ANALYSIS OF DRIVER’S BEHAVIOUR TOWARD VEHICLE EMISSION TEST AS AIR POLLUTION PREVENTION IN PALEMBANG

Abstract

Background: Air pollution problem gets worse recently. It comes from industries, transportation and daily household activities. Transportation gas exhaust contributes 70% to pollute the air and emission exahaust is influenced by some factors and one of them is driver’s behaviour in driving and caring the vehicle.

Method: It was analytic study using cross sectional approachment. Study sample were 80 bus drivers who worked around Palembang and have ever got information about vehicle emission test. The data was obtained through interviews by accidental sampling. The data was analyzed by using univariat and chi-square for bivariat. This study analyzed driver’s behavior toward vehicle emission test that was influenced by independent variables are attitude, knowledge, age, income, education level, information source.

Result: Almost half of respondents had bad behavior toward vehicle emission test. Others had conducted emission test for fulfilling the procedure. The result showed that a significant relation was found between behaviours with age (p=0,000), length of work (p=0,000), income (p=0,000), knowledge (p=0,000) and attitude (p=0,009) but no significant relation between behaviours with education (p=0,085) and information source (p=0,06).

Conclusion: Most of bus driver’s did emission test because it was one of procedure in vechile proper test not because they know why it is important to do. So that, the researcher suggests Palembang government to maximalize the campaign and law enforcement of vehicle emission test.

Keywords: Air pollution, vehicle emission test, behaviour