Stark, Juliane and Beyer Bartana, Ilil and Fritz, Alexander and Unbehaun, Wiebke and Hössinger, Reinhard (2018) The influence of external factors on children's travel mode: A comparison of school trips and non-school trips. Journal of Transport Geography, 68, pp. 55-66. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.02.012. ISSN 0966-6923.
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Abstract
This study examined travel patterns of pupils from four secondary schools in Austria and Germany. Their mobility behavior was examined using a one-week travel diary in a typical school week. This paper examines objective determinants (in particular settlement pattern and trip characteristics) of mode choice. We used a Bayesian approach for nonlinear Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) of binary response variables to assess the effects of external factors on the choice of travel modes. The focus lies on the competitiveness between car and transit. The results indicate that children's modal choices are influenced by trip length and the service quality of motorized modes. A key finding is that school trips and non-school trips are very different. School trips are quite affine to transit even in rural areas, given a sufficient service quality, which can easily be provided by a school bus system. Long school trips increase the frequency of transit use. Non-school trips, however, are much more affine to car ridership, if trip length exceeds the range for walking and cycling.
Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/120221/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | The influence of external factors on children's travel mode: A comparison of school trips and non-school trips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | February 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Transport Geography | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.02.012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 55-66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 0966-6923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Mode choice Children School trips Non-school trips Structural equation modeling Bayesian approach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Transport System | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | V VS - Verkehrssystem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | V - Urbane Mobilität (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Berlin-Adlershof | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Transport Research > Mobility and Urban Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Beyer Bartana, Ilil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 04 Jun 2018 08:37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 20:17 |
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