TY - CONF
T1 - Examining the effects of disruption on travel behaviour in rural areas
AU - Papangelis, Konstantinos
AU - Corsar, David
AU - Sripada, Gowri Somayajulu
AU - Beecroft, Mark Edward
AU - Nelson, John Donald
AU - Edwards, Pete
AU - Velaga, Nagendra
AU - Anable, Jillian
N1 - Acknowledgements
The research described here is supported by the award made by the RCUK Digital
Economy programme to the dot.rural Digital Economy Research Hub; award
reference: EP/G066051/1. Some additional material has been drawn from the RCUK
EPSRC ‘Disruption’ project (funding reference number: EP/J00460X/1), and we are
particularly grateful to Greg Marsden and Jeremy Shires for executing the focus
groups at University of Leeds.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Individuals living in rural areas are provided with little or no information regarding public transport disruptions. This can result in high levels of travel uncertainty with significant potential to affect travel behaviour. This paper, through 69 interviews, and 9 focus groups in rural areas in Scotland and England, explores the passenger experience, the behavioural responses, the coping strategies, and the variables that affect the decision making process during disruption. The analysis indicates that a wide range of behavioural responses are evident, extending well beyond the choice of route or mode of transport and in extreme cases includes life-changing activities (e.g. residential relocation). Further, we identify that the two most prevalent ways for mitigating the impacts of disruption are time buffering and kinship networks. In addition we identify as a contributing factor to the decision making process a set of variables that relate to the individual, the community and the transport network. The results provide a step towards understanding the interplay between disruption, travel, and the interaction of individuals with the transport system in rural areas.
AB - Individuals living in rural areas are provided with little or no information regarding public transport disruptions. This can result in high levels of travel uncertainty with significant potential to affect travel behaviour. This paper, through 69 interviews, and 9 focus groups in rural areas in Scotland and England, explores the passenger experience, the behavioural responses, the coping strategies, and the variables that affect the decision making process during disruption. The analysis indicates that a wide range of behavioural responses are evident, extending well beyond the choice of route or mode of transport and in extreme cases includes life-changing activities (e.g. residential relocation). Further, we identify that the two most prevalent ways for mitigating the impacts of disruption are time buffering and kinship networks. In addition we identify as a contributing factor to the decision making process a set of variables that relate to the individual, the community and the transport network. The results provide a step towards understanding the interplay between disruption, travel, and the interaction of individuals with the transport system in rural areas.
KW - travel behaviour
KW - disruption
KW - passenger adaptation
KW - decision making
KW - passenger experience
KW - coping strategies
M3 - Unpublished paper
T2 - World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) 2013
Y2 - 15 July 2013 through 18 July 2013
ER -