Analysis of road traffic pattern changes due to activity restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic in Chennai

Patra, Satya S.; Chilukuri, Bhargava Rama; Vanajakshi, Lelitha

doi:10.1080/19427867.2021.1899580

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“…However, with prolonged lockdowns and travel restrictions, people are increasingly adapting their daily travel behavior. As reported in previous studies, drastic changes in travel behavior have been observed during COVID-19 globally [2,25,27,[31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]. In particular, [27] predicted that the types and frequency of out-of-home activities and daily travel patterns would change remarkably.…”

Section: Impact Of Mobility-restricting Policies On Travel Behaviorsupporting

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Influence of COVID-19 Mobility-Restricting Policies on Individual Travel Behavior in Malaysia

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in new postpandemic travel patterns as a result of the stay-at-home policies and restricted movement orders imposed by the Malaysian government. The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in individual travel behavior after the government imposed a series of lockdowns, also known as movement control orders (MCO). From March to April 2021, a questionnaire survey was distributed throughout Malaysia, and 435 complete responses were collected. Results indicated that the respondents predominantly chose private cars for various traveling purposes during the pandemic. When choosing a travel mode during the pandemic, married respondents and essential workers placed a significantly higher priority on pandemic-related - items such as cleanliness, infection concern, social distance, and wearing face masks, compared to single respondents and nonessential workers. Binary logistic regression models were developed to estimate individuals’ propensity to make trips for different purposes, i.e., work/study, social activities, recreational activities, and religious activities. Results indicated that essential workers were nearly three times more likely than the general population to make a work trip during the pandemic. Regarding social and recreational trips, males were more likely to make such types of trips as compared to females. Furthermore, those who perceived a higher risk of infection were less likely to make social and recreational trips. Regarding religious trips, males were significantly more likely to make such trips during the pandemic as compared to females. In addition, Muslims had significantly higher odds of making a trip for religious purposes during the pandemic. The findings of this study could be useful in transportation planning when considering travel restrictions during pandemics based on peoples’ travel purposes and mode choices.

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“…Affected by the pandemic and the corresponding measures, the operation of the urban transportation system has been hindered to a certain extent. Since the pandemic has been put under control, the urban transportation system gradually has recovered ( Patra et al, 2021 ; Marinello et al, 2021 ; Harantová et al, 2020 ), but there is a significant positive correlation between the operating intensity of the urban transportation system and the spread of COVID-19 ( Lee et al, 2020 ). The impact of the pandemic on travel distribution differs among cities.…”

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Understanding travel behavior adjustment under COVID-19

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Yu²,

Yang³

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Communications in Transportation Research

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“…Several studies have identified the impact of such measures on the transport sector by analyzing the effect on traffic demand and travel behavior ( Dingil and Esztergár-Kiss, 2021 , Patra et al, 2021 ), traffic safety ( Yasin et al, 2021 , Saladié et al, 2020 , Lin et al, 2021 , Shokouhyar et al, 2021 ), travelers’ attitudes ( Ceccato et al, 2021 , De Vos, 2020 , Kar et al, 2021 , Brough et al, 2021 , Zhang et al, 2021 ), and impact on air quality and environment ( Singh and Chauhan, 2020 , Nakada and Urban, 2020 , Zangari et al, 2020 , Benchrif et al, 2021 , Polednik, 2021 , Xin et al, 2021 ). However, this study differs from the existing literature by investigating the correlation between the pandemic's response measures and urban traffic flows and then employing such a relationship in estimating traffic flows under different conditions in the future.…”

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ANN-Based traffic volume prediction models in response to COVID-19 imposed measures

Ghanim

Muley

Kharbeche

2022

Sustainable Cities and Society

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Analysis of road traffic pattern changes due to activity restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic in Chennai

Cited by 20 publications

References 18 publications

Influence of COVID-19 Mobility-Restricting Policies on Individual Travel Behavior in Malaysia

Influence of COVID-19 Mobility-Restricting Policies on Individual Travel Behavior in Malaysia

Understanding travel behavior adjustment under COVID-19

ANN-Based traffic volume prediction models in response to COVID-19 imposed measures

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