Proposed 3d Pedestrian Lane In Mindanao State Univerlsty, General Santos City

Number of deaths due to road crashes is rapidly increasing in the Philippines, especially in developing cities. Over speeding and lack of discipline of pedestrians are main causes of road accidents.

This study determines the effect of 30 pedestrian lane to the motorists and pedestrians of Mindanao State University, General Santos City. The study used descriptive survey method and performed traffic count in the area where pedestrian lanes were painted.

Result shows that only 26.00% of the total pedestrians crossed the ordinary pedestrian lane and 30.53 % crossed the 3D pedestrian lane. On the other hand, only 20.84% of the motorists reduced their speed as they were approaching ordinary pedestrian lane and 22.12% on 3D pedestrian lane. Based on the numbers, we call say that ordinary and 3D pedestrian lanes were not effective to reduce the speed of the vehicles and to serve as a crossing path to the pedestrians.

The result of this study also shows the contrasting perceptions of the motorists and pedestrians about vehicles slowing down near the 3D pedestrian lane. The result implies that security personnel's in MSU-GSC is not strict in the implementation of the speed limit in MSU-GSC. So the study suggests to have rules and regulations inside the campus about speed limit and to impose penalties against those drivers who will not follow the rules and regulations.