Modelling bicycle use intention: the role of perceptions

Users’ perceptions are identified as key elements to understand bicycle use, whose election cannot be explained with usual mobility variables and socio-economic characteristics. A hybrid model is proposed to model the intention of bicycle use; it combines a structural equations model that captures i...

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Autores: Fernández Heredia, Álvaro, Jara Díaz, Sergio, Monzón de Cáceres, Andrés
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad Europea (UEM)
Repositorio:ABACUS. Repositorio de Producción Científica
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:abacus.universidadeuropea.com:11268/3936
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11268/3936
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bicycle use models
Cyclist perceptions
Hybrid models
Latent variables
Ciclismo
Descripción
Sumario:Users’ perceptions are identified as key elements to understand bicycle use, whose election cannot be explained with usual mobility variables and socio-economic characteristics. A hybrid model is proposed to model the intention of bicycle use; it combines a structural equations model that captures intentions and a choice model. The framework is applied to a case of a university campus in Madrid that is studying a new internal bike system. Results show that four latent variables (convenience, pro-bike, physical determinants and external restrictions) help explaining intention to use bike, representing a number of factors that are linked to individual perceptions.