Measuring The Perception of Motorcycle Riders Traversing The Stretch of Commonwealth Avenue With Regards To Safe Driving

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES SCHOOL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Survey Report: Measuring the Perception of Motorcycle Riders Traversing the Stretch of Commonwealth Avenue with Regards to Safe Driving
Submitted to: Prof. Ma. Sheilah G. Napalang, Dr. Eng. Professor
Submitted By:
Esquejo, Christian Gatus, Rolyn Mae T. Guerrero, Michelliza Levanto, Jose Roberto Molo, Eric Armand Serrano, Vinson P.
Plan 299 B
September 2012
Table of Contents
Title Page Table of Contents I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. Introduction Research Topic and Research Question Significance of the Study Target Respondents Information Needs Comments on the Survey Questionnaire Sampling Size Results and Analysis of Survey Conclusion and Recommendation Bibliography 1 1 2 3 3 4 10 11 25 26
List of Figures
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Title Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Profile of the Survey Respondent) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Profile of the Survey Respondent) Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 1) Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 3) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 2) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 4) Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 4 Subcategory 2) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 2 Subcategory 1) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Questions 4 & 5) Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 6) Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 12) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 12) Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 14)
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Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Road Sign Question 1) 10 Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 16 Question on Traffic Rules and Regulations) Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents per Type of Sex Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Educational Attainment Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Civil Status Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents per Type of Sex Distribution of Place of Residence of the Respondents Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Number of Years Driving a Motorcycle 10 11 11 12 12 13 13
Figure 8.7.
Scores of respondents passing the traffic rules and regulations exam (passing score 50%) Scores of 43 Respondents Failing the Traffic Rules and Regulations Exam Scores of 43 Respondents Failing the Traffic Rules and Regulations Exam Scores of 43 Respondents Failing the Traffic Rules and Regulations Exam Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
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List of Tables Table No. Table 8.1. Table 8.2. Table 8.3. Table 8.4. Table 8.5. Table 8.6. Table 8.7. Title Table Showing Perceived vs Actual Degree of Awareness to Traffic Rules and Regulations Tabulation of Educational Attainment and Actual Scores of Respondents Perceived Causes of Accidents along Commonwealth Avenue Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams Page No. 16 16 17 18 19 21 21
List of Appendices Tabulated Results Photos of the Final Survey Conduct Sample Pilot Questionnaire Final Survey Questionnaire Compilation of Pilot Survey Questionnaires Compilation of Final Survey Questionnaires
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Measuring the Perception of Motorcycle Riders Traversing the Stretch of Commonwealth Avenue with Regards to Safe Driving
I. Introduction Motorcycle Driving: A Traffic and Transportation Management Issue Transportation, like any other urban planning concern gives numerous effects on the development of a community. This does not only serve as an artery of a town, a city, or a simple community to be accessible in other parts of a region, but also to allow the place to be penetrable- that may lead to contributory effect on other sectors primarily on socio- economic activities. Thus, transportation acts as a life of a particular place. On the recent years, motorcycles have become an alarming concern of traffic and transportation management in Metropolitan Manila. Brought by the everincreasing price of crude oil in the market and the need for commuters to survive transportation up to their allowable means, motorcycles have become more accessible to the public. Since motorcycles were provided with schemes on payment which are seemed appropriate to the commuting community, this mode of transportation did not only become an item of commodity but also of convenience. In relation to this timely and relevant issue, the Survey Team wants to know the level of perception of motorcycle riders safety, focusing on riders traversing the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, PH. This study aims to get information on the profile of motorcycle riders, their basic considerations on driving, and to get a grasp on their competency on driving in order to arrive with necessary data need to be analyzed which will be used as basis for the arriving of conclusion for this particular topic.
II. Research Topic and Research Questions Measuring the Perception of Motorcycle Riders Traversing the Stretch of Commonwealth Avenue with Regards to Safe Driving The survey aims to measure the perception of motorcycle riders traversing the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue with regards to safe driving. The Survey Team decided to conduct the survey at Ever Gotesco Mall located along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, since Commonwealth Avenue has a dedicated motorcycle lane and has been known to be a main commuting route of motorcycle riders coming to and from Metropolitan Manila. In line with this, for the research to be effective on the extraction of required data from the main survey questionnaire, the survey aims to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of perception of motorcycle riders traversing the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue with regards to safe driving?
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2. Is there a direct correlation between the awareness of motorcycle riders on safety driving with regards to their number of years on driving experience? 3. Is there a direct correlation between the awareness of motorcycle riders on safety driving with regards to their educational attainment? 4. Is there a direct correlation between the awareness of motorcycle riders on safety driving with regards to their frequency of trips made along Commonwealth Avenue? III. Significance of the Study Commonwealth Avenue: Main Study Area Based on statistics given by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on the year 2010, there were 2,000 recorded accidents that happened within the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. According to a news article (Endoso, et.al, 2011) published at Inquirer Online, Commonwealth Avenue is dubbed the killer highway because of the high occurrence of vehicular accidents there.1 According to the same report, that in the same year- at least 21 people were killed while 608 others were injured in more than 2,000 accidents that took place on the highway. This equates to almost 8 percent of the total number of road accidents that occurred in Quezon City in the same year. There were around 26,000 accidents happened in the whole of Quezon City, with 4,800 injuries and 150 fatalities in the same period. A road incident made the MMDA prepare to re-evaluate its road traffic scheme on Commonwealth Avenue, following the accident that killed a veteran journalist and university professor named Lourdes Estella-Simbulan. This significant incident led to the implementation of the MMDA of a 60kilometer-per-hour speed limit on the 12.4-km avenue on Jan. 25, 2010. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino had earlier cited studies that 60 kph was the right speed for drivers to maintain their reflexes that in effect would minimize accidents. Motorcycle Driving: Is It Safe? According to statistics published in 2007 by the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Region said that young motorcycle riders make up a significant percentage of injuries and fatalities among road users in the region. On the same report, speeding, the non-use of helmets, risk-taking
