Applying the lazy user theory to understand the motivations for choosing carpooling over public transport

Pinto, Guilherme; Vieira, Kelly Carvalho; Carvalho, Eduardo Gomes; Sugano, Joel Yutaka

doi:10.1016/j.spc.2019.07.002

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“…Findings revealed that psychological dimensions, such as attitude towards carpooling, enjoyment of being sociable, trust in other people, environmentalist identity and the role of the family circle and peer group, are more influential than classical socio-demographic, economic and spatial variables [38][39][40][41][42]. Cultural elements, such as car culture [43], also play a role in explaining carpooling behaviour, but they were far less investigated [44]. In addition, the influence of several classical variables on carpooling intention or practice, such as gender and the characteristics of the place of residence (density, urban versus rural), is still disputed as shown by the two most recent meta-analyses on the topic [7,18].…”

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The Future and Sustainability of Carpooling Practices. An Identification of Research Challenges

Aguiléra

Pigalle

2021

Sustainability

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This article proposes several new research directions regarding the future and sustainability of carpooling practices. The reflection is based on a systematic review of the literature (2010–2021) and a consideration of some of the main recent changes in carpooling, such as carpooling platforms and apps, and changes in lifestyles that may affect carpooling practices, such as telework. Carpooling is defined here as the sharing of short- or long-distance car rides between people who are not members of the same household, for a trip (or part of a trip) already scheduled by the driver, free of charge or expense sharing. After a description of the corpus selection method used, followed by a brief review of existing literature, we propose three new avenues for research. The first avenue is a call for greater consideration of forms of transport, other than carpooling, to work (or to the place of study), which remain poorly studied. The second avenue proposes the investigation of the role that the current digitalisation of carpooling, namely online carpooling platforms and their integration into mobility platforms, and also the use of social media by carpoolers, could play in the coming years. The third avenue argues that the consequences of the rise of collaborative consumption and the current pandemic, namely teleworking practices and the perception of shared mobility, could have an effect on carpooling, which merits specific investigation.

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The Future and Sustainability of Carpooling Practices. An Identification of Research Challenges

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Pigalle

2021

Sustainability

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“…Moreover, this service is also seen as a potential solution to reduce the number of cars or vehicles on the roads, which further leads to savings in energy consumption and the reduced level of greenhouse gas emissions (Wang et al, 2020). Earlier studies focussing on the driver's intention to use the sharing mobility reported that the perceived enjoyment, sustainability, technology embracement, variety seeking, comfort and flexibility were the major common motives (Pinto, Vieira, Carvalho, & Sugano, 2019;Alemi et al, 2018;Fleury, Tom, Jamet, & Colas-Maheux, 2017). In addition, sharing mobility allows the commuters to experience diverse choices, community interaction and social interaction (Hwang & Griffiths, 2017).…”

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Does India Need a Shared Ride-Hailing Now More than Ever? Understanding Commuter’s Intentions to Share Ridesailing Now than Ever ? Understanding Commuters’ Intention to Share Rides

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2020

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Manuscript type: Research paper Research aims: This study aims to investigate the factors influencing shared ride-hailing services, amongst commuters in India. Design/Methodology/Approach: Data collected across 355 respondents were analysed using structural equation modelling (SEM). Research findings: The findings reveal that all the four factors, i.e., the perceived use, perceived ease of use, trust and perceived risk, significantly influence commuter's intentions to use shared ridehailing service. Gender is found to moderate the relationship between perceived use, and the intention to use, as well as perceived risk and intention to use. This study however, does not find any empirical evidence to establish the moderation impact of car ownership on the relationship between perceived risk and the intention to use. Theoretical contribution/Originality: This study expands the previous literature by incorporating trust and perceived risk in examining the intention to use shared ride-hailing services. It also supplements previous works by examining gender and car ownership as the moderating variable. Practitioner/Policy implication: The findings suggest that marketers need to focus on strategies to reduce the risks associated with using shared ride-hailing services, especially amongst women riders.

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“…The scientific community has been evaluating carpooling impacts on road transportation and since this commuting approach has shown positive results, the assessment of the reasons that make people carpool and methodologies to control carpooling platforms have been explored [1,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. Results suggest that the process should be as simple as possible so that more people consider themselves to be able to start carpooling [8].…”

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“…Adopting a lazy user theory, Pinto et al [10] developed a theoretical model that was used to understand the motivations that make people choose carpooling over public transportation when commuting from/to a university campus [10]. Results presented two main reasons to choose carpooling: (1) carpooling drops commuters closer to their destination; and (2) the waiting time for carpooling is considerably lower [10].…”

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Carpooling as an Immediate Strategy to Post-Lockdown Mobility: A Case Study in University Campuses

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Carpooling is a mobility concept that has been showing promising results in reducing single occupancy use of private cars, which prompted many institutions, namely universities, to implement carpooling platforms to improve their networks sustainability. Nowadays, currently under a pandemic crisis, public transportation must be used with limitations regarding the number of occupants to prevent the spread of the virus and commuters are turning even more to private cars to perform their daily trips. Carpooling under a set of precaution rules is a potential solution to help commuters perform their daily trips while respecting COVID-19 safety recommendations. This research aimed to develop an analysis of the road traffic and emission impacts of implementing carpooling, with social distancing measures, in three university campus networks through microscopic traffic simulation modeling and microscopic vehicular exhaust emissions estimation. Results indicate that employing carpooling for groups of up to three people to safely commute from their residence area to the university campus has the potential to significantly reduce pollutant emissions (reductions of 5% and 7% in carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be obtained, respectively) within the network while significantly improving road traffic performance (average speed increased by 7% and travel time reduced by 8%).

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Applying the lazy user theory to understand the motivations for choosing carpooling over public transport

Cited by 13 publications

References 8 publications

The Future and Sustainability of Carpooling Practices. An Identification of Research Challenges

The Future and Sustainability of Carpooling Practices. An Identification of Research Challenges

Does India Need a Shared Ride-Hailing Now More than Ever? Understanding Commuter’s Intentions to Share Ridesailing Now than Ever ? Understanding Commuters’ Intention to Share Rides

Carpooling as an Immediate Strategy to Post-Lockdown Mobility: A Case Study in University Campuses

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