the cities of San Pablo and Calamba, Laguna, on Saturday morning.
“Efficient traffic management benefits the economy and the environment because it leaves less carbon footprints. It also ensures ease of movement for motorists and safer streets for bikers and pedestrians, especially the vulnerable, such as the elderly, women, and students,” Tolentino said.
“May these traffic light systems serve your constituents and community well,” he added.
Tolentino’s program, a collaboration with the Department of Transportation and Land Transportation Office, involves the installation of traffic signalization systems in 15 priority intersections in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Previously, he led the unveiling of such projects in General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite; Naga City, Camarines Sur; and Dumaguete City, Negros Island Region.
