Online and App-Based Carpooling in France: Analyzing Users and Practices—A Study of BlaBlaCar

This chapter examines the characteristics and practices of ridesharing users in France. In May 2013, the authors surveyed members of BlaBlaCar, the largest online and app-based carpooling service in France, to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics and usage patterns of the respondents. The survey re-sults identify correlations between socio-demographic characteristics and usage elements. Notably, users with a lower income level are more inclined to be passengers, while higher income users employ carpooling mainly as drivers. Students are shown to be more frequent users as well. These findings indicate some equity balancing effects, which may be unique to this shared mobility mode.

• Record URL:
  • https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3s40x2x2
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  Transportation Sustainability Research Center
  109 McLaughlin Hall
  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720-1720

  University of Lausanne

  ,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Shaheen, Susan
  • Stocker, Adam
  • Mundler, Marie
• Publication Date: 2017-1-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 19p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casual carpooling; Demographics; Mode choice; Ridesharing; Socioeconomic factors; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Trip purpose
• Geographic Terms: France
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01684358
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 2018 10:36AM