Endozo, P., Aurelio, J., 2011. Accident prompts MMDA crackdown in killer highway. Inquirer Online, [online] 15 May. Available at: <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110515336582/Accident-prompts-MMDA-crackdown-in-killer-highway> [Accessed 14 Sept 2012].
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behaviour, and drunk-driving contribute to a significant portion of the motorcycle accidents. A significant statistics showed that motorcycle riders can cut the risk of death by almost 40% and the risk of severe injury by 72% if they wear proper helmets. The MMDAs Metro Manila Accident Reporting and Analysis System (MMARAS) revealed that most of the 20,151 accidents it recorded from January to May 2009 mainly involved motorcycles. In a study that covered accidents in 2009, the MMARAS said motorcycles have the highest fatality accident rate (29.46% of the total fatal accidents) compared to other vehicles. For non-fatal incidents, motorcycles also had the highest rate (6,677 or a 36.78% share) compared to cars (4,543 or 25.02%) and other vehicles.2 IV. Target Respondents This survey aims to get respondents that are motorcycle riders traversing the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City. In order to extract the necessary information for this particular survey, respondents must be a motorcycle driver, with no specific consideration on age, gender, educational attainment, and occupation/work. Location is a primary consideration in gathering information when conducting a survey. Survey respondent were mainly gathered from the designated parking area of Ever Gotesco Mall along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City where most of the motorcycle riders have already traversed the Commonwealth Avenue. The team decided to conduct the survey on this particular area due to the large number of motorcycle riders converging on this area and also to ensure that the respondents are qualified.
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Information Needs For the successful conduct of the survey, the following information needs are necessary for the Survey Team to arrive with the data to be extracted from the survey results. The information needs required for this survey are as follows: 1. Number of traffic of motorcycles traversing commonwealth avenue 2. Number of accidents that are motorcycle-related 3. Frequency of trips along commonwealth per day 4. Causes of accidents along commonwealth (motorcycle-related) 5. Knowledge of respondents on maximum speed
Malig, J., 2010. Motorcycles rule Philippine roads. ABS-CBN News Online, [online] 14 October. Available at: < http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/10/14/10/motorcycles-rule-philippine-roads> [Accessed 19 Sept 2012].
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6. Awareness on safety gear (e.g. helmet, padding) 7. Weather conditions affecting motorcycle driving 8. Awareness on traffic signs and regulations 9. Physical conditions (fitness to drive) while driving a motorcycle 10. Awareness for safe driving distance, knowledge that motorcycle is equivalent to 1 car so safe driving distance must be maintained
VI. Comments on the Survey Questionnaire The Survey Team conducted the pilot survey on September 8, 2012, Saturday, at 4:00 PM. During the conduct of the pilot survey, a total number of fifty respondents (50) answered the pilot survey questionnaire that lead to further development of the final survey questionnaire. Comments were gathered and from there, re-evaluation of survey questions was carefully done to address every given issue. After revision of the pilot survey questionnaire, a total number of ninety (98) respondents answered the final survey questionnaire that has become basis of the survey results and analysis. Some of the significant comments from the survey respondents of the Pilot survey were assessed by the Survey Team. Among the comments evaluated, revision was done in consideration of transforming every survey question to generate a better result and to give a good variety of choices based on the principles of a good survey questionnaire. The Survey Questionnaire was divided into two parts: the first part generally describes the profile of the survey respondent, with questions on 1) name, 2) age, 3) sex, 4) civil status, 5) occupation/profession, 6) educational attainment, and 7) present address while the second part was designated for the main survey questions. During the course of the Pilot Survey, most of the survey respondents dont want to specify their names on the survey forms. When one of the respondents was asked why they opt not to indicate their identity, a few of them told the Survey Team that they feel afraid that they can be reported to the Land Transportation Office (LTO) due to the disclosed personal information despite indicating optional on the part of the survey.
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Figure 6.1. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Profile of the Survey Respondent)
Such comment made the Survey Team decide to omit the question to the final survey questionnaire, only to retain age, sex, civil status, occupation/profession, educational attainment, and present address as part of questions for the profile of survey respondent
Figure 6.2. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Profile of the Survey Respondent)
On the second part of the survey, the question on the ability of the survey respondent to drive a motorcycle was removed since the target respondents were primarily motorcycle riders thus made the question leading.
Figure 6.3. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 1)
If the then question was answered no, the survey form would already been invalid. This made the Survey Team pre-determine every potential survey respondent if they have the knowledge on motorcycle driving. If the respondent would answer yes, then the respondent was subsequently asked if they would want to participate on the survey.
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The question on How did you learn to drive a motorcycle? was recategorized to two answers: 1) Self-taught, and 2) Taught by others, while the second option was further sub-categorized into five answers: 1) Family, 2) Friend, 3) Driving School, 4) Doesnt know, refused, and 5) Others (specify) As per Teams assessment, choices given on the Pilot Survey can be improved in terms of grouping so classification of answers can be assessed more appropriately.
After conducting the pilot survey, the Team realized the need to re-categorize after encountering comments on the choices as per survey respondents.
Figure 6.5. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 2)
Questions relating on time was revised and re-categorized into a more substantial grouping. Instead of a simple indication of time frame, descriptors for each frame were placed to improve measurability of the choices given.
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Four choices were given: 1) Early morning, 2) Morning, 3) Afternoon, and 4) Evening. These were easily considered by the respondents as witnessed during the conduct of the final survey. A distinction on types of trips were considered on Question 3, which asks What is the purpose of those trips? Check ALL that applies
Figure 6.7. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 4 Subcategory 2)
The choices were transformed to better categories since the previous question on the Pilot survey was leading.
Figure 6.8. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 2 Subcategory 1)
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Figure 6.9. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Questions 4 & 5)
A separate question on inbound (from destination to home), and outbound trips (from home to destination) was provided that led the question come up with choices that are mutually exclusive to each other. On the analysis of respondents if they have encountered any accidents or suffered any injury on the trips they have made while traversing Commonwealth Avenue, refinement of categories was done to eliminate ambiguity.

