OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT – RESEL

Research Extension Services and External Linkages

Western Mindanao State University
Zamboanga City

National Police College – Satellite Campus

PSOSEC CL 2018-03
RTC 9. Camp F Marcos
Pasonanca, Zamboanga City

Survey on Safety and Security Improvement of Public Transportations Based on

Public Perceptions

Dear Respondents:

This survey would like to ask your honest opinion to answer this questionnaire in
order to improve public transportations’ safety and security. This study is a requirement
of the researchers’ special research course of the National Police College – PSOSEC
Class 2018.
Answering the survey will only take few minutes by checking items regarding
issues on Safety and Security which you believe is very important to improve the safety
and security of public transportations.
Here are no right and wrong answers and please do not leave any points
unanswered. Rest be assured your responses will be taken with utmost confidentiality.
Thank you for your outmost cooperation and God Bless!

PSOSEC Researchers:

PSUPT MARLON LOMARADA QUIMNO

PSUPT. TIMMAR JOMIO ALAM
PSUPT. EDCILLE VIANA CANALS
PSUPT. HADJIRI JAMIRI LANGGAL
PSUPT. IBRAHIM HAMDANI JAMBIRAN
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I. THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS

Instruction: Kindly put check mark (√) on the items appropriate to you.

Name: (optional) ___________________________________ Age: _________________

Highest Educational Attainment: ( ) Graduate Study ( ) College ( ) High School

( ) Elementary

Gender: ( ) Male ( ) Female

Driver’s License: ( ) Professional ( ) Non-Professional ( ) Student

Societal Position: ( ) Professional Pls. Specify ______________ (Businessman,

Teacher,
Politician, Doctor, Nurse, Engineer etc.)
( ) Student
( ) Driver Pls. Specify ___________________ (Private, Jeepney,
Tricycle, Motorcycle, Bus, Truck, Heavy Equipment etc.)
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Zamboanga City

II. Based on your opinion kindly encircle the number of your selected indicators
which you believed as effective strategies for safety and security of public
transportation. On the space provided rank the selected strategies by order of
importance what you believe to be an important strategy in improving safety and
security of public transportations. Rank only the encircled numbers. Please be
reminded that 1 is the highest rank.

A. Safety for Crime Rank

1. Police Presence on public highways
2. Functional Street Lights
3. Functional Traffic Lights
4. Checkpoints
5. Functional CCTV on streets
6. Functional CCTV inside the public transportation
7. Proper coordination of public transportation to authorities
8. Body worn video cameras
9. Handheld mobile devices
10. Visibility of highway patrols

B. Avoidance of Accidents / Perception to Safety Rank

1. Road Marking: All the lanes are marked with different colors (mainly
white and yellow) to implement traffic rules.
2. Overhead signs, display, electronic boards
3. Temporary signs and traffic lights: During construction period of a
section of highway, temporary lane marking with orange color is used
to divert traffic flow.
4. Stop Signs are used in non-signalized intersection to control traffic
5. Speed Limit Signs/Speed Zoning
6. Prohibition signs were utilized to avoid accident
7. Phasing out old public buses
8. Phasing out old jeepneys
9. Stopping on designated loading and unloading area
10. Proper light signaling
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C. Safety for Driving Rank

1. Drunk Driving
2. Over speeding
3. Distractions such as use of cellphone while driving
4. Drowsy driving
5. Not wearing seat belt
6. Bad weather driving
7. Safe distance with other vehicles
8. Watching out other vehicles for unpredictable line changes
9. Practice of defensive driving
10. Vehicle maintenance

III. Rank the level as to (High, Medium, or Low) based on your perceptions on the
following incidents or problems you have experienced or have actually seen.

High Medium Low

Incidents/Problems/ Roads
(3) (2) (1)
1. Street accidents
2. Traffic accident
3. Overloading public vehicles
4. Over speeding public vehicles
5. Non-functional traffic lights
6. Faulty traffic signs
7. No warning devices on road repairs
8. No traffic enforcers on busy roads
9. Illegal parking
10. Loading and unloading to unspecified area

Thank you very much for your cooperation!