Attitudes and awareness of traffic safety among drivers in Tuaran, Sabah Case study

In this study, the focus is on drivers' attitudes and awareness of traffic safety in tuaran, sabah. Each person has different attitudes and awareness about traffic safety. Even though, there are many studies in this area, there are still several unanswered questions. First off, driver knowledge about traffic safety has not studied in tuaran, there is no research on drivers in tuaran, sabah, regarding their awareness of traffic laws and also no research has been done regarding ways to raise drivers' attitudes and awareness of traffic safety in tuaran, sabah. There are 3 objectives for this study which are to determine knowledge of traffic safety, analyse factors that influence attitudes and awareness among driver and to propose strategies in order to improve attitudes and awareness of traffic safety among drivers in tuaran, sabah. Number of respondents that filled the questionnaire via google doc or google form are about 164 respondents. Questionnaire surveys distributed via whatsapp’s to simplify data collected. The data obtained in this analysis were calculated statistically by the procedure performed using microsoft excel computer-based software and the statistical package for social science (spss). Results of statistical analysis using spss statistics software and microsoft excel. According to the population census in tuaran, sabah in 2020 there are 135,665 total population. Of that number, 164 respondents will represent the total population who use vehicles in the research area conducted. Based on this research, it shows that 80 respondents in this survey are male and 84 are female, accounting for 51.2% and 48.8% respectively. The majority of respondents who represent the population of tuaran, sabah who uses vehicles have a good understanding of road safety legislation and be a factor that influences the attitudes and awareness of traffic safety among drivers in tuaran, sabah, and there are a number of tactics that can be used to improve traffic safety in the study region, including government campaigns on road safety, an extension of the period allocated for learning to drive while obtaining a licence, and teaching younger generations about road safety in schools