Examining the effects of disruption on travel behaviour in rural areas

Konstantinos Papangelis; David Corsar; Gowri Somayajulu Sripada; Mark Edward Beecroft; John Donald Nelson; Pete Edwards; Nagendra Velaga; Jillian Anable

Examining the effects of disruption on travel behaviour in rural areas

Konstantinos Papangelis, David Corsar, Gowri Somayajulu Sripada, Mark Edward Beecroft, John Donald Nelson, Pete Edwards, Nagendra Velaga, Jillian Anable

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	14
Publication status	Unpublished - 2013
Event	World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) 2013 - Rio de Janiero, United Kingdom Duration: 15 Jul 2013 → 18 Jul 2013

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Conference	World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) 2013
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Rio de Janiero
Period	15/07/13 → 18/07/13

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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.

Keywords

travel behaviour
disruption
passenger adaptation
decision making
passenger experience
coping strategies

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