The Implementation of Unauthorized Modification of Motor Vehicle Parts (Muffler) By the LTO in Brgy Pinyahan East Ave Quezon City

Abstract

In today’s world, noise pollution is one of the biggest problems faced by many communities. Noise pollution has hazardous effects on human health, especially to children who, at times, are awakened in their sleep at night because of this noise disturbance. Many things are causing this pollution and one of them is the motorcycle open pipe muffler used by several motorists. This modification of the muffler produces a louder sound that is often annoying to the community, particularly in the community of Brgy. Pinyahan, East Ave, Quezon City. To minimize this problem, acoustic power and sound decibel pressure level of different types of mufflers have been studied and variations between them are investigated experimentally. The researchers want to help the community to lessen the noise and to warn the motorcycle riders that are using noisy muffler that it is prohibited. The Implementation by the Land Transportation Office under R.A 4136, Article IV, Section 34 was signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. With this, the researchers gathered the perception of the respondents on the effectiveness of the implementation of the said Law to Brgy. Pinyahan East Ave Quezon City and they formulated possible solutions to improve its implementation. The researchers used a descriptive method mixed with a phenomenological approach; the descriptive method is designed for the researchers to find information about the present existing condition. The researchers’ goal is to employ this method to describe the nature of the real situation as it exists at the time of the study. The researcher conducted an interview on the community about the problems. The main instrument used to gather information to answer the specific problem raised in the survey/questionnaire method. In this method, written responses were given to prepare questions intended for the subject respondents to reply. Questions were translated in Tagalog to ensure the validity of the responses, that is, correct interpretation and understanding by the respondents of the specific item in line with the purpose of the study. The study concludes that based on the demographic profile of the two groups of respondents, LTO officers and Brgy, Officials at Brgy Pinyahan East Ave Quezon City, the majority of the respondents came from the age bracket 21-25 years old, male, single, and college graduates. As per the assessment of the LTO Officers and the Brgy Officials about the high morale and well-trained traffic enforcers, most of the respondents agreed. As per the assessment, the Brgy. Pinyahan's implementation against unauthorized modification of motor vehicle parts (MUFFLER) was mostly agreeable. As attested by the respondents, the recommendation proposed by the researchers to the implementation of unauthorized modification of motor vehicle parts (MUFFLER) were regarded as “Recommended”. The findings of the study show the implementation, scope, and limitation of the LTO Officers' implementation of the anti-noisy muffler policy under unauthorized modification of motor vehicle parts (MUFFLER).