The call of the road: factors predicting students’ car travelling intentions and behaviour

Abstract

Automobile use, Travel patterns, Theory of planned behaviour, Habit,

The influence of location, socioeconomics, and behaviour on travel-demand by car in metropolitan university campuses

“…Unlike partial approaches to the understanding of travel-demand by car in both a wider context (Bhat and Guo, 2007;Ewing and Cervero, 2010;Oakes et al, 2007;Soria-Lara et al, 2015) and the specific case of university campuses (e.g., Limanond et al, 2011;Kerr et al, 2010;Shannon et al, 2006), the application of the ''3Ss" approach has evidenced that factors related to spatial location, socioeconomics and social behaviour are simultaneously affecting travel demand by car, resulting in a novel approach.…”

“…From a behaviour viewpoint, Kerr et al (2010) explore psychological factors influencing students' travel choices from the perspective of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. They specifically examine the car commuting behaviour of students from three different university campuses using a cross-sectional survey.…”

“…For this reason, most MUCs are highly car-oriented environments, generating strong environmental, societal and economic impacts. This has originated a growing body of theoretical and empirical studies during the last decades, mainly aimed at exploring the travel patterns associated with MUCs (e.g., Kerr et al, 2010;Limanond et al, 2011;Shannon et al, 2006;Tolley, 1996;Zhou, 2012).…”

¿Cuál es el perfil de los usuarios de BiciMAD? Análisis cluster ex-ante y ex-post a la inauguración del servicio

“…No obstante, la intención de uso puede distar de los hábitos de uso reales. Kerr et al (2010) cotidianamente tienen mayor predisposición a usar cualquier otro modo, a diferencia de los que utilizan asiduamente el vehículo privado. En el uso de la bicicleta también influyen otros factores distintos de normas subjetivas, percepciones y hábitos de uso.…”

Student preference for alternative modes of transport at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

“…While some focus on planning aspects (e.g., see Balsas [1]), many cite Ajzen's [2] Theory of Planned Behaviour and appear to focus on behavioural aspects, such as travelling intensions (e.g., see Kerr et al. [3]), commuting habits (e.g., see Shannon et al [4]), and preference for alternative modes of transport (e.g., see Zhou [5]). An alternative mode that appears to be quite popular in the US is fare-free transit, based on a concept known as 'Unlimited Access'.…”