MOTORISTS’ CHANGE BEHAVIOURAL ANALYSIS ON SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE PROJECT (CASE STUDY: SMP NEGERI 9 KOTA LANGSA, ACEH)

• Main Authors: Ipak Neneng Mardiah Bukit, Yulina Ismida
• Format: Article
• Language: Indonesian
• Published: Jurusan Teknik Sipil Universitas Syiah Kuala 2018-05-01
• Series: Jurnal Teknik Sipil
• Subjects: Behavior; Safety; School; Speed; reduce
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24815/jts.v7i1.7092

School Safety Zone (ZoSS) is a road area in front of school where vehicles must reduce speed in time basis. The purpose of SSZ is to ensure students safety during school hours, especially when school started and ended. Kota Langsa is one district in Aceh Province where applied city administrative sistem since 2001. It is developing in every sector, including transportation infrastructure. However, the ZoSS is not applied optimally thus, this zone is not well known to the public. This paper aims to study whether the zone will change the street users’ behavior and vehicles reduce speed when going through the school zone. The research uses Z-score testing method from norm standard distribution for ZoSS application requirements. The test is done in 8 (eight) roads in front school yard with no school zone facilities. Furthermore, one school is selected to develop minimum ZoSS facilities. The evaluation of the street users from both conditions (with and without ZoSS) shows changing from unsafe to safety. That means the ZoSS gives a positive changes to the street users behavior.