Boardgame Development to Enhance an Awareness in Traffic Road Safety Learning in Adolescents

Abstract

        The objective of the research study is to investigate the effects of and satisfaction from using the board game and its card game as a tool to enhance awareness of road safety in adolescents. It also aims to propose a policy recommendation, which utilizes the board game as a means to foster awareness of road safety among adolescents. The study designed as Research and Development (R&D) and developed the board game ‘Dee-Riders,’ which features a role-play of a delivery rider. The player has to deliver within the time limit under the condition that they must avoid breaking the traffic rules. The game also features a card game to test the player’s understanding of traffic signals. It was experimented with 40 sample players, consisting of both players who had experienced with board games and players who did not.
        The result demonstrates that players acquired a significantly better understanding after playing ‘Dee-Riders’ and its card game at the significant level, with the value of 0.05, and believed that the game was highly effective in building awareness of road traffic safety, with the average score of 4.35 and the SD of 0.727. Importantly, it also reflects a lack of information on and general understanding of road safety and traffic signals, which are fundamental to making changes in attitudes and behaviors of commuters.
        Thus, the study makes three proposals. Firstly, conscience about road safety should be instilled since the family level. Secondly, in the school level, awareness should be fostered through knowledge development, skill development, and training, as well as get supportfrom different sectors through different channels. This is to ensure accessibility of diverse information. Thirdly, in the community/society level, the social structure should be adjusted to ensure fair implementation of laws and collaboration from all sectors regarding traffic management.