I want to ride my bicycle: delimiting cyclist typologies

Based around fieldwork in Seville (Spain), our article provides an empirical analysis with the aim of determining whether different typologies of cyclists exist depending on the type of bicycle for urban commuting (public bicycle/private bicycle). Our findings show that users of public bicycles are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Brey, Raúl, Castillo Manzano, José I., Castro Nuño, Mercedes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/147585
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/147585
https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2016.1210760
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Trip purpose
Bicycle ownership
Public bicycles
Discrete choice models
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Sumario:Based around fieldwork in Seville (Spain), our article provides an empirical analysis with the aim of determining whether different typologies of cyclists exist depending on the type of bicycle for urban commuting (public bicycle/private bicycle). Our findings show that users of public bicycles are predominantly male, young, with a high level of education, and basically use the public bicycle for subsistence trips due to its easy intermodality; while private bicycle riders are mainly females who regularly make nonsubsistence trips and prefer a more flexible bicycle for their daily needs