Travel behavior in the face of surface transportation terror threats

Elias, Wafa; Albert, Gila; Shiftan, Yoram

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.08.005

Cited by 33 publications

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“…Natural disasters disrupt both long distance travel as well as local public transport services ( Sheller, 2013 , Tuitjer, 2019 , Adey and Anderson, 2011 ), demonstrating the vulnerability of urban and regional transport systems and the need for policy and planning to protect critical infrastructures ( Zanni and Ryley, 2015 ) and to accommodate for sudden long term transport mode changes of big parts of society. Terrorist attacks and threats of attacks can equally disrupt public transport ( Potoglou et al, 2010 , Elias et al, 2013 , Mattsson and Jenelius, 2015 ) and shake people’s trust in its safety. Attacks on the London underground (2005) and Madrid commuter trains (2004) put the vulnerability of mass transport into sharp relief ( Potoglou et al, 2010 ).…”

Section: Public Transport During the Covid 19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… Goodwin et al (2020) find that the Covid 19 outbreak led to a high degree of general anxiety in their Thai research sample and triggered a reduction of public transport use in Bangkok. Elias et al (2013) ’s research find that women are more likely than men to substitute public transport with private car travel in the case of terrorist attacks. The rich tradition of risk research ( Finucane et al, 2000 ) as well as research on travel behavior and transport choices of women ( García-Jiménez et al, 2020 ) confirms the correlation between gender and risk perception.…”

Section: Public Transport During the Covid 19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transport disrupted – Substituting public transport by bike or car under Covid 19

Schaefer

Tuitjer

Levin-Keitel

2021

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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The Covid 19 pandemic has caused dramatic disruptions in the public transport sector that has seen a stark downturn in many cities across the globe, calling into question previous efforts to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions by expanding this sector. Especially, the current surge of individual car use is worrying and the question remains which users might be able and willing to substitute public transport by cycling. This effect is interesting to study for the case of Hanover Region, because of the well-developed biking infrastructure that makes biking a viable alternative to individual car use. In this paper, we analyze survey data from June 2020 on the use of transportation modes before and during the pandemic in the Hanover Region. We ask if and how the over 4.000 participants substitute public transport and what characterizes those who chose biking over individual car use. We use multivariate regression models and find evidence that Stadtbahn (local light rail) and bus are substituted by bike, car and working from home, while train use is not significantly replaced by car and seems to be positively related to bike use. The data also shows that women have a higher level of fear of infection than men have during public transport use and therefore reduce public transport use more. Moreover, income displays a positive effect on increased car use while cycling is independent of socio-economic indicators but instead driven by the eco-consciousness of users. Surprisingly, we find that car use was increased in particular by residents of Hanover city, while it was decreased by residents of less densely populated urban areas in the region.

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Section: Public Transport During the Covid 19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Public Transport During the Covid 19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transport disrupted – Substituting public transport by bike or car under Covid 19

Schaefer

Tuitjer

Levin-Keitel

2021

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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“…One interesting aspect of the wider security agenda is the focus on public spaces, including public transport, as venues for terrorism (Elias et al, 2013). Such events reinforce the sense that high-volume public spaces (aka travel systems) are particularly difficult to defend against a terrorist threat.…”

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From ‘freedom of the open road’ to ‘cocooning’: Understanding resistance to change in personal private automobility

Wells

Xenias

2015

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

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“…Public transportation sites were chosen because they allowed for access to a relatively large population of Israeli Jews. For example, a recent study of travel behavior in Jerusalem and Haifa found that most residents traveled by bus at least once a month (Elias, Albert, and Shiftan 2013). In the current project, the research team provided confidential, self-administered questionnaires to those eligible respondents who volunteered to participate.…”

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Contact and Compromise

Pickett

Baker

Metcalfe

et al. 2014

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

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Objectives: Informed by intergroup contact theory, this study explores the relationships between intergroup contact, perceived out-group threat, and support for conciliatory solutions to the violent conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinians in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Methods: Regression and structural equation models analyze public opinion data collected in Israel in 2011 and 2012. The analyses assess whether quantity and quality of Israeli Jews’ contact with Israeli Arabs in day-to-day encounters are associated with their support for conciliatory policies. Results: The quality, but not the quantity, of contact is associated with lower levels of perceived Palestinian threat and, in turn, with increased support for compromise. Conclusion: The current study provides initial evidence that everyday interactions with Israeli Arabs, when they occur under optimal conditions, may have the potential to reduce Israeli Jews’ perceptions of Palestinian threat and, in turn, increase their support for compromise.

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Travel behavior in the face of surface transportation terror threats

Cited by 33 publications

References 16 publications

Transport disrupted – Substituting public transport by bike or car under Covid 19

Transport disrupted – Substituting public transport by bike or car under Covid 19

From ‘freedom of the open road’ to ‘cocooning’: Understanding resistance to change in personal private automobility

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