Comprehensive Analysis and Solution to the Traffic Problem at Vicas Market Camarin Road, Urduja Village North Caloocan City

Abstract

Traffic congestion is prevalent primarily in urban cities, particularly in Caloocan, Quezon, Manila and Makati cities in the greater Manila area. The traffic jam seen in the streets highly affects worldwide development as it reduces the time of effective work and obstructs the flow of productivity. Traffic congestion is the bane of most people’s daily lives, as each is subject to unnecessarily long travel times whether they use their vehicles or take public transportation. Commuters are often frustrated by policymakers' inability to do anything about the problem, which contributes to the highly variable significant public policy change between origins and destinations. The researchers conducted a study on the perception of the traffic enforcers, commuters, and drivers on the problem and solution in traffic in the Vicas market, in Camarin Road, North Caloocan City. The expected result of the study identified ways to prevent congestion as perceived by the respondents and share recommendations to the participating respondents. The study utilized the descriptive and case method as a plan or design in answering the question posed by the researcher in the statement of the problem. The design structure investigated the problem through a survey. The target population in this study comprised of thirty (30) respondents. The data were consolidated, organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted using suitable statistical tools such as frequency, percentage distribution, ranking, weighted mean, and rating scale. The respondents are described according to different demographic profiles. The majority of the respondents are from the age bracket of 46-50 years old, 80% are male. 46.6% are married, 26.7% are college graduates, and 36.7% are public employees. The results of the study can be used to improve the implementation of the rule and regulations of traffic problems at Vicas Market in Camarin Road. It can also be used as a basis for the improvement of the performance of traffic enforcers on how they provide penalties to all the traffic violators.