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Four areas of concerns were given on the choices: 1) human error, 2) mechanical defect, 3) external weather condition, 4) external physical condition. On the given premise, extraction of data can be easily categorized. A question on how would you rate/consider yourself as a motorcycle driver, a parameter was added to help respondents answer the question with much more clarity.
Due to subjectivity of the question, the parameter gave a certain criterion to be considered for rating.
To test the aptitude of respondents on their awareness on traffic rules and regulations, series of questions were laid out which are sourced from an actual driving aptitude test.

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These questions would validate their answers based on the results of the respondents driving aptitude test. Identification of road signs was also given on the survey questionnaire for the same purpose of the questions on driving aptitude test.
Figure 4.14. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire 6.14. (Road Sign Question 1)
Questions were provided with Filipino Language Translation so as to make the questions more comprehensible.
Figure 6.15. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 16 Question on Traffic Rules and Regulations)
All revisions made on the Pilot survey questionnaire mainly composed the Final survey questionnaire.
VII. Sampling Size The sample size was determined by the number of parking slots on the Ever Gotesco Mall. Based on Neumans Rule of Thumb, given a population of less than a thousand would determine a target survey respondent population of 30%, which is 66 respondents. During the Pilot Survey, a total number of 47 were gathered while a total of 98 respondents answered the Final survey questionnaire.
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VIII. Results and Analysis of Survey A. Profile of the Survey Respondents
Figure 8.1. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents per Type of Sex
The above figure shows that majority of the respondents are male and only 4 out of 95 respondents are female. It is also apparent that we observe most male motorcycle riders in the streets rather than female. It is however a limitation of this survey that not all gender preferences was captured. The purpose is to identify and represent transgenders, lesbians and gays apart from the male-female proportion to make sure that there is somehow proper distribution in terms of gender equality among the respondents.
Figure 8.2. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Educational Attainment
The chart above shows that majority of the survey respondents attended college levels (68%) followed by those who reached high school (32%). No respondent answered Elementary as their highest educational attainment.
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Figure 8.3. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Civil Status
The chart above shows that a larger portion of the respondents (59%) are married while not so much difference in the number of single respondents which comprise of the rest of 41%.
Figure 8.4. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents per Type of Sex
The researchers of the study found it important to know the type of occupation of the survey respondents. From the 95 respondents who disclosed their occupation, 65% are in blue collar jobs. Their occupations are mostly security guards, drivers, company messengers, store merchandisers, restaurant crews and some are public servants such as traffic enforcer and barangay police (tanod). The 28% or 26 respondents represent the white collar workers. Typical professions are teacher, soldier, salesperson, office employee and supervisor and others are businessman. The remaining 7 % are not employed.
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Figure 8.5. Distribution of Place of Residence of the Respondents
The graph above shows that majority of the respondents place of residence is at Quezon City since the research study area is at Commonwealth Avenue. The remaining 30% of the respondents lives in other parts of NCR such as Manila, Pasig, Caloocan, Makati, San Juan, Paranaque and Las Pinas and in neighboring provinces such as Rizal and Bulacan.
Figure 8.6. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Number of Years Driving a Motorcycle
This research survey basically aimed at measuring the awareness of motorcycle riders to safe drivers and the researchers found it relevant to know the length of motorcycle driving experience of the respondents. The results revealed that more than half of the respondents have been driving for more than five years and it comprises of almost 76% of the respondents who has more than two years of driving practice.
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B. Results of the Survey The research focused in determining whether the awareness that respondents claimed they had with regards safe driving was indeed an accurate awareness of safe driving, as measured by the 9- item rules and regulations test that the research group incorporated in the survey. The actual scores on the actual 9- item rules and regulations test was considered as the measure in determining their true awareness of safe driving. The outcome of the survey shows that 94 out of the 95 valid respondents claimed that they were aware of traffic rules and regulations, or about 98.95% of the population answered yes to Q13. However, when the actual scores on the traffic rules and regulations test were tabulated, the result shows that given a passing score of 50% ( scores 5 and above), only 51 out of the 94 respondents passed the test, or 54.25% of the population. Close to half of the population failed in the traffic rules and regulations awareness test. This survey result shows that in 4.5 out of 10 cases, perception of safe driving is very far from accurate awareness on safe driving, as seen by the survey results. Figure 7.7 show the actual scores of the 51 respondents who claimed they were aware of the traffic rules and regulations and whose safe driving awareness was validated by the passing scores that they got from the test.
Figure 8.7. Scores of respondents passing the traffic rules and regulations exam ( passing score 50%)
Calculation of Central Tendencies for scores 5-8 Mode Score: Median Score: Mean Score: 5 6 5.78
The results showed further that while the 54 respondents were classified as passed, given a passing score of 50% ( scores 5 and above), the scores were closer to the lowest passing hurdle of 5, thereby less than satisfactory results and therefore indicating less than satisfactory and accurate awareness of safe driving.
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In fact, if passing rate was increased to 75% ( scores 7 and above), only about 20.37%, or 11 out of the 54 respondents of the population would have passed and would have been considered accurately aware of traffic rules and regulations. Figure 7.8 on the other hand shows the actual scores of the 43 respondents who perceived themselves aware of traffic rules and regulations but upon the rules and regulations test validation, actually failed the test.
Figure 8.8. Scores of 43 Respondents Failing the Traffic Rules and Regulations Exam
Calculation of Central Tendencies for scores 2-4 Mode Score: Median Score: Mean Score 4 4 3.32
The research group attempted to further drew from the survey how respondents rated and their own perceived degree of knowledge on traffic rules and regulations ( Q12 in the survey) and the responses to this question were tabulated against the actual score results, based on the following set rating:
Scores 1- to 4 = Poor Scores 5 to 6 = Satisfactory Scores 7-8 = Very Satisfactory Score 9 = Excellent
