Awareness and Compliance of Saint Mary’s University College Students on Traffic Rules and Regulations

Abstract

Education plays a key role in Road Safety, which has reduced deaths caused by accidents in developed countries. This study aims to determine the level of awareness and compliance of SMU students to the traffic rules and regulations of the Land Transportation Office, as well as the ordinances of the Municipality of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, where the results were collected by the researcher through an adapted and modified questionnaire that is made by the researcher. A descriptive-quantitative design was used wherein the respondents’ level of awareness and compliance with the traffic rules and regulations was described through the numerical and statistical data that was collected through the questionnaires. The respondents are from the tertiary level who have experience in driving, are enrolled student of Saint Mary’s University for the academic year 2022-2023, has a driver’s license, and are current residents of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. The researcher has employed a snowball sampling. The study’s outcome shows that the students have high knowledge and are aware of the rules and regulations of the LTO and the municipal ordinances. While for compliance, it shows that the students have a high sense of compliance with these rules and regulations and the ordinances of traffic; however, they do not always comply with some of the traffic rules, which indicates that there should be some improvements to be made. The researcher recommends that the DSAS offices increase the regular orientation about the traffic rules to provide a high level of compliance among the student drivers of Saint Mary’s University.