Safety Rear Guard for Tricycle

Abstract

This study determined the acceptability of the proposed rear guard model in terms of comfort, safety, security, functionality, likeness and it’s seriousness of their problems encountered by the drivers and back riders.  In the Philippines tricycle are built in different style, like in San Fernando La Union backrest, handrail, and footrest are required for back rider of the tricycle but in some part of Pangasinan tricycle are built with their own styles but still incur possibility of fall. The researchers developed a safety device for tricycle as introduced among drivers on the acceptability and problems encountered by them. Descriptive research was utilized with 76 respondents as pilot tested at Lingayen, Pangasinan.  Most respondents are in age bracket of 16-20 years old, male, single, with no child, college undergraduate, with monthly income of 9001 and above, spouse government employee, member of TODA, don’t have trainings in driving, but have 5-9 years in driving. The problems encountered by tricycle drivers and back riders were on the use found moderately serious. Feel comfortable, safe and secure, satisfied in the functionality and the likeness of the design, its installation, overall features. The develop model should be presented to the Municipality of Lingayen and Sangguniang Panlalawigan for possible adoption and increase the number of ordinances on road safety protection and submission of the device for crash testing is recommended