Knowledge Level of Students About Traffic at Public Junior High School (SMP Negeri) 3 Candi Sidoarjo

Abstract

Traffic education is very important for students since elementary school and junior high school (SMP) because traffic accidents involving students are getting higher every year. One of the causes of traffic accidents is the lack of knowledge that drivers have about traffic. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of knowledge of students about traffic at SMP Negeri 3 Candi Sidoarjo. This research is quantitative. The research population is all students at SMP Negeri 3 Candi Sidoarjo for the 2020/2021 academic year, totaling 786 students. The sample used was 90 students in grades VII, VIII, and IX. The sampling technique used a disproportionate stratified sampling technique. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. The results showed that the level of knowledge of students about traffic at SMP Negeri 3 Candi Sidoarjo was in the high category as many as 47 students, 43 students in the medium category, and no students in the low category. So, the level of knowledge of students about traffic at SMP Negeri 3 Candi Sidoarjo is concluded in the high category. This proves that the implementation of traffic education has been carried out well in terms of the level of knowledge achieved by students.