Evaluation of Uncontrolled and Signalized Intersections in Brgy. Del Rosario and Brgy. Dolores in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga: A Basis for Risk Mitigation Plans

Abstract

Transportation infrastructure, such as roads, is essential for a country’s economic growth and road users' safety. Roadways connect many locations and are crucial for the efficient transportation of people and goods. Typically, traffic congestion and accidents occur at an intersection, where two or more roads intersect. An intersection can be uncontrolled, with no signs or traffic lights, or signalized, with both. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to determine which factors, such as Mobility, Traffic Control, Road Condition, and Behavior, contribute the most to accidents in the study area. The study utilized the quantitative descriptive approach, wherein the researchers used numerical data to analyze the connection of the variables. Four hundred (400) respondents were surveyed by the researchers, including 200 drivers from the signalized intersection at Brgy. Del Rosario and 200 drivers from the uncontrolled intersection at Brgy. Dolores. The researchers gathered data via survey questionnaires. Additionally, the collected data were analyzed using Weighted Mean, Likert Scale, Standard Deviation, and Independent Sample T-Test to address the study's objectives. The respondents agreed that the four (4) factors have an impact on the safety of road users at the signalized intersection. Meanwhile, the drivers believed that Mobility partly impacts the safety at the uncontrolled intersection, while they agreed that Road Condition and Behavior affect the area. Concisely, the study discovered that Behavior is the area's most significant risk factor. Furthermore, the study found a significant difference between the Signalized Intersection (Brgy. Del Rosario) and the Uncontrolled Intersection (Brgy. Dolores) in terms of Mobility, Road Condition, and Behavior.