DRIVE SAFE WITH SPEED LIMITER
WITH catastrophic accidents caused by speeding trucks and buses that have claimed innocent lives, the commuting public demands more protection and safety from bus/truck fleet operators. Despite the presence of the an existing law, Republic Act 10916, otherwise known as the Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority reports that 10 bus related accidents occur on a daily basis.
Pioneer Truck Parts and Equipment Corp., local distributor of Speed Limiter of UK, is a company on a mission of public safety. Developed in 1980, Speed Limiter is an electronic control device that limits and controls a vehicle’s top speed. Aside from improving driver behavior and vehicle preservation, this device also improves fuel consumption, emissions and is guaranteed to cut maintenance costs of fleet owners. “The ECU [engine control unit] is connected to a speed signal [electronic speedometer, ABS or mechanical sensor] and receives frequency signals while the vehicle is moving. At a preset frequency, say 80 kph, the ECU transmits a signal to the engine management system which then holds the vehicle’s speed. The operator/owner can pre set the maximum speed of the truck or van as he wishes,” explained Aaron Go of Pioneer Corp. The system operates by way of drive by wire or a romatic speed limiter for vehicles without an ECU.
Speed Limiter is a Romatic Speed Control System designed and developed since 1980 and currently used in Europe, Middle East, and Asia as standard equipment for truck, bus, and commercial vehicle fleet operations. The system have received numerous approvals from truck manufacturing such as Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mercedes Benz, Isuzu, Leyland, DAF, GM General Motors, Peugeot, Renault, FUSO, Land Rover, ERF, and the British Ministry of Defence for Land Rover and Pinzgauer Vehicles.
The World Health Organization and The Global Road Safety Partnership in their publication “Speed Management, a Road Safety Manual for DecisionMakers and Practitioners” recommend that all countries should introduce speed limiters as the method of reducing the maximum speeds of vehicles on their roads in the pursuit of improved road safety.
For details on how to improve safety and fleet maintenance costs, call 713-1998/788-2190 or visit the Pioneer Trucks showroom along 341 G. Araneta Avenue, Barangay Santol, Quezon City.