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Respondents' Own Rating on Perceived Degree of Awareness on Traffic Rules and Regulations Poor Satisfactory Very Satisfactory Excellent Total
Validated Actual Degree of Awareness Very Poor Satisfactory Satisfactory 2 1 0 17 22 4 8 7 6 16 10 1 43 40 11 Excellent 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 43 21 27 94
Table 8.1. Table Showing Perceived vs Actual Degree of Awareness to Traffic Rules and Regulations
The results show that alarmingly, around 59% of the population, or 16 out of the 27 respondents, who perceived themselves excellent in the knowledge on traffic rules and regulations actually were validated in the study as poor based on the actual scores that they got from the traffic and regulations awareness test. The results indicate that respondents tended to overestimate their knowledge on traffic rules and regulations. This research also attempted to answer the question if there was a correlation between educational attainment and awareness on safe driving, as measured by the traffic rules and regulations awareness test. The table below would indicate that college level respondents are not better off than high school level respondents in terms of awareness to safe driving as seen by the significant failure rate among the college level population. While the highschool level population had a higher failure rate of 57% (17 out of 30 respondents), the college level population had a double digit failure rate of 42% ( 27 out of 65 respondents)%, albeit smaller compared to high school level statistics.
Scores Educational Attainment College High Sschool Total Passed ( Absolute No. ) 38 13 51 Passed ( %) 58% 43% Failed ( Absolute No. ) 27 17 44 Failed (%) 42% 57% Total 65 30 95
Table 8.2. Tabulation of Educational Attainment and Actual Scores of Respondents
With this, it can be concluded that there is not much difference between the two groups in terms of passing percentage. We therefore, could not directly conclude from the survey results that a lower educational attainment means a lesser awareness of safe driving , as measured by the traffic and regulations awareness test score outcome .
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The research group also attempted to draw from the survey the actual awareness of drivers on the occurrence of accidents along Commonwealth Avenue by way of Q6. A further realization of the group was that the Q6 could have been further improved to draw out separate the respondents who simply witnessed an accident happening along Commonwealth Avenue from those respondents who were the ones who encountered the accidents themselves. On the question Q6, the group was able to get 70.5% Affirmative response, or 67 out of the 95 respondents said yes to witnessing or encountering an accident along Commonwealth Avenue.. This is quite a significant percentage of population awareness on the occurrence of accidents and validates MMDA published reports of Commonwealth Avenue having a high occurrence of vehicular accidents, thru this first hand information from the survey results. In 7 out of 10 cases, there is motorcycle driver awareness of occurrence of accidents along Commonwealth Avenue. Interestingly, majority of the respondents perceived that the accident or accidents were caused by driver error, amongst all other causes. Figure 6 lists the 5 causes as provided in the survey and a provision for others (respondents not checking any of the 5 choices) and the number of times that the cause was mentioned. Out of the total 95 respondents, 54 respondents perceived Driver Error as the cause. There is a greater number of people who perceive that most of the accidents are caused by driver error. Amongst all other probable causes mentioned, there is a greater perception that accidents are caused by driver error, or 49% with 111 total responses.
Table 8.3. Perceived Causes of Accidents along Commonwealth Avenue
A rating system was made to further categorize the scores of the population namely: Excellent, Very Satisfactory, Satisfactory and Poor. For a total score of 9, score of 5 was considered as the passing rate.
Scores 1- to 4 = Poor Scores 5 to 6 = Satisfactory Scores 7-8 = Very Satisfactory Score 9 = Excellent
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From the test conducted, there were no drivers who got a perfect score (9) or Excellent rating. 44 of the 95 respondents (46%) got a Poor rating, followed by the number of respondents who got a satisfactory rating (40 out of 95% or 42%) and only 11 respondents got a very satisfactory rating. Above is the cross-tabulation of the number of drivers years in driving to their corresponding ratings in the exam. Looking at the number of respondents according to the years of driving experience, majority (51 out of 95) of the respondents classified themselves having 5 or more years of driving experience. Same number of people (11) registered in the less than a year and 1 to 2 years experience categories. Motorcyclists with 2 to 5 years experience comprises twice (22) the number of less than-a-year experience drivers.
Rating Satisfactory Very Satisfactory 3 1 7 1 8 3 22 6 40 11
Years Driving less than a year 1 to 2 years 2 to 5 years more than 5 Years Total
Poor 7 3 11 23 44
Excellent 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 11 22 51 95
Table 8.4. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
Of the 51 respondents with more than 5 years driving experience, 23 of them got poor ratings, 22 got satisfactory rating while only 6 achieved a very satisfactory rating; which does not prove the assumption that as drivers tend to have more experience in driving, they will be more aware of the safe driving policies. Poor ratings have been dominant / greatest in number in three of the four categories, 7 (out of 11) respondents with less than a year experience, 11 (out of 22) respondents with 2 to 5 years experience and 23 (out of 51) respondents with more than 5 years experience. It was only in the 1 to 2 years category that poor rating was only second in number to the satisfactory rating.
Number of Years Driving as to Drivers' Ratings in the Exams
25 20 15 10 5 0 less than a year 1 to 2 2 to 5 more than 5
P o o r Rating Satisfacto ry Rating Very Satisfacto ry Rating
Number of Drivers w ho took the exams
Number of Years Driving
Figure 8.11. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
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The bar graph shows the distribution of the population according to years in driving experience. Majority of our respondents have more than 5 years driving experience. Only 3 bars (Poor, Satisfactory and Very satisfactory) per category are displayed instead of four since no one got a perfect score or excellent rating. It is shown that among the categories, the poor and satisfactory ratings are evidently higher as compared to the very satisfactory rating. This means, only a few respondents got high scores. Another table is shown below cross-tabulating again the years of driving experience to their corresponding ratings in the Exam. The purpose of this tabulation is to get the percentage of people who got the poor, satisfactory and very satisfactory ratings EXCLUSIVE to their own categories. That is, the sum of the percentages of drivers rating should be 100% for every category. This aims to easily compare the 4 categories and their respective ratings.
Rating Satisfactory Very Satisfactory 27 9 64 9 36 14 43 12
Years Driving less than a year 1 to 2 years 2 to 5 years more than 5 Years
Poor 64 27 50 45
Excellent 0 0 0 0
Total 100% 100 100 100 100
Table 8.5. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
Percentage of Drivers rating in the Exam PER Category

