College student mobility in emerging countries: Case study on Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México

Biosca, Saúl Antonio Obregón

doi:10.1016/j.trip.2020.100155

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“…The first model (Table 4 ) confirmed that gender was irrelevant in the decision to stop using buses. This result contradicts previous reports that women, including students, are the most loyal bus users (Chowdhury and van Wee 2020 ; Nayum and Nordfjærn 2021 ; Obregón Biosca 2020 ), despite their more complex travel needs and the risk of harassment they face on public transport (Pojani 2014 ).…”

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“…Conversely, those students who work while attending university tend to have more complex schedules throughout the day, which cannot be followed using unreliable, low-frequency, trunk-line bus services. Studies set in other countries have found that students who come from higher-income families are more likely to own private vehicles and less likely to ride buses, regardless of employment status (Danaf et al 2014 ; Obregón Biosca 2020 ; Zhou et al 2018 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Findings from existing studies are highly contradictory. Evidence from Norway (Nayum and Nordfjærn 2021 ) and Mexico (Obregón Biosca 2020 ) suggests that female students are more inclined to use public transport. In contrast, a study set in Lebanon (Danaf et al 2014 ) shows that male students are more likely to use public transport.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similar contradictions are evident with respect to income. In Lebanon (Danaf et al 2014 ), the U.S. (Zhou et al 2018 ), and Mexico (Obregón Biosca 2020 ), higher-income students are less likely to travel by bus, whereas in Vietnam income is irrelevant (Nguyen-Phuoc et al 2018 ). The role of living arrangements is not clear either.…”

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“…Studies focused on university campuses tend to combine data for students and staff (De Vos et al 2020 ; Namgung and Akar 2014 ; Ribeiro et al 2020 ; Shannon et al 2006 ). Or, they take a snapshot of the modal split at one point in time (Danaf et al 2014 ; Nguyen-Phuoc et al 2018 ; Obregón Biosca 2020 ; Whalen et al 2013 ; Zhou 2012 ) rather than considering modal shifts over time—for example, from public buses to private motorcycles or cars. Some studies only examine students’ stated preferences and intentions around public transport (De Vos et al 2020 ; Nguyen-Phuoc et al 2018 ), which may not translate into actual behaviour.…”

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Why are Hanoi students giving up on bus ridership?

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University students are regarded as a readily available market segment for public transport. In Hanoi, as elsewhere, they constitute a large portion of bus passengers. However, one portion has been quitting buses, and the reasons were so far unknown. Nor was it clear whether they planned on retuning. Through a survey of more than 800 students in seven higher education institutions, this study aimed to find the answers to these questions. The study revealed that bus ridership was determined by socio-demographic variables (year of studies, household income, employment status, motorcycle ownership), environmental variables (home-university distance), and psychological variables (convenience, bus staff behaviour, risk of sexual harassment, reliability and health, image and status). A negative disruptor such as the fear of Covid-19 infection had little effect on the decision to continue riding buses. Meanwhile, the prospect of riding ‘clean and green’ electric buses, which were introduced in a pilot program, was a positive disruptor that may lead a portion of students to return to public transport.

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