San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida P. Robes aired this view as she batted for the swift passage of House Bill 1511 or the Anti-Road Rage Act which is currently pending before the Committee on Transportation of the House of Representatives.

Authored by Robes, HB 1511 proposes to penalize acts of road rage with a prison term of up to six years and a fine of not less than P250,000. It also seeks the suspension of the involved motorist’s driver’s license for a period of five years.

“Road rage incidents that result in serious injuries or even death of a person will likely be prevented if motorists are aware that a hostile act of cursing, use of foul language or even moderate screaming can land them in jail,” said Robes.

“I grieve with the family of Aniceto Mateo who met his untimely passing while trying to earn a decent living for his loved ones despite the fact that he has reached his senior years. His death was just utterly senseless,” she said.

Mateo died after being shot by businessman Gerrard Raymund Uy in a clear road rage incident, police said.

Robes noted that statistics from the Metropolitan Development Authority indicate that a significant number of the 90,258 road crash incidents in 2014 were triggered by road rage.