Problem Encountered by Barangay Sarmiento Tricycle Operators Regarding the
Operation of Colorum Dear Respondent: The Third Year Criminology students of Illana Bay Integrated Computer College, Inc. would like to request your support and cooperation by answering the questionnaire honestly. The researchers will assure that your responses will be treated confidentially. Thank you for your cooperation. Part I. Demographic Profile of the Respondent. Directions: Please put a check ✓or provide information in the following questions. 1. Age [ ] 18-25 years old [ ] 36-40 years old [ ] 26-30 years old [ ] 41-45 years old [ ] 31-35 years old [ ] 46 and above 2. Civil Status [ ] Single [ ] Married [ ] Widow [ ] Separated 3. Years in Service __________________ Part II. Problem encountered on the Operation of Tricycle Colorums by the Respondent. Direction: Please put a check ✓ to the appropriate box to indicate your perception on the questions above. Choose your answer in the scales below. 5- Always 3- Sometimes 1- Never 4- Often 2- Rarely Statements Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never (5) (4) (3) (2) (1) 1. Fewer passengers due to more unregistered vehicles. 2. The colorum tricycles earn more than the registered tricycle operators. 3. Shortage of passengers and oversupply of tricycle operators. 4. Heavy flow of traffic due number of unregistered motorcycles. 5. Forced to find another job because of the number of unregistered motorcycles operating in the same area. 6. Poor control measure against colorum vehicles. 7. Colorum vehicles are more patronized by commuters due to alternate routes they know to avoid heavy traffic. 8. Prone to a road accident due to traffic congestion (with number of colorum vehicles). 9. Vying for a space in the road with colorum tricycle drivers. 10. Overcrowding of waiting sheds due to the increase in colorum drivers. Part III. Strategies Applied on the Operation of Tricycle Colorums by the Respondent. Direction: Please put a check ✓ to the appropriate box to indicate your perception on the questions above. Choose your answer in the scales below. 4- Highly Effective 2- Less Effective 3- Effective 1- Least Effective Strategies Applied Highly Effective Less Least Effective (3) Effective Effective (4) (2) (1) 1. Inform the passengers about the risk of riding a colorum motorcycle instead of franchised motorcycles. 2. Drive/operate earlier to than usual to get more passengers. 3. Operate/drive in a place with a little motorcycle driver to secure the passengers alone. 4. Report the colorum tricycles to the authorities (LTO/TMU), to prohibit them from operating. 5. Ask the authorities (LTO/TMU) to monitor the private and public roads where colorrum motorcycles possibly operates. 6. Eliminate colorum tricycle operators by giving them warning that they will be reported to the authorities. 7. Implement an orientation together with the LTO/TMU about the illegal operation of colorum tricycle. 8. Ask the LTO/TMU to enforce the existing traffic laws against colorum vehicles. 9. Ask the LTO/TMU to monitor the public and private roads and prohibit the colorum tricycles to operate. 10. Provide clear signage to define specific areas, and routes that can only be operated by registered motorcycles.