Abstract
This article presents the