No Shoes, No Travel Policy in Ozamiz City: A Case Study

Abstract

The No shoes no travel policy declares that it will secure and protect its citizens, particularly motorcycle operators or drivers and their passengers, from the devastating and extremely injurious effects of fatal or life-threatening accidents and crashes. This study determined the cause and insight of the motorist towards the experience of ordinance in No Shoes, No Travel Policy in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. It composed five motorists, who were voluntarily participated the study, and was selected through the following inclusion criteria:11) driver not less than five years; 2) residence in Ozamiz City, and; 3) have experience in committing traffic violation. There were four (4) themes identified in the study, namely environment condition and emergency pushes a driver to commit a violation, wasted money as a result of a violation, calmness and acceptance in the violation and realization and understanding the purpose of the ordinance. The findings of the study shows that motorists face a variety of issues, which causes the drivers to break the ordinance as a result of the poor weather condition, makes them to disregard the ordinance regulating their safety. It was recommended to the drivers that always have a spare pair of shoes so that if one gets wet it may be replaced with a dry one, and be extra careful in wet weather. The researchers further recommend drivers to obey the ordinance in order to avoid paying a penalty that beyond their financial means, as well as to avoid large medical expenses in the hospital if they get injured or wounded as a result of disregarding the ordinance.