The project, finalized in September 2020, realized significant impact with more than 170 speed enforcers trained in best-practice speed enforcement, high-level officials supported in developing speed enforcement plans, and more than 75,000 people engaged through social media on the importance of appropriate speeds

Excessive and inappropriate speed is one of the most important factors contributing to road fatalities and injuries in many countries.

For the Philippines, the WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 rated national speed limit law enforcement at only 5 out of 10, indicating a critical gap and highlighting an opportunity for targeted efforts.

Reducing speeding has been a focus of action by the Government of the Philippines to strengthen road safety laws. 

Financed by the UN Road Safety Fund as one of its five pilot projects, the project was executed by UNESCAP in cooperation with the Land Transportation Office and the Department of Transportation of the Philippine Government, as well as a non-government organization, ImagineLaw. 

The UN Road Safety Fund supported concrete action to address this situation through a speed management project, establishing and building the capacities of a core group of law enforcement personnel from different agencies who will provide practical speed enforcement training at the district level.