The factors influencing bicycling in the Bangalore city

Verma, Meghna and Rahul, TM and Reddy, Peesari Vamshidhar and Verma, Ashish (2016) The factors influencing bicycling in the Bangalore city. In: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE, 89 . pp. 29-40.

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Abstract

Bicycling, in an urban context, have many benefits, compared with motorized transports, like reduced carbon footprint, and lower maintenance, health, social and infrastructural costs. The present paper analyses the various factors contributing to a low percentage of bicycling in the Bangalore city and elicits certain policy aspects to improve the attractiveness of bicycling. The study focuses mainly on the behavioral aspects of commuters pertaining to their childhood and current scenario, and uses a face-to-face questionnaire survey for data collection. These behavioral aspects indicated a commuter's perception about social expectation, convenience and bicycling infrastructure using a 5-point Likert scale measurement. Information is also collected about factors that might motivate bicycling, and about demographic variables like age, gender, income, etc. The study used a statistical z-test to identify the most influential attitudinal factors and to check whether the various factors are significantly different. The results gave a clear picture about the most dominant attitudinal factors that resulted in the stoppage of bicycling during a commuter's childhood, and that acted as a deterrent to their bicycle usage in a current scenario. The study determined a need for changing the attitude of people towards cycling by programs that would create a positive image for cycling. There was also a need for segregated cycle lanes and signals at intersections so that people could feel safe while travelling on cycles. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND
Keywords:	Bicycling; Attitude; Social norms; Motivation; Physical infrastructure
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Center for Infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP) Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2016 10:14
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2016 10:14
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/54408

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