Sustainable Urban Bus Service Assessment and Tourists’ Satisfaction

This paper evaluates sustainable urban bus service quality based on passenger perception and expectation in local tourism destinations in order to attain a comprehension of tourists’ attitudes towards local public transport. The study focuses on the combination of route 101 and 102 by Rapid Penang bus to investigate passenger satisfaction because the bus is the main public transport used by most tourist who use both routes. Data collection by questionnaire survey from 201 valid questionnaires was analysed using sustainable assessment model for both routes. The focus groups of this study are local and foreign tourist as the perceived service quality has a significant positive influence on tourist satisfaction. Moreover, previous experience moderates the relationship between perceived service quality and satisfaction. Results obtained indicate 28 indicators in measuring performance of service quality offered, and 6 vital attributes are identified including; reliability, understanding, accessibility, physical facilities, environment and safety. Gap value obtained are sorted according to worst factor ranking wherein reliability (-1.094), safety (-1.076), physical facility (-1.029), understanding (-1.023), accessibility (-0.792) and environment (-0.772) respectively. This factors have significant effect on overall tourist satisfaction assessment. The findings of this study aims to suggest some interesting implications for practitioners and researchers based on factors that considered important by tourists

METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK IN APPLYING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) FOR PARKING SPACES DATA

The primary objective of this study is to explore the potential utility of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in assessing the distribution and availability of parking spaces within urban areas throughout the day. The research focused on the parking facilities within the Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya region in 2022. The dataset encompassed pertinent details such as the geographical coordinates of each parking location, individual parking capacity, the classification of adjacent roadways, and associated pricing information. This comprehensive parking dataset was sourced from the local municipal authority. The investigation entailed correlating parking occupancy rates with factors like parking fees and the time of day. The identification of accessible parking spots and their respective occupancy rates was facilitated through the utilization of a GIS query builder. The Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya effectively employs a computerized geographic information system to manage, process, analyze, and generate geographical and attribute-related information. This system necessitates software, technological infrastructure, databases, procedural frameworks, and human expertise to efficiently manage the accumulated information. Among the diverse applications of GIS, geospatial data analysis is a pivotal component. The findings of this study revealed two significant outcomes: firstly, the conversion of Google Earth's imagery sensing data into a Geographic Information System format was successfully accomplished; and secondly, GIS demonstrated its viability as a tool for comprehensively studying parking lot occupancy across various levels of analysis. The utilization of distribution or mapping maps notably simplifies the tracking of intricate data sets. Therefore, the formulation of distribution maps for parking lot occupancy proves imperative in addressing traffic congestion and related inconveniences. Employing a GIS-based approach to parking spot identification could also contribute insights into the realms of traffic congestion and pedestrian safety within urban settings

Driving Distractions Perceptions among Young Drivers in an Urban Area of Shah Alam

Distracted driving is one of the contributing factors to traffic accidents. This study aimed to identify the causes of driving distractions, evaluate the effects of distractions, and propose recommendations for managing driving distractions among young drivers. Questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS by applying descriptive statistics and odds ratios. Results suggested mobile phone usage, reaching for objects, and alcohol and drug intoxication are the most common causes of driving distractions among young drivers. There is a statistically insignificant effect of any type of distractions on the driving performance of young drivers with regards to traffic violations and road traffic accident involvement. Keywords: Distraction; Young Drivers; Safety; Distracted Driving eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI8.390

Willingness to use overhead bridge facilities based on theory of planned behavior

Overhead Bridge is the most vital crossing facilities for pedestrian to cross the busy road. This bridge is most important to implement the way to prevent the incident and to create awareness for the pedestrian to take a safety crossing behavior in order to avoid the accident crashes. The objective of this study is to estimate the frequency of overhead bridge usage and the relationship between characteristics and attitude among pedestrian. In understanding this output, Theory of Planned Behavior turned into used in the study to decide whether the characteristics and attitude affect the behavior of pedestrian that concerning the accident. This study was conducted at overhead bridges which located between Ayer Hitam to Batu Pahat. The sample for this study consists of 200 respondents. Set questionnaires which contain 30 items of questions were used to collect the data. The data were analysis using descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and regression analysis. Data was analyzed using SPSS. There were 86 males and 114 females are evaluated the questionnaires. There were 157 respondents are who below 30 years and younger people. Correlation for all the factors of TPB are shows positive linear relationship. Attitude and Perceived Behavior Control show a significant to predict intention. Intention also showed strong relationship to the behavior. Lastly, Perceived Behavior Control showed strong relationship to the behavior. Attitude and Perceived Behavior Control may be having an impact on pedestrian to willing used overhead bridge and prevent pedestrians’ accidents and fatalities

Bayesian Network of Traffic Accidents in Malaysia

Exploring the cause and effect of hazardous events such as traffic accident is vital to the society. Statistical analyses have been a great help in terms of understanding and making inference on the cause-effect analysis and also predicting the occurrence of the accident in the future. One of the issues that could not be handled by the conventional way of statistical modelling is the interrelationships exist between the variables in the data set. With the advent of technology and the wide application of machine learning algorithm, this goal can be achieved through the Bayesian network analysis, in which it is a directed acyclic probabilistic graphical model. By using Hill Climb (HC) and Tabu algorithms, the structure of the data was learnt and their relationship is estimated through the conditional probability based on the Bayes theorem. We found that that weather does impact on the accident occurred through the lighting condition and the traffic system. It is also learnt that fatality accidents have a higher likelihood to occur in head-on, turn over and out of control accidents. The use of Bayesian network allows for the probability queries which is very important estimates needed as we want to know what is the risk that we face given the information that we have in hand

Employment rights during the COVID-19 pandemic: a legal analysis

COVID-19 has created chaos in most parts of the world. Actions taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 in the community such as movement restriction order by the government have given a negative impact to the nation’s economy. In order to survive this pandemic, employers have taken various measures to sustain the business and unfortunately employees are deeply affected by these measures. As a consequence, employees are deprived of their rights at the workplace. This paper examines rights of employees under the Employment Act 1955 which involves discussion on issues such as deduction of wages, leave utilisation, and retrenchment of employee in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic period. This is a qualitative research where analysis is made through secondary sources such as article journals, books, government directives, websites and government statutes. Besides that, court cases studies are employed to reach the objective of this research. Finally, this article provides suggestions to improve the mechanism in protecting the employment rights at the workplace in order to maintain a harmonious relationship between employers and employees despite going through difficult times

Vehicle Kilometers Traveled (VKT) for Campus Population: Case study of UiTM Main Campus

Vehicle kilometers traveled is the distance travel by vehicles in a specific area during a given period of time. The aim of this study is to estimate the carbon emission produced by vehicles using VKT data. This study was conducted via online questionnaire survey. The findings have shown the VKT of UiTM campus population are in the range of 0.6 to 3.7 km/day and the highest mode of transportation used by students and staff are private vehicles which contribute 85.01 kgCO2 for a week’s trip. Keywords: Vehicles Kilometers Traveled, Carbon Footprints, Green Campus, Travel Pattern eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DO