Last March 16, 2021, students of BSCE2A together with their seniors conducted a traffic survey report in Naga City. The survey report data includes the occupancy count (passenger load) in jeepneys (PUJ) that will be used for later topics. Teams containing 2-3 members were deployed according to their assigned jeepney routes. Their tasks is to record the total number of occupancy counts in one round trip the total waiting time for the next public vehicle to arrive. Other data information such as license plate number, daily trip schedule, direction of route, and driver's full name were also recorded

These are the photos taken during the passenger load survey

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Passenger loads survey is vitally important in traffic analysis. This is to determine the expected waiting time for the next public vehicle to arrive. Arrival time substantially affects passenger mobility as well as overall traffic performance. Collecting data regarding occupancy counts should always be collected during this kind of survey. This will help the surveyors to pinpoint when and where the passenger loads in a specified route are at their peaks. Undertaking such analysis was a fresh experience for me since I haven't yet conducted surveys on passenger loads. Thus, we casually had conversation with the driver, and we also noticed that seating capacity had reduced due to pandemic crisis, as all public utility vehicles are obligated to conform with the health standards. They also adjusted their daily trip schedule due to curfews. Trip fares also increased, yet they are continually struggling with their income loss due to the reduced number of occupancy seats and passengers. Such circumstances are of major concern because abrupt changes in transport behavior are adversely affecting the traffic performance, along with the economy itself.