Assessment Of Road-User’s Perspective Towards Traffic Congestion in Mabini Extension, Cabanatuan City

Abstract

This study aimed to define the causes of traffic congestion in Mabini Extension, Cabanatuan City for the awareness of road users. The descriptive method was used in this research to get the data from 251 respondents. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents are aged 20–24, male, high school graduates or lower, single, not residents of Mabini Extension and workers in the area. Results have shown that major causes of traffic congestion are human elements. In addition, it shows that the majority of the respondents are passing through Mabini Extension from 6:00 a.m. to 8:59 a.m., with 3 to 4 trips a day, an 11 to 15 minute time interval from the front of WUP (the main gate) to the intersection of Mabini Extension, and changing their route 1 to 2 times a day between 6:00 a.m. and 8:59 a.m. The most accessible and efficient alternative routes are passing through Caridad when avoiding traffic in Mabini Extension, Vergara Hi-Way (by pass to Sta. Rosa) for Sta. Rosa, Mayapyap for Talavera, Vergara Hi-Way (by pass to San Isidro) for Palayan City, and Mabini Extension for Maharlika Hi-Way. The researchers, therefore, recommend that authorities should educate drivers, enforcers, and pedestrians on traffic rules and practice regulations to reduce traffic congestion in the area. Finally, from the interview with the officer-in-charge, the data suggested building an overpass in front of the schools to reduce traffic in the area if the funds allowed.