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A RESEARCH PAPER
Presented to
the Faculty of the Engineering, Aviation and Architecture
UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM LAGUNA
Biñan City, Laguna
In partial fulfillment
of the course requirements for the degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
September 2019
Title:
Preferences of Pedestrians on Road Crossing Facilities
Introduction
The rapid growth of vehicles worldwide has led to the traffic dominance of urban streets
making pedestrians deal on the riskiest part of road. In order to cross the roads safely, people use
road crossing facilities such as crosswalks, underpass, overpass and footbridges. In the
Philippines, common facilities are signalized and unsignalized pedestrian lanes, overpass and
footbridges. However, some crossing facilities do not necessarily ease road crossing on busy
roads and streets. There is evidence that some types of facilities are generally disliked by
pedestrians, which leads to a high incidence of informal road crossing behavior, away from
crossing facilities (Demiroz, Onelcin, & Alver, 2015; Obeng-Atuah, Poku-Boansi, & Cobbinah,
2017; Sinclair & Zuidgeest, 2016). Therefore, planning and constructing of new facilities or
The Land Transportation and Traffic Code (Republic Act 4136) requires drivers to let
pedestrians cross the road, as long as they are within a pedestrian lane but the problem is
that pasaway pedestrians cause so much trouble on the road just as kamote drivers do.
Jaywalkers cause more than half of road accidents in Metro Manila according to Metropolitan
The researchers seek to know the preferences of the pedestrians upon road crossing and
the reason for their choice of road facilities. In this study, the researchers have chosen the most
common road crossing facilities in Biñan City and Sta. Rosa City, namely, pedestrian lane and
overpass. Also, the researchers considered pedestrians not using both facilities.
road crossing facilities and the reasons why the some pedestrians have decided to use or not to
use each type of road facility present in the areas of Sta. Rosa and Biñan, Laguna is the main
objective. Negligence of proper road facilities leads to road traffic incidents. In an article by Top
Gear Philippines, MMDA stated that the most dangerous month last year was October which
topped out at 10,407 recorded traffic incidents while the deadliest month was December that
constituted 38 fatalities. Hit-and-run incidents topped out at 4,490 for the whole year 2018 while
141 pedestrians were killed. The researchers will conduct the study on the time frame which
gives the most dangerous quarter of the year, from October to the start of December. The
researchers aim to provide engineering solutions and interventions toward road safety after
road crossing facilities the reasons why the respondents do not use any of the present road
facilities.
2. What are the reasons why pedestrians use/do not use road crossing facilities?
3. Why do pedestrians commit jaywalking?
Research Methodology
The primary sources of the data are the pedestrians crossing the roads in selected areas
which will be the respondents for this study. Other sources of data are journals and past studies
related to the study. The population of the study will be composed of random people crossing
selected roads that will be surveyed. The research will use a questionnaire for the purpose of
collecting the needed primary data. The researchers will be surveying some of the respondents to
gather more data too. The researchers will be counting the pedestrians that will use each road
crossing facility and possibly, jaywalkers directly to have statistical data for the comparison of
In the process of gathering data, participants will be asked for consent to conduct a
survey through personal interview. The researchers will also ask for permission to record and
take photos throughout the entire interview. Researchers will also inform the participants that
their personal information or identity will remain confidential and content of each individual
interview will be discussed within the researchers’ group and supervisor. Researchers will
References:
Demiroz, Y. I., Onelcin, P., & Alver, Y. (2015). Illegal road crossing behavior of pedestrians at
overpass locations: Factors affecting gap acceptance, crossing times and overpass use.
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Obeng-Atuah, D., Poku-Boansi, M., & Cobbinah, P. B. (2017). Pedestrian crossing in urban
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Sinclair, M., & Zuidgeest, M. (2016). Investigations into pedestrian crossing choices on Cape
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