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Awareness, Compliance, and Enforcement of Traffic Laws Rules and Regulations Towards an Intervention Program

Author(s) Jumar Tamparong Ruiz
Country Philippines
Abstract This study assessed the awareness, compliance, and enforcement of traffic regulations by licensed drivers and traffic enforcers in the cities of Dapitan and Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte. This study was anchored on the Theory of Planned Behavior, Deterrence Theory, and Broken Windows Theory. This employed a quantitative, descriptive-correlation approach where 879 respondents (755 drivers and 124 enforcers) were utilized, and were selected using a stratified random sampling approach. Data collection used questionnaires, while descriptive, comparative, and correlational analyses were used to report the findings. Overall, the respondents demonstrated strong awareness of the traffic rules, but only moderate awareness of regulations pertaining to legal parking and special laws (e.g. Anti-Distracted Driving Act). Traffic enforcers consistently outperformed drivers. The compliance was moderate, with the strongest compliance demonstrated by obeying traffic control devices, and the weakest compliance with parking and special laws. Perceived traffic law enforcement was moderate, and was attributed to the limited manpower and resources to enforce the laws, and the presence of petty corruption and enforcement inconsistences. Given the significant positive correlation between awareness, compliance, and enforcement, it is clear that the lack of knowledge and strong enforcement of laws reduces road safety. The study demonstrated that awareness does not equate to compliance and that it must be coupled with additional enforcement to increase the overall effectiveness. Public education, mandatory drivers' education, technology-based traffic law enforcement, increased training and education of traffic enforcers, and community-based initiatives directed to public law compliance and safety will all be beneficial to the Zamboanga del Norte area.
Keywords Traffic laws, awareness, compliance, enforcement, road safety, intervention program, Philippines
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-29
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.72831
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