Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China
The purpose of this study is to explore the factors associated with car use for short trips. Using the data collected from a travel survey conducted with car users in Kunming, the structural equation model is employed to explore the structural relationships between car use for short trips, attitudes...
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| description | The purpose of this study is to explore the factors associated with car use for short trips. Using the data collected from a travel survey conducted with car users in Kunming, the structural equation model is employed to explore the structural relationships between car use for short trips, attitudes toward cars and alternative travel modes, sociodemographics, and the built environment. The results show that instrumental and symbolic attitudes toward cars are positively related to the affective attitude, and these three attitudes have a significant effect on car use for short trips. The symbolic attitude of drivers is negatively associated with their walking and cycling attitudes. Drivers with a better cycling attitude use a car less frequently for short trips. Concurrently, the effects of sociodemographics and the built environment on the attitudes and car use for short trips are also identified. The findings may contribute to understanding the car use behavior and help policy makers to identify methods for reducing car use more clearly. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-428d00ab266e49d29c29779937ce8a0e2025-02-03T01:25:50ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952020-01-01202010.1155/2020/36541303654130Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, ChinaMingwei He0Yi Fei1Min He2Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Jingming Road 727, Kunming 650500, ChinaFaculty of Transportation Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Jingming Road 727, Kunming 650500, ChinaFaculty of Transportation Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Jingming Road 727, Kunming 650500, ChinaThe purpose of this study is to explore the factors associated with car use for short trips. Using the data collected from a travel survey conducted with car users in Kunming, the structural equation model is employed to explore the structural relationships between car use for short trips, attitudes toward cars and alternative travel modes, sociodemographics, and the built environment. The results show that instrumental and symbolic attitudes toward cars are positively related to the affective attitude, and these three attitudes have a significant effect on car use for short trips. The symbolic attitude of drivers is negatively associated with their walking and cycling attitudes. Drivers with a better cycling attitude use a car less frequently for short trips. Concurrently, the effects of sociodemographics and the built environment on the attitudes and car use for short trips are also identified. The findings may contribute to understanding the car use behavior and help policy makers to identify methods for reducing car use more clearly.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3654130 |
| spellingShingle | Mingwei He Yi Fei Min He Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China |
| title_full | Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China |
| title_short | Exploring the Factors Associated with Car Use for Short Trips: Evidence from Kunming, China |
| title_sort | exploring the factors associated with car use for short trips evidence from kunming china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3654130 |
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