70 60 50 40 Percentage 30 20 10 0 less than a year 1 to 2 years 2 to 5 years more than 5 Years
Po o r Satisfacto ry Very Satisfacto ry
Category (Number of Years)
Figure 8.12. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
Looking at the graph shown, Percentage of having poor rating is very high (64%) for drivers with less than 1 year driving experience, significantly decreased (27%) for 1 to 2 years experienced drivers, but increased again to 50% for drivers with 2 to 5 years experience. For more than 5 years experience drivers, 45% of the respondents on that category still got poor rating, This graph does not necessary
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correlates that the longer the driving experience is, the higher the driving safety awareness. Twenty-Seven percent of drivers with less than 1year driving experience got a satisfactory rating, this increased to 64% for 1 to 2 years experience drivers, decreased again to 36% for the 3 to 5 years experience drivers and increased to 43% to drivers having more than 5 years experience. Moreover, the very satisfactory ratings remained lowest for the four categories ranging from 9 to 14%. Evaluating the entire graph, we can say that the drivers with 1 to 2 years driving experience registered good results in the exams. Fewer respondents in this category (27%) failed the exams, while majority of them got satisfactory ratings. This may not lead to a direct conclusion but may be recommended for additional study to check if drivers are MORE aware when they have 1 to 2 years experience than having much longer experience in driving. Based from existing ratings, the group decided to narrow it down to either PASS or FAIL. A score is considered passing if respondents got 5 to 9 points. Fail if scores are 4 and below. Graph shows the distribution of Passing and Failing marks correlating to their number of driving experience. Drivers in the 1 to 2 years driving experience registered the highest percentage (73%) of passing rate compared to other categories. While the less than 1 year category is the sole category which registered more failing percentage than passing percentage.
Figure 8.13 Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Years of Driving Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
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Rating Frequency of trips 1 to 2 trips 2 to 4 trips 4 to 6 trips more than six trips total Poor 24 11 4 5 44 Satisfactory 20 13 1 6 40 Very Satisfactory 5 4 1 1 11 Total 49 28 6 12 95
Table 8.6. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
Above is the cross-tabulation showing the profile and distribution of the respondents on the frequency in traversing Commonwealth Avenue to their corresponding ratings in the exam. Majority (49 out of 95) of the respondents take 1 to 2 trips per day passing there. Followed by 2 to 4 trips (28 respondents); only 12 respondents take more than 6 trips a day while 6 respondents take 4 to 6 trips a day. Another table is shown below cross-tabulating again the motorcyclists frequency of trips a day to their corresponding ratings in the Exam. The purpose of this tabulation is to get the percentage of people who got the poor, satisfactory and very satisfactory ratings exclusive to their own categories. That is, the sum of the percentages of drivers rating should be 100% for every category. This aims to easily compare the 4 categories and their respective ratings.
Frequency of trips 1 to 2 trips 2 to 4 trips 4 to 6 trips more than six trips
Poor 49% 39 67 42
Rating Satisfactory Very Satisfactory 41% 10% 46 14 17 17 50 8
Total % 100 100 100 100
Table 8.7. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
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Figure 8.14. Cross Tabulation of the Motorcycle Drivers Frequency of Trips Corresponding to their Ratings in the Exams
From the graph shown, it is obvious that the highest percentage of poor ratings come from the drivers who have 4 to 6 trips per day (67%). Drivers with 1 to 2 trips registered 49%, 39% for drivers having 2 to 4 trips and 42 percent for drivers with more than 6 trips. Fifty percent among the respondents with more than six trips got satisfactory ratings which is the highest in the 4 categories. Drivers in the 4 to 6 trips category got the lowest percentage in terms of satisfactory rating. The table below shows the correlation of the motorcyclists frequency of trips per day as compared to their ratings in the exam. The rating is narrowed down to either pass or fail.
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By comparing the four categories, only the group with 4 to 6 trips daily registered higher percentage of respondents who failed than pass. Other groups have higher Passing percentage than failing percentage. Based from the survey, we have generated results on some remarkable items or acts that they usually do for safe driving. 100% of respondents who answered that they wear safety gears also answered helmets as part of the usual safety gear they wear. This generates a conclusion that when we talk about safety gears, the first thing that always comes first in their mind is the helmet. Other safety gears included in the choices are: Eye protection (50%) , Gloves (54%) , Jacket (79%), Long Pants (73%), Body armor (20%) Closed shoes (64%). On the other hand, we asked respondents about the number of back rides they allow while driving, more than half (64%) of the respondents answered 1 back ride which is the requirement for a safe trip. In addition to it, 78% of the respondents also answered that their gears have reflective properties attached which is a good measure for a safe trip esp. during night travels.
