COMPLIANCE READINESS FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL POLICY IN PHETCHABURI PROVINCE
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to ; examine the compliance-readiness level for
the public transport supervision and control policy among operators and drivers of
public transport vehicles in Phetchaburi Province ; identify influencing factors of the
compliance readiness for the public transport supervision and control policy of the
operators and drivers of public transport vehicles in Phetchaburi Province; compare the
compliance readiness for the public transport supervision and control policy of the
operators and drivers of public transport vehicles ; investigate problems and offer
suggestions to improve the compliance readiness for the public transport supervision
and control policy for the operators and drivers of public transport vehicles in
Phetchaburi Province.
This study employed a mixed-methods design. Quantitative data were collected
from 380 participants, including operators of public transport vehicles, drivers of public
transport vehicles. The instruments were a questionnaire and an interview form. The
data were statistically analyzed using frequency percentage, mean, standard deviation,
multiple regression, and one-way ANOVA. Qualitative data were collected through indepth
interviews with 6 key informants of public transportation office. The data were
analyzed with content analysis.
Findings revealed that ; the compliance-readiness level for the public transport
supervision and control policy among the operators and drivers of public transport
vehicles in Phetchaburi Province was high with a mean score of 2.93 ; the influencing
factors of the compliance readiness were communication and policy clarity ; the
compliance readiness of the operators and drivers of public transport vehicles for the
policy was different at the .05 significance level ; the primary problems were the legal
requirements on speed limits that were not consistent with the existing land transport
system and the lack of confidence in GPS operations, while the offered suggestions
called for a legal revision on speed limits to ensure they match the existing situation
and confidence building towards the efficiency of GPS systems.