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A longitudinal evaluation of satisfaction with e-cycling in daily commuting in the Netherlands
- Source :
- Travel Behaviour and Society, 2018. Elsevier
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2019.
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Abstract
- This paper reports on the effects of an e-cycling stimulation program on travel satisfaction in the province of North-Brabant, the Netherlands. The program was designed to stimulate car-commuters to shift to e-bike in daily commuting, earning a monetary incentive for each kilometre e-cycled. With a longitudinal design, this study shows a significant increase in travel satisfaction when switching from car to e-bike. Starting from an average slightly positive satisfaction with car commuting, participants reported an extremely positive expected travel satisfaction by e-bike. Although a bit less than expected, the experienced travel satisfaction with e-cycling was high after a period of a month and even increased in the following period of half a year. Where the participants can be sub-divided into car-only and multi-modal car-commuters, this distinction does not show in the experienced travel satisfaction with e-cycling. Our study indicates that the hedonic treadmill mechanism does not automatically apply to the satisfaction with e-cycling. Multivariate analyses suggest that the increase in the travel satisfaction is affected by self-reported health, car ownership, urbanization degree, whether car use and e-cycling are experienced as strenuous, congestion on the route and the attractiveness of the cycle route.
- Subjects :
- Attractiveness
050210 logistics & transportation
Multivariate analysis
e-cycling
Car ownership
05 social sciences
0211 other engineering and technologies
satisfaction with travel
021107 urban & regional planning
Transportation
02 engineering and technology
Hedonic treadmill
Incentive
Travel satisfaction
Kilometer
0502 economics and business
Demographic economics
Cycling
Psychology
human activities
cycling behaviour
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 2214367X
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Travel Behaviour and Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....939b22836af1f2d1b440872940d26c48