Modelling the effects of COVID-19 on travel mode choice behaviour in India

Bhaduri, Eeshan; Manoj, B. S.; Wadud, Zia; Goswami, Arkopal K.; Choudhury, Charisma F.

doi:10.1016/j.trip.2020.100273

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“…At the time of writing this paper, several studies are available on the impact of COVID-19 on the transportation sector, specifically the transmission of COVID-19 through transportation [24][25][26][27], virus transmission risks in travel modes [28,29], operation and maintenance of transportation systems [30,31], public transportation [32,33], the impacts of COVID-19 on travel demand [34][35][36], activity patterns [37][38][39][40][41], and mode choice behavior [42][43][44] during the lockdown and post-lockdown periods. The emerging literature in the field indicates that people's travel behavior has changed in response to the threats of COVID-19's spread and related guidelines and restrictions that are still active [38,39,41,42,45]. The change is reflected more in the case of travel mode choice behavior.…”

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Active Travel Mode Choice in Bangladesh: A Study from the Perspective of Sustainability and New Normal Situation

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused incredible impacts on people’s travel behavior. Recent studies suggest that while the demand for public transport has decreased due to passengers’ inability to maintain physical distance inside this mode, the demand for private automobile and active transport modes (walking and cycling) has increased during the pandemic. Policymakers should take this opportunity given by the pandemic and encourage people to use active transport more in the new normal situation to achieve sustainable transportation outcomes. This study explores the expected change in active transport mode usage in the new normal situation in Bangladesh based on the data from a questionnaire survey. The study finds that 56% and 45% of the respondents were expected to increase travel by walking and cycling, respectively, during the new normal situation. On the other hand, 19% of the respondents were expected to do the opposite. The study further identifies the factors influencing the expected change in travel by active transport modes during the new normal situation by developing multinomial logistic regression models. Finally, this study proposes policies to increase active transport use beyond the pandemic and ensure sustainable mobility for city dwellers and their well-being.

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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Active Travel Mode Choice in Bangladesh: A Study from the Perspective of Sustainability and New Normal Situation

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“…On the other hand, a portion of the respondents was expected to travel less by motorcycle. Their travel demand might be reduced due to pandemic's concerns and restrictions as well as due to the increased virtual activities in this period (Bhaduri et al, 2020;Budd and Ison, 2020).…”

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“…It was almost impossible during the early pandemic period to conduct face-to-face surveys due to the high risks of virus transmission and violation of physical/social distancing restrictions. Therefore, like many other studies during that period (Bhaduri et al, 2020;Dunton et al, 2020;Shakibaei et al, 2020;Dong et al, 2021), this study was based on an online survey. Though the online survey provided the scope to reach many people, respondents from all socio-economic groups might not have been included, especially those who do not have access to the internet or do not use online platforms.…”

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“…They have covered different modes of transportation, especially shift in modes. The lockdown measures have dictated travel behavior, but people have chosen one mode over the others based on a few factors outside the lockdown period (Bhaduri et al, 2020). The modes which drew wider attention from the researchers include public transport, walking, and cycling.…”

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“…There is hardly any study on travel behavior issues related to motorcycles in the pandemic, particularly in Asian countries. Though comprehensive research on modal shift to cars and other private modes is still unavailable at this point in time, it is plausible to predict that a loss of public transport patronage has increased usage and purchase of private modes, including motorcycles (Beck and Hensher, 2020;Bhaduri et al, 2020;De Vos, 2020). People are likely to perceive private modes as safer modes than public transport modes considering the possibility of COVID-19 transmission (Tirachini and Cats, 2020).…”

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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Motorcycle Purchase in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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The impacts of COVID-19 on the transportation system have received attention from researchers all over the world. Initial findings reveal that patronage of public transport has gone down, while the use of active transport has increased in general. To the best of our knowledge, no study has focused on the pandemic’s effects on motorcycle mode, let alone in the context of an Asian city. We attempted to fill this void in literature by investigating if COVID-19 has influenced people to purchase motorcycles and determining the factors driving their intentions. The study is based on an online survey of 368 people in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The study found that around 46% of the respondents were expected to increase travel by motorcycle during the post-lockdown period. About 21% of the respondents were also expected to do the opposite. Around 31% of the respondents planned to purchase a motorcycle by August 2021, and the results indicated that the pandemic has influenced more people to purchase motorcycles compared to the pre-pandemic period. The study further identified factors that influenced the respondents’ plan for purchasing a motorcycle during the post-lockdown period applying the binary logistic regression. Based on the findings of the study, policy measures were proposed for controlling the growth of motorcycle numbers and increasing the use of active transport modes as its alternative, and consequently, helping to achieve sustainable transportation outcomes.

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Modelling the effects of COVID-19 on travel mode choice behaviour in India

Cited by 144 publications

References 45 publications

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Active Travel Mode Choice in Bangladesh: A Study from the Perspective of Sustainability and New Normal Situation

Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Active Travel Mode Choice in Bangladesh: A Study from the Perspective of Sustainability and New Normal Situation

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