Motivations for motorcycle use for Urban travel in Latin America: A qualitative study

Hagen, Jonas Xaver; Pardo, Carlosfelipe; Valente, Johanna Burbano

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2016.04.010

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“…Our Barranquilla analysis also suggests that commute time changes are driven by residents shifting from private transit to motorcycles. Since our sample only captures nine individuals that shifted from bus to motorcycle in Barranquilla, this finding is only indicative of a possible trend, consistent with empirical evidence presented by Rodríguez, Santana Palacios, and Pardo (2015) and Hagen, Pardo, and Valente (2016). So far, our city-wide results are mixed, as with most findings from the body of literature examining BRT travel outcomes.…”

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confidence: 82%

Shorter commutes, but for whom? Comparing the distributional effects of Bus Rapid Transit on commute times in Cape Town, South Africa, and Barranquilla, Colombia

Palacios

Rayle²

2021

JTLU

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Bus rapid transit has become an increasingly popular investment in cities in the Global South, where policy discourse often positions BRT as a pro-poor investment. Planners usually expect BRT to reduce commute times in urban areas, particularly for economically disadvantaged populations, thus reducing mobility gaps between transit users across different socioeconomic population groups. Despite increased interest in BRT, there is surprisingly limited research testing these assumptions. Using data from a retrospective survey administered in Barranquilla, Colombia, and Cape Town, South Africa, we investigated whether BRT contributes to reducing commute time gaps between socioeconomic populations. Our comparative and distributional analyses indicate that, while BRT narrowed the gap in commute times in Cape Town, it did not contribute to closing the gap in Barranquilla. We argue that this contradiction may, in part, be explained by the degree to which BRT route configuration responded to the urban form and pre-BRT transit conditions in each city—two factors often overlooked in academic literature and discussions surrounding BRT planning. We close by providing policy recommendations that promote more equitable planning practices and recognize the links between transport and land uses in the Global South urban context.

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confidence: 82%

Shorter commutes, but for whom? Comparing the distributional effects of Bus Rapid Transit on commute times in Cape Town, South Africa, and Barranquilla, Colombia

Palacios

Rayle²

2021

JTLU

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“…The number of buses in each country measures the supply of public transport in the countries, since it influences the demand for motorcycles in regions that have a low supply in the collective transport system (Hagen et al, 2016). Da Silva et al (2011) and Vasconcellos (2013) showed that in peripheral regions or large communities in which the public system does not meet passenger demand, the adoption of motorcycles as an alternative form of private transport is evident.…”

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“…This characteristic is justified by the fact that these countries have a deficiency in public transport infrastructure and problems related to traffic congestion (Da Silva et al, 2011). Concerning public transport, drivers consider the comfort that individual transport provides especially when considering the precariousness of public transport in developing countries (Hagen et al, 2016).…”

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Is there a relationship between the use of motorcycles and the level of development of countries?

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Gama

Assis

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Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Our paper aims to analyse the hypothesis that locations with a higher Human Development Index (HDI) present lower rates of motorcycle use. For this we use an econometric model for 117 countries on five continents for the years 2013, 2015 and 2018. We assume that when a country reaches a higher level of development, its population is more likely to experience improvements in the quality of life, which also affects the quality of individual transportation, public transport and roads. Increases in income discourage the use of motorcycles, mainly due to their low safety and comfort features. Our results indicate that rates of motorcycle use in countries increase as HDI rises, before reaching a maximum point and then declining. Therefore, this evidence suggests that a certain degree of development discourages the use of this means of transport in favour of others.

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“…Para el caso de África, las investigaciones identificadas tratan sobre la exposición a riesgos que puedan afectar la salud de los mototaxistas (Avogbe et al, 2011), así como al desarrollo y análisis de la estructura de los sistemas informales de tránsito (Chavis & Daganzo, 2013). A nivel latinoamericano, las investigaciones centran su interés en identificar las causas que motivan el uso de motocicletas para el transporte urbano (Hagen et al, 2016), así como a la prevalencia de lesiones faciales y del absentismo en mototaxistas que son víctimas de accidentes (Barbosa et al, 2014), además del abordaje de la influencia de los elementos de protección personal en las lesiones que puede causarle un accidente al motociclista (Cini et al, 2014).…”

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Percepciones sobre los efectos económicos, sociales y ambientales del mototaxismo en municipios del departamento de Bolívar (Colombia)

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Bello²,

Galezo³

2019

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Este artículo tiene como propósito develar las percepciones que construyen los habitantes de los municipios de Arjona, Turbaco, El Carmen De Bolívar y Magangué, del departamento de Bolívar, sobre los efectos económicos, sociales y ambientales de la dinámica del oficio de mototaxismo, así como la efectividad de las acciones llevadas a cabo por las autoridades municipales y departamentales para su control. La estrategia metodológica empleada fue de corte cualitativo, a fin de visibilizar las voces de los actores locales que interactúan y se relacionan con el territorio en su cotidianidad. Para ello se desarrollaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas, dirigidas a usuarios y no usuarios del servicio de mototaxis y transportadores públicos y privados, así como grupos focales, conformados por funcionarios públicos de las alcaldías municipales. Los resultados muestran que, si bien el oficio de mototaxismo ha facilitado la movilidad tanto de las personas como de la mercancía de productores y comerciantes locales (formales e informales), ha generado conflictos sobre quién o quienes pueden transportar personas y mercancías, dada la legitimación de un oficio informal e ilegal que genera consecuencias al servicio de transporte legal. El oficio también ha traído consigo efectos ambientales, reflejados en la calidad del aire, conservación del suelo rural, el atractivo visual del municipio y la audición de la población. Respecto a las medidas de regulación de oficio del mototaxismo, se infiere un bajo conocimiento de ellas. Quienes indican conocerlas, consideran son poco efectivas, puesto que son transitorias y, en algunos casos, carecen de planificación.

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Motivations for motorcycle use for Urban travel in Latin America: A qualitative study

Cited by 59 publications

References 40 publications

Shorter commutes, but for whom? Comparing the distributional effects of Bus Rapid Transit on commute times in Cape Town, South Africa, and Barranquilla, Colombia

Shorter commutes, but for whom? Comparing the distributional effects of Bus Rapid Transit on commute times in Cape Town, South Africa, and Barranquilla, Colombia

Is there a relationship between the use of motorcycles and the level of development of countries?

Percepciones sobre los efectos económicos, sociales y ambientales del mototaxismo en municipios del departamento de Bolívar (Colombia)

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