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The four pie charts show the correlation of the respondent who personally rates themselves to their actual scores or ratings in the exams. For the first pie chart, 27 out of the 95 respondents personally rate themselves Excellent in the awareness of traffic rules and regulations. However, their personal rating does not match to the actual ratings they got from the survey exam. More than half (59%) of them got a poor rating, 37% got satisfactory rating while only 4% got a very satisfactory rating. Unfortunately, none of the respondents got an excellent rating.
The Second Pie chart shows data for the motorcyclist who personally rated themselves Very Satisfactory in terms of their knowledge in the Safety rules and Regulation. 4 people rate themselves Very satisfactory. Among the 4, 75% or 3 respondents got poor rating while 1 (25%) got Satisfactory rating. No one who considered himself very satisfactory got a very satisfactory or excellent rating in the exam.
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The Third Pie chart shows the data for respondents who rated themselves satisfactory in their knowledge with the traffic rules and regulations. A larger portion of the pie was occupied by the respondents who personally rated themselves satisfactory (43 out of 95 or 45%). Based on their exams,40% got poor rating, 9% got Very satisfactory rating and more than half (51%) got a satisfactory rating.
For the respondents who rated themselves poor in the traffic rules and regulations (21 out of 95), 38% got poor rating, 33% satisfactory and 39% very satisfactory. By the data gathered, we cannot conclude the correlation of their personal rating to the actual rating derived from the results on the exam.
IX. Conclusion and Recommendation As a conclusion, 54% of the respondents (motorcycles riders) traversing Commonwealth Avenue are aware of traffic rules and regulations, as measured by the traffic rules and regulations awareness test. Through the analysis given on the extrapolated data, the Survey could not directly conclude correlation between the following factors: 1) level of perception in relation to educational attainment, 2) level of perception in relation to frequency of trips made along Commonwealth Avenue, and 3) level of perception in relation to number of years in driving with safety awareness as observed on the statistics provided on the analysis. This study also show that majority of respondents are males so the survey could not directly conclude awareness on a specific gender.
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X. Bibliography
Endozo, P., Aurelio, J., 2011. Accident prompts MMDA crackdown in killer highway. Inquirer Online, [online] 15 May. Available at: <http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20110515336582/Accident-prompts-MMDA-crackdown-in-killer-highway> [Accessed 14 Sept 2012].
Malig, J., 2010. Motorcycles rule Philippine roads. ABS-CBN News Online, [online] 14 October. Available at: < http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/10/14/10/motorcycles-rulephilippine-roads> [Accessed 19 Sept 2012].
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Research Topic: Measuring the perception of motorcycle riders traversing the stretch of Commonwealth Avenue with regards to safe driving
Introduction: Good Day! As part of the requirements in our research class at UP Diliman School of Regional Planning (UP-SURP), our group will study the Awareness of Motorcycle Riders to Safe Driving. Obtaining feedback from you is an important input in our research. We would appreciate your taking time to complete this survey. It will only take less than 5 minutes. Rest assured that your responses will be confidential and will be compiled together and analyzed as a group. Thank you very much.
Name of Group Members: Serrano, Vinson Guerrero, Michelliza Gatus, Rolyn Mae Molo, Eric Armand Esquejo, Christian Levanto, RJ
INSTRUCTION Please read carefully and fill-up the spaces below. Kindly indicate your answer in part I-Profile of Respondents and check the box that is appropriate in part II the Survey proper. I. Profile of the Survey Respondent:
Age: ______ Sex: ________ Civil Status: _______ Occupation/Profession: ______________ Educational Attainment: Elementary High School College
Present Address: (barangay and city)_________________________________________ II. Survey Questions: 1. How long have you been driving a motorcycle? Gaano katagal ka nang nagmamaneho ng motorsiklo? Less than a year (Wala pang isang taon) One year- two years (1-2 taon) Two years- five years (2-5 taon) More than five years (higit sa limang taon) 2. How did you learn to drive a motorcycle? Paano ka natutong magmaneho ng motorsiklo? Self-taught (Sariling Pag-aaral) Taught by others (Tinuruan ng iba) From Family Members (Kamag-anak) From Friends (Kaibigan) Driving school (Draybing Iskul) Doesnt know, refused (Hindi tiyak) Others, specify (Iba pang kadahilanan) 2. On an average, how many one-way trips you make along Commonwealth within a day? Sa karaniwan, ilang isang-tungong biyahe (one-way) ang iyong ginagawa sa kahabaan ng Commonwealth sa loob ng isang araw? One to two trips (Isa hanggang dalawang biyahe) Two to four trips (Dalawa hanggang apat na biyahe) Four to six trips (Apat hanggang anim na biyahe) More than six trips (Higit sa anim na biyahe)
What is the purpose of majority of your trips? Ano ang kadalasang dahilan ng karamihan sa iyong mga biyahe? School Related (Ukol sa gawaing-paaralan) Work Related (Ukol sa gawaing-pangtrabaho) Social Related (Leisure/ Recreational) (Ukol sa gawaing-pakikihalubilo )
4. What time of the day do you make outbound (home to destination) trips? (check all that applies) Sa anong oras sa loob ng isang araw ka bumabiyahe mula bahay patungo sa iyong destinasyon? (markahan ang nauukol) Early Morning (12:00AM to 6:00AM) (madaling araw) Morning (6:00AM to 12:00 NN) (umaga) Afternoon (12:00 NN to 6:00 PM) (hapon) Evening (6:00 PM to 12:00 AM) (gabi)
5. What time of the day do you make inbound (destination to home) trips? (check all that applies) Sa anong oras sa loob ng isang araw ka bumabiyahe mula destinasyon patungo sa iyong bahay? (markahan ang nauukol) Early Morning (12:00AM to 6:00AM) (madaling araw) Morning (6:00AM to 12:00 NN) (umaga) Afternoon (12:00 NN to 6:00 PM) (hapon) Evening (6:00 PM to 12:00 AM) (gabi)
