Reaching Your Destination on Time - Route Choice Decisions of Different Commuter Cyclist Types

Frequent cycling is environment-sparing and health-promoting. Therefore, bicycle-use for commuting should be increased by developing infrastructure according to cyclists’ demands. Using a mixed-method approach, the authors first identified cyclist types by stated preferences regarding cycling infrastructure. Two types of commuters could be distinguished: foremost fast and safe and fast cyclists. Second, the cyclists rated their last commuter trip as well as alternatives to their chosen route based on the dimensions safety, comfort, and efficiency. Contrary to expectations, the evaluation of routes chosen and avoided alternatives found no differences between these cyclist types – both types made similar decisions. The dimension of efficiency turned out to be most relevant to the route choice decision making of both groups of commuting bicyclists. When cycling is not a leisure activity but serves commuting, this should be reflected in infrastructure with fast cycling and short cycling routes, for increased efficiency is of relevance to all types of commuting cyclists.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80012-3
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  • © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021.
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  Springer Cham

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• Authors:
  • Grüner, Susanne
  • Vollrath, Mark
• Conference:
  • Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation (AHFE 2021)
  • Date: 2021-7-25 to 2021-7-29
• Publication Date: 2021-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 162-169
• Monograph Title: Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation: Proceedings of the AHFE 2021 Virtual Conference on Human Aspects of Transportation, July 25-29, 2021, USA
• Serial:
  • Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
  • Volume: 270
  • Publisher: Springer Cham
  • ISSN: 2367-3370
  • Serial URL: https://www.springer.com/series/15179

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle facilities; Commuters; Cyclists; Route choice; Stated preferences
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01872948
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9783030800116
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 13 2023 9:30AM