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Title:

Travel Mode Attitudes, Urban Context, and Demographics: Do They Interact Differently for Bicycle Commuting and Cycling for Other Purposes?

Accession Number:

01697842

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This study examined whether interactions between travel mode attitudes, urbanization level and socio-demographics were different for bicycle commuting and cycling for other purposes. Data were obtained from the 2014 wave of the Netherlands Mobility Panel (MPN), in total, 2,673 respondents who recorded at least some trips on the day surveyed. In total, four outcomes were constructed, two of them concerned commuting-related cycling (i.e., include trips to and from work and education): any commuting-related bicycle usage (yes vs. no), and average cycling duration (in hours per weekday). Likewise, two similar outcome variables concerning cycling for other proposes were constructed. These outcomes were analyzed by means of Tobit regression models (cycling duration) and binary logistic models (any bicycle usage). Attitudinal factors towards different travel modes, i.e. bus, car, cycling, and train were constructed by means of factor analysis. Regarding commuting-related cycling, the results showed that a positive attitude towards cycling was positively related with bicycle commuting duration, but this association was less strong among those with a positive attitude towards bus use. Having a positive cycling attitude had a weaker association with both commuting cycling usage and duration in those who not always have a car available. Regarding cycling for other purposes, cycling attitude had a stronger positive association with cycling duration among residents of very highly urbanized area, compared to residents of less urbanized areas. The available evidence, though limited, suggests that targeting attitudes can have a measurable impact on bicycling.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF20 Standing Committee on Bicycle Transportation.

Report/Paper Numbers:

19-02180

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

Authors:

Gao, Jie
Ettema, Dick
Helbich, Marco
Kamphuis, Carlijn B M

Pagination:

8p

Publication Date:

2019

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2019-1-13 to 2019-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Netherlands

Subject Areas:

Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2019 Paper #19-02180

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 7 2018 9:39AM