6. Have you witnessed or encountered any accidents or suffered any injury on the trips you have made while traversing Commonwealth Avenue? Nakakita o nakaranas ka na ba ng kahit anong uri ng aksidente o disgrasya sa iyong mga biyahe habang binabagtas ang kahabaan ng Commonwealth Avenue? Yes (Oo) No (Hindi) If yes, then what could be the probable cause of the accident? (Please check ALL that applies) Kung oo, ano ang maaring naging dahilan ng aksidente?(markahan ang nauukol) Weather Condition (Lagay ng panahon) Driver Error (Pagkakamali ng nagmamaneho) Mechanical Defect (Depekto ng motorsiklo) Road Defect (Depekto ng kalsada)
Absence of Signage (Kakulangan sa Babala) Others (Ibang dahilan) _______________________________________________________________ 7. Do you use protective/safety gear for driving? Gumagamit ka ba ng gamit pamproteksyon para sa pagmamaneho? Yes (Oo) No (Hindi) If yes, then which protective gear do you wear when you ride? (Please check) Kung oo, alin sa mga sumusunod ang iyong mga sinusuot o ginagamit habang nagmamaneho? Helmet Eye Protection Gloves Jacket Long pants Body armor Closed Shoes Others _______________________________________________________________ 8. Does any of your gear currently have any high visibility or reflective properties? Mayroon bang katangiang nagre-reflect sa iyong mga ginagamit habang nagmamaneho? Yes (Oo) No (Hindi) 9. What would be your primary reason/s for choosing motorcycle transport despite availability of alternative modes of public or private transport? Ano o Anu-ano ang mga pangunahing dahilan sa pagpili ng motorsiklo bilang pangunahing transportasyon sa kabila ng pagkakaroon ng ibang alternatibong pamamaraan ng pampubliko o pribadong sasakyan? Please check ALL that applies (markahan ang nauukol) Ease and Speed (Madali at Mabilis) Economics- Affordability (Abot-kaya) Prestige and Look of Riding a Motorcycle (Porma at itsura ng pagmamaneho ng motorsiklo) Comfort (Kumportable) Others (Ibang dahilan) _______________________________________________________________
10. For planned trips, were there instances that you needed to cancel it? Para sa mga planadong mga biyahe, mayroon bang mga pagkakataon na kinailangan mong ipagpaliban? Yes (Oo) No (Hindi) If yes, what were the reasons? Please check ALL that applies Kung oo, anu-ano ang mga maaring dahilan? (markahan ang nauukol) Weather conditions (Lagay ng panahon) Time you dont have enough time to go to your planned destination (Oras) Sickness, injuries (Pagkakasakit o Pangkalusugan) Safety of who will be backriding. (Kaligtasan ng mga naka-angkas) Others, please specify (Ibang dahilan) 11. What is the maximum number of back ride you usually carry? Ilan ang pinakarami mong kadalasang inaangkas? 1 (Isa) 2 (Dalawa) 3 (Tatlo) More than 3 (Higit sa tatlo) Who usually are your back rides? Sino ang iyong kadalasang inaangkas? Children (Mga anak) Spouse (Asawa) Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Kasintahan) Parents (Magulang) Relatives (Kamag-anak) Workmates (Katrabaho) Friends(Kaibigan) Others (Iba pa) : ________________________ 12. As a motorcycle driver, how would you rate your knowledge of traffic rules and regulations? Bilang isang drayber ng motorsiklo, paano mo susukatin ang kaalaman sa mga batas trapiko? Poor (Mababa) Satisfactory (Katamtaman) Very Satisfactory (Higit sa katamtaman) Excellent (Mahusay)
13. Are you aware of traffic rules and regulations? Ikaw ba ay may sapat na kaalam anmo ba ang mga batas trapiko? Yes (Oo) No (Hindi) Questions on Traffic Rules and Regulations
14. Overtaking on the right side of the vehicle is allowed only on: Maaari kang lumusot (overtake) sa kanang bahagi ng sasakyan kung: Highways that has 2 or more lines on one way directions (Ang highway ay may dalawa o higit pang linya patungo sa isang direksyon) Two way roads (Ang kalsada ay salubungang-daan) Wide sidewalks (Malapad ang bangketa) 15. The Penalty for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol is Ang mahuhuling lasing sa alak o ipinagbabawal na gamut ay may parusang: Php 2000.00 6-month imprisonment (Pagkabilanggo ng anim na buwan) One month license suspension (Isang buwan pagsuspinde ng lisensya) 16. Right age to get a non professional drivers license Ang tamang gulang sa pagkuha ng lisensya Non-Professional ay: 18 years old (18 taong gulang) 16 years old (16 taong gulang) 17 years old (17 taong gulang) 17. On a 2-lane highway overtaking is allowed only if there is : Sa may highway na may dalawang guhit, maaari kang lumusot (overtake) kung sa iyong panig ay may: Straight white lines (Tuloy-tuloy na puting guhit) Broken yellow lines (Putol-putol na dilaw na guhit ) Straight yellow lines (Tuloy-tuloy na dilaw na guhit) 18. What is the proper hand signal to use when turning right? Sa naka-motorsiklo na may balak lumiko pakanan, dapat gamitin na senyas ay: Left hand rising above (Kaliwang kamay na nakataas) Right hand pointing right (Kanang kamay na diretsong nagtuturo pakanan) Right hand rising above (Kanang kamay na nakataas)
Identify the following Road Signs Alin sa mga sumusunod ang nakalarawan
No entry (Bawal pumasok) Stop (Huminto ka) Give way (Magbigay ka)
No turning (Bawal ang lumiko) One way (Isang direksyon lamang) No entry of all classes of vehicles (Bawal pumasok ang lahat ng klase ng sasakyan)
Approach to Intersection (Papasok sa sangandaan) Approach to Intersection: roundabout (Sasanib sa trapiko pagpasok sa sangandaan) Approach to Intersection: merging traffic (Papasok sa sangandaan na may kalsada sa gilid)
Dangerous Right Bend (Matarik ang pababang direksyon ng kalsada) Dangerous Left Bend Matarik ang paakyat na direksyon ng kalsada) Steep Descent or Ascent (Matarik ang kalsada)
Compulsory minimum speed (Ang layo ng susunod na interseksyon ay 30 km) Maximum speed of 30 kph (Nakatakdang haba ng sasakyan) End of compulsory minimum speed (Nakatakdang tulin ng sasakyan)

