Document Types
Paper Presentation
School Code
N/A
School Name
De La Salle University Integrated School, Manila
Research Advisor (Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial)
Lopez, Neil Stephen A. and Biona, Jose Bienvenido M.
Abstract/Executive Summary
The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) aims to modernize the public transportation sector of the Philippines to be safe, convenient, effective, and comfortable. However, Filipino commuters still view the most popular mode of transportation, the jeepney (TPUJ), as very non-inclusive and unsafe for its passengers due to inaccuracies in its design. This paper uses a mixed method to determine the relationship between the type of jeepney and the perceived comfort and safety of the passenger through their heart rate. The Passenger Comfort and Safety Methodology (PCSM) comprises two interviews, ten surveys, and ten heart rate monitoring experiments. It was determined that the common difficulties with TPUJs are crowdedness, lack of space, external factors, and how the TPUJ does not shield its passengers from them. It was also determined that TPUJ passengers have a more sporadic heart rate, a higher mean heart rate, or a sporadic and higher mean heart rate than MPUJ passengers. This study is a baseline for determining the relationship between comfort and public transportation using heart rate.
Keywords
modernized jeepney; passenger comfort; passenger safety; public transportation; PUVMP
Research Theme (for Paper Presentation and Poster Presentation submissions only)
Sustainability, Environment, and Energy (SEE)
Initial Consent for Publication
yes
Start Date
27-6-2023 3:30 PM
End Date
6-2023 5:00 PM
Traditional and Modernized Jeepneys: An Assessment on Comfort, Ease of Use and Safety
The Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP) aims to modernize the public transportation sector of the Philippines to be safe, convenient, effective, and comfortable. However, Filipino commuters still view the most popular mode of transportation, the jeepney (TPUJ), as very non-inclusive and unsafe for its passengers due to inaccuracies in its design. This paper uses a mixed method to determine the relationship between the type of jeepney and the perceived comfort and safety of the passenger through their heart rate. The Passenger Comfort and Safety Methodology (PCSM) comprises two interviews, ten surveys, and ten heart rate monitoring experiments. It was determined that the common difficulties with TPUJs are crowdedness, lack of space, external factors, and how the TPUJ does not shield its passengers from them. It was also determined that TPUJ passengers have a more sporadic heart rate, a higher mean heart rate, or a sporadic and higher mean heart rate than MPUJ passengers. This study is a baseline for determining the relationship between comfort and public transportation using heart rate.
