MEMBE R R PICE Iloilo Secretary represents youth in int’l road safety meeting

PICE ILOILO CHAPTER Secretary Engr. Ray Adrian Macalalag representing the members of the international youth-led organization, Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety joined the Dialogue for Powered-Two-Wheeled Vehicles to advocate for meaningful youth participation to help address road safety issues for road users, particularly those who use motorcycles, e-bikes, and other two-wheeled vehicles.

Together with Maolin Macatangay of the Youth for Road Safety, they were the only youth delegation during the event, championing the youth agenda and the importance and necessity of meaningful youth participation.

“At the center of the Youth Coalition are youth leadership structures where young people around the world function as the engine. We have a youth leadership board that oversees the activities, initiatives, and projects of the Youth Coalition making sure it aligns with the youth and road safety agenda,” Engr. Macalalag shared during his talk in the opening session.

He joined global road safety leaders including Nhan Tran from the World Health Organization, Nikorn Chamnong from the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Road Safety Legislators, Dave Shelton from the Asia Development Bank, and Patrick Osewe also from the Asia Development Bank.

Apart from different sessions that discussed different elements of road safety connected to powered-two-wheeled vehicles, the event also included a series of dialogues where all the delegates had a chance to speak about issues from tactical urbanism to the integration of diverse voices in road safety planning.

The global dialogue was hosted by the AsiaPacific Road Safety Observatory at the Asian Development Bank in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila on October 11-13, 2022. (with reports from Youth for Road Safety