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UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES SCHOOL OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Submitted to: Prof. Ma. Sheilah G. Napalang, Dr. Eng. Professor

Figure 6.3. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 1)

Figure 6.4. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 3)

Figure 6.5. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 2)

Figure 6.6. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 4)

Figure 6.7. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 4 Subcategory 2)

Figure 6.8. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 2 Subcategory 1)

Figure 6.9. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Questions 4 & 5)

Figure 6.10. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 6)

Figure 6.11. Portion of the Pilot Survey Questionnaire (Question 12)

Figure 6.12. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 12)

Figure 6.13. Portion of the Final Survey Questionnaire (Question 14)

VIII. Results and Analysis of Survey A. Profile of the Survey Respondents

Figure 8.1. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents per Type of Sex

Figure 8.2. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Educational Attainment

Figure 8.3. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents Per Civil Status

Figure 8.4. Distribution of Motorcycle Riders Respondents per Type of Sex

Figure 8.5. Distribution of Place of Residence of the Respondents

Table 8.2. Tabulation of Educational Attainment and Actual Scores of Respondents

Table 8.3. Perceived Causes of Accidents along Commonwealth Avenue

Number of Drivers w ho took the exams

Number of Years Driving

Total 100% 100 100 100 100

Percentage of Drivers rating in the Exam PER Category

Category (Number of Years)

Frequency of trips 1 to 2 trips 2 to 4 trips 4 to 6 trips more than six trips

Rating Satisfactory Very Satisfactory 41% 10% 46 14 17 17 50 8

Total % 100 100 100 100

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