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Title:

Impact of Work-Related Factors on Levels of Bicycle Commuting

Accession Number:

01125483

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Cycling is environmentally friendly, cheap, beneficial to health and requires relatively little space. Because of all these advantages, many governments are attempting to encourage cycling in general and bicycle commuting in particular. Although many factors have been found to influence bicycle commuting, little attention has been paid to the effect of the specifically work-related factors. This paper aims to investigate which work-related factors – such as working hours, the type of clothing worn and the opinions of colleagues – affect whether a worker is a part-time, full-time or non-cyclist. An internet survey was conducted in the Netherlands. By estimating a multinomial logit model, several factors were found to increase the probability of being a full-time or part-time cyclist. The likelihood of being a full-time cyclist is greater if a bicycle is needed during working hours, if colleagues expect one to commute by bicycle, and if a worker has a permanent or temporary contract rather than being temporary personnel from another company. The likelihood of being a full-time cyclist is smaller if the worker needs to transport heavy or bulky objects and if a car is available for commuting. The probability of being a part-time cyclist is greater if the worker needs a bicycle while at work or does not always have a car available for commuting. The probability is smaller if they always need to transport objects to work and if a private or leased car is needed during working hours. The results can be used to stimulate bicycle commuting more effectively.

Monograph Accession #:

01120148

Report/Paper Numbers:

09-1212

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Heinen, Eva
Van, Bert
Maat, Kees

Pagination:

19p

Publication Date:

2009

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2009-1-11 to 2009-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (1) ; References; Tables (2)

Geographic Terms:

Netherlands

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2009 Paper #09-1212

Files:

BTRIS, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 30 2009 5:25PM