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For the advantage of PWDs, the elderly, and expectant women, Senator Raffy Tulfo has introduced a bill requiring the installation of push-button audio traffic signs.

Senate Bill 1884, also known as the “Accessible Pedestrian Signals Act,” was introduced by Tulfo on Wednesday and aimed to defend the rights of PWDs, the elderly, and pregnant women to normal life by enacting protective regulations.

The legislator who filed the measure pointed out that audio traffic indicators, which normally go along with visual signals like a red hand or a flashing “don’t walk” signal, emit a sound when it is safe for a pedestrian to cross the street.

According to Tulfo’s explanation, the installation of auditory traffic signs will give visually impaired people an extra measure of security and boost their independence when crossing crowded intersections.

In order to increase accessibility and ensure that everyone, regardless of ability, may safely cross the street, he continued, his suggested policy “is a huge step towards constructing a more inclusive and accessible transportation system.”

All pedestrian crossings with traffic signals that control vehicular traffic must have an “Audible Traffic Signal with Push Button” for PWDs, the elderly, and pregnant women, according to SB 1884.

Information about the status and nearby position of pedestrian light signals must be provided by the audible traffic signal.

The control portion leads a person crossing by simultaneously producing noises from the two speakers positioned at the two ends of the crosswalk during the times when the crossing is permitted, as in “back and forth call operation.”

Additionally, it requires the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to calculate the amount of time needed for pedestrians, cyclists, and pregnant women to safely cross intersections after pressing the push button.

Any individual found guilty of tampering with or improperly handling an audible traffic signal faces a fine of PHP 2,000 for a first offense, PHP 3,500 for a second offense, and PHP 20,000 for a third offense, in addition to a possible sentence of 1 day to 30 days in jail.

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