THE IMPORTANCE OF PERCEIVED RISKS AND APPREHENSIVENESS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVELS WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORT MODES: A STUDY IN GOTHENBURG AS WELL AS A COMPARISON WITH RESULTS FROM NORRKOEPING AND STOCKHOLM
BETYDELSEN AV UPPLEVDA RISKER OCH KANSLOR AV OTRYGGHET VID RESOR MED KOLLEKTIVTRAFIK: EN UNDERSOKNING I GOTEBORG SAMT JAMFORELSE MED RESULTAT FRAN NORRKOEPING OCH STOCKHOLM
A questionnaire, including questions about perceived attractiveness, apprehensiveness and different types of perceived risks connected to five different transport modes (car, city bus, tram, regional bus and commuter train), was filled out by 58 persons at the city library in Gothenburg. The results showed that perceived risk and worry of being bothered, threatened or attacked might have a larger impact on perceived attractiveness than perceived risk and worry of being seriously injured in traffic accidents. Similiar results were obtained in similar studies conducted in Norrkoeping and in Stockholm. Of the respondents in Gothenburg, 45 per cent stated that they avoid travelling by tram during evenings and weekends, to the areas Angered or Bergsjoen. The results obtained from the studies conducted in Gothenburg and in Stockholm also suggest that perceived risk and worry of being bothered, threatened or attacked affect apprehensiveness. The results obtained from all three studies showed that certain circumstances, such as the bus stop etc. being situated next to a park, contribute to a high degree to apprehensiveness while walking to, or waiting at, a bus stop etc. When travelling with a public transport mode apprehensiveness arises for example when the driver/personnel do not supervise their vehicle. In all three studies, women stated to a higher extent than men that different circumstances contribute to apprehensiveness. (A) This report is also available electronically via Internet at http://www.vti.se/PDF/reports/M962.pdf
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Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Linköping, Sweden SE-581 95 -
Authors:
- ALM, C
- LINDBERG, E
- Publication Date: 2004
Language
- Swedish
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 62 p.
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Serial:
- VTI MEDDELANDE
- Issue Number: 962
- Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- ISSN: 0347-6049
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Buses; Consumer preferences; Fear; Females; Hazards; Mode choice; Night; Public transit; Risk assessment; Transportation modes; Travel demand; Trolley cars; Urban areas; Vehicle occupants
- Geographic Terms: Sweden
- ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 287: Attractiveness (transp); 1272: Bus; 2288: Fear; 9052: Night; 744: Public transport; 9150: Risk; 8109: Sweden; 1284: Tram; 1145: Transport mode; 313: Urban area; 1715: Vehicle occupant; 1788: Woman
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00980764
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 3 2004 12:00AM