Abstract
This study aims to document the cyclists’ safety awareness in the province of Laguna, Philippines in terms of cycling safety gears, bike maintenance, cyclist hand signals, and road signage. The descriptive research design was utilized using a self-made survey questionnaire distributed conveniently to 126 cyclist-respondents within the province. The data was interpreted and analyzed using basic, item analysis, and Pearson correlation. The survey found that cyclists are most aware of the majority of the indicators, but are more aware of some of the indicators used for cyclist safety gear, bike maintenance, and road signage. Likewise, it becomes easy for the cyclists to ask the cyclists hand signals, except the two items. It was observed that the civil status, medical health condition, cycling per hour, bike availability, cycling objectives and cycling related accidents of the cyclist – respondents have significant relationship to the cycling safety awareness.
Keywords: Bike Maintenance, Cyclist, Cyclists Hand Signals, Cyclist Safety Gears, Cyclists Safety Awareness, Road Signage
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