METHODOLOGY

This chapter presents the methods and procedures

used in gathering the data needed by the study such as the

prevalence of pedestrian involved accidents within the city

roads and highways of the city of Santiago, Province of

Isabela and the possible countermeasures to prevent this

accidents.

Research Design

This study used the descriptive method of research.

The design seemed appropriate since the purpose of this

inquiry was to describe and analyze the factors affecting

pedestrian involved accidents within the City of Santiago

and design countermeasures that could be built and

implemented to prevent this accidents from happening.

According to Sapon (2017), descriptive research

concerns the present situation, the prevailing conditions,

and current practices, contemporary events the

characteristics of groups of individuals, their behavioral

patterns, attitudes or opinions. Since the design deals with

what information is to be gathered, data becomes easy.

Data collected through this research method may result in

a proposed program of development for better improvement

on the main subject matter of the study.

Research Environment

The research will be conducted within the city roads

and highways of the City of Santiago, 4 th District, Province

of Isabela. Primary traffic chokepoints where pedestrian

involved accidents happen will be observed and data will be

collected from police records, rescue organizations, and

hospital records will be checked to determine the

occurrence of pedestrian involved accidents.

Respondents

The study will involve rescue workers, traffic enforcers

and DPOS operative currently working in coordination to

handle traffic and accidents within the roads of Santiago

City, Isabela.

The researcher used a survey questionnaire in

gathering the data needed in the specific problems of the

study. The said instrument is composed of two parts:

Respondents demographic data, and their perception of the

factors that affect occurrence of Pedestrian Involved

Accidents within the city of Santiago.

The respondents demographic data includes the

following information which the respondents were required

to provide gender, age, Position and Length of Service.

The second part of the questionnaire required

respondents to assess themselves objectively and their

degree of their preference to a particular behavior or

characteristics on the factors affecting the occurrence of

pedestrian involved accidents within the city.

Data Gathering Procedure

 The researcher, to be able to gather the data needed

for the study secured permission from the different

government agencies and hospitals involved in the

study.

 The researcher distributed personally the

questionnaires to the participants and explained to

them the objective of the study regarding the

questionnaire.

 The result of the survey was summarized by the

researcher by tallying and tabulating the responses of

the subject respondents.

 The researcher also made an observation of the

different traffic chokepoints and the operatives in

 action to better understand why pedestrian involved

accidents occur.

Data Gathering Instrument

A survey questionnaire will be constructed by the

researcher to collect the necessary information for the

completion of the study.

Statistical Analysis of Data

The researcher used statistical measures to properly

conduct a scientific presentation, analysis and

interpretation of the data gathered frequency and

percentage count will be used. Stated below is the formula

for frequency and percentage count:

P=_______________ * 100

Where:

P = Percentage

F = Frequency

N = Total number of respondents

100 = Constant for percentage