Analysis of Factors Affecting Perceived Risk of COVID-19 Infection in Public Transportation

Examining the causal relationship between bike-share and public transit in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

“…Our study corresponds with findings for other cities ( Carrington, 2020 ; Qi et al, 2021 ), reflecting that the citizen's perceived risk of infection is much higher in the subway compared to buses ( Lee et al, 2021 ). In addition, the increasing trend of commuting at home seems to have reduced the number of office workers' subway ridership ( Tan & Ma, 2021 ).…”

“…It is noteworthy that the decrease in subway ridership is slightly larger than bus ridership. We speculate that the citizens' perceived risk of infection is higher on the subway compared to buses ( Carrington, 2020 ; Lee et al, 2021 ; Qi et al, 2021 ), and long-distance commuting trips by subway have been largely reduced during COVID-19 ( Tan & Ma, 2021 ).…”

“…Thus, bike-share and bus ridership both increased as subway ridership decreased. A higher risk perception of virus infection toward subway transit would increase the possibility of choosing bus transit during the COVID-19 period ( Lee et al, 2021 ).…”