Middle East Journal of Applied Science & Technology Vol.5, Iss.2, Pages 137-148, April-June 2022 ISSN: 2582-0974 [137] www.mejast.com No Shoes, No Travel Policy in Ozamiz City: A Case Study Keith Ray S. Paras, Jesica Joyce S. Verdad, Antonette Grace P. Plangca, Niño Nhel M. Osaraga, Bernaflor B. Canape & Jose F. Cuevas Jr. College of Criminology, Misamis University, Ozamiz City, Philippines. DOI: http://doi.org/10.46431/MEJAST.2022.5215 Copyright © 2022 Keith Ray S. Paras et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Article Received: 19 March 2022 Article Accepted: 20 June 2022 Article Published: 29 June 2022 1. Introduction The motorcycle is one of the most popular vehicles all over the world because of its low cost, capacity to transport people to any destination, and ease of squeezing through traffic (Olubomehin, 2017). It is a minor subset of all motor vehicles and one of all country's most straightforward modes of land mobility (Dorocki & Wantuch-Matla, 2021). It is compact and thin, provides less protection than inside a vehicle, and is designed for substantially faster speeds and performance levels than automobiles since it is one of the world's most dangerous ways of transportation (Guerra, 2019). According to data collected from the United Nation (UN), motorcycles have a mortality rate of 72 per 100,000 are engaged in a fatal accident, whereas 13 automobiles out of 100,000 (Flaherty et al., 2020). Motorcyclists are also 35 times substantially more prone to be involved in a deadly accident for every mile driven. A motorcyclist is injured in 98 percent of multi-vehicle incidents and 96 percent of single-vehicle accidents (Manan et al., 2018). Furthermore, motor vehicles are also 26 times more likely than automobile passengers to die in a traffic collision and five times more exposed to being injured. In addition, every year around 1.3 million people's lives are brought to an end as a result of a traffic accident. Based on the calculation of World Health Organization (WHO), 20 to 50 million or more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury which is increasing every year (Zhang & Sussman, 2019). Even though some nations have adopted strict policies to protect citizens from the devastating and very harmful impacts of deadly or life-threatening accidents and wrecks, there are still motorcyclists who break the ordinances (Toumieh et al., 2021), just as they do in Asia such as Indonesia, most traffic violations were mostly committed by young drivers. Surprisingly, despite being thought to have a greater grasp of traffic signals than others, they are ranked third as traffic offenders (Joewono & Susilo, 2017). ABSTRACT The No shoes no travel policy declares that it will secure and protect its citizens, particularly motorcycle operators or drivers and their passengers, from the devastating and extremely injurious effects of fatal or life-threatening accidents and crashes. This study determined the cause and insight of the motorist towards the experience of ordinance in No Shoes, No Travel Policy in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. It composed five motorists, who were voluntarily participated the study, and was selected through the following inclusion criteria:11) driver not less than five years; 2) residence in Ozamiz City, and; 3) have experience in committing traffic violation. There were four (4) themes identified in the study, namely environment condition and emergency pushes a driver to commit a violation, wasted money as a result of a violation, calmness and acceptance in the violation and realization and understanding the purpose of the ordinance. The findings of the study shows that motorists face a variety of issues, which causes the drivers to break the ordinance as a result of the poor weather condition, makes them to disregard the ordinance regulating their safety. It was recommended to the drivers that always have a spare pair of shoes so that if one gets wet it may be replaced with a dry one, and be extra careful in wet weather. The researchers further recommend drivers to obey the ordinance in order to avoid paying a penalty that beyond their financial means, as well as to avoid large medical expenses in the hospital if they get injured or wounded as a result of disregarding the ordinance. Keywords: Driver, Motorist, Ordinance, Traffic, Violation