Knowledge, Opinions and Interest of Drivers about the Additional Electricity Generator Model from Vehicle Movement within an Industrial Area

ความรู้ ความคิดเห็นและความสนใจของผู้ขับขี่ยวดยานต่อแบบจำลองการผลิตพลังงานไฟฟ้าเสริมจากการเคลื่อนที่ของยวดยานในพื้นที่โรงงานอุตสาหกรรม

Abstract

This quantitative research aims to study the followings: (1) to determine the level of knowledge and interest in the electricity generator from vehicle movement model or EGM model among drivers in slaughter and food processing plant - Minburi I, CPF (Thailand) public limited company and (2) to determine the extent of any correlation between the attributes of the EGM model and the opinions of the drivers. The study used a sample of 174 drivers who drove the vehicles from 4 wheels up to 18 wheels and always visited this area by questionnaire. The statistical analysis applied measures such as mean, standard deviation, frequency, percentage, and Pearson’s product moment correlation. The findings of the study revealed that the participating drivers showed knowledge of the EGM model rated at the good and excellent level, with 89% of the drivers scoring above 3.75 from 4.00. The drivers reported that the installation of the EGM model would be neither inconvenient (82%) nor would compromise traffic safety (90%). Moreover, participants’ opinions worried about vehicle damaging and losing view with low level (96% and 98%). Analysis of correlation coefficients found direct correlation between convenience and traffic safety with a medium sized effect. Smaller effects were observed for inverse correlations between vehicle damaging and losing view, which were significance at the 0.1 level. All of the participating drivers expressed interest in having the EGM model installed in this area.