“Saankounaynaawatan jay dadumanga lecture ti seminar mi, ngem na
basak ijay cellphone
kotidadumangainformasyonsungaisotinangammuakditoylintegti helmet”
(translation)”.
Moreover, based on the findings of the study, the indicator which is the penalty
for not wearing a helmet is 1500 pesos for the first offense and 3000 for the second
offense have the lowest means of 2.57 which has a descriptive equivalent of much
knowledgeable. This implies that the criminology rider students are still
knowledgeable on the penalties if they are not going to wear their helmets. Knowledge
on this allows the students to be forced to use helmets to avoid these fines from traffic
police and most importantly, to ensure their safety. This implies that the B.S
Criminology Motorcycle Rider Students are very much knowledgeable in some rules as
prescribed in the citation ticket, Municipal/City Ordinances and those prescribed by
national laws, however, they just often complied. Traffic rules, regulations and
guidelines must be set in place and must be strictly followed by motorists so that
serious accidents and injuries can be prevented (NilkamalPvt Ltd, 2018).
There are consequences to those who do not comply on the ordinance, such as
paying fines or worst is the confiscation of a driver’s license. The fourth offense a
violator shall pay 10,000.00 pesos followed by the confiscation of his driver’s license is
one of the indicators with the lowest mean of 2.5 which has a descriptive equivalent of
much knowledgeable. This means that B.S Criminology Motorcycle Rider Students are
much aware of the ordinance but when it comes to actual, if they are travelling, they
are not even using their helmets. Another interview with the motorists is some
personnel like local police who are having checkpoints do not imposed the real amount
of the offense. Thus, the knowledge of the students on this offense is highly dependent
on the implementation of the authorities (Pathway, 2017).
Level of Compliance of BS Criminology Motorcycle Rider Students on the
‘’Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009”
Table 2. Level of Compliance of BS Criminology Motorcycle Rider Students on the
‘’Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009”.
Indicators Mean Descriptive Equivalent
1. Mandatory use of a standard protective 2.98 Much Complied
helmet.
2. Motorcycle drivers and back riders are 3.01 Much Complied
required to wear a standard helmet.
3. Rider must wear a helmet whether it is 2.53 Much Complied
long or short drive on any type of roads.
4. Rider must use the standard helmet 3.09 Much Complied
prescribed by the authorities.
5. Rider uses the standard helmet with ICC 3.02 Much Complied
(Import Commodity Clearance) mark.
6. Tricycle is exempted from using helmet. 3.08 Much Complied
7. The penalty for not wearing a helmet is 2.63 Much Complied
st
1,500 pesos for 1 offense.
8. The penalty for not wearing a helmet is 2.55 Much Complied
3,000 pesos for 2nd offense.
9. The penalty for not wearing a helmet for 2.58 Much Complied
rd
the 3 offense shall be 5,000 pesos.
10.The penalty for not wearing a helmet for 2.6 Much Complied
the 4th offense shall be 10,000 pesos and
confiscation of driver’s license.
Grand Mean 2.81 Much Compliance
Table 2 presents the level of compliance of B.S. Criminology riders on
Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009. The findings revealed that the respondents are much
complied on the mandates of R.A. 10054 evidenced by the grand mean 2.81. This
implies that respondents are complying on the previsions stipulated under R.A.
10054.Motorcycle crashes are the cause of severe morbidity and mortality especially
because of head injuries. It seems that wearing a helmet has an effective role in
protection against head injuries. (Faryabi, 2014). Motorcycle riders complies with the
helmet act since they are afraid to such accidents. Helmet is effective in reducing head
injuries wherein wearing a helmet helps to reduce the impact of an accident on your
head. While riding your two-wheeler, it is very likely that if you are involved in an
accident, then the resulting head injuries can be fatal, if you are not wearing a helmet
(Bajaj, 2019). Moreover, with the mandate of wearing a helmet in place, traffic police
are on high alert to fine people riding their bikes without wearing a helmet. Thus,
motorcycle riders wear a helmet while driving which prevents them from paying hefty
fines & spoiling their driving record.
Analysis on these findings would somehow affect the compliance of the riders
because of their behavior since some of them are not wearing their helmet and would
only wear their helmet if there’s a presence of a police enforcers.
The indicator with the highest mean of 3.09 is Rider must use the standard helmet
prescribed by the authorities. This means that BS Criminology Motorcycle Rider
Students are much compliant to this provision. According to one respondent, when
they buy a helmet it must be checked and contains the IIC mark. There are two
stickers that must be checked, one the ICC or Import Community Standard for
imported helmets to recognize that the product passed through local DTI offices and
labs and the PS mark for locally manufactured products. If the helmet is local it will
only bare the PS mark, if it is an imported helmet it must have the ICC sticker
showing that the commodity passed through legal avenues and not illegally imported
by importers. Unfortunately, a lot of motorcycle riders still see wearing a helmet just
for compliance, and not actually for head protection in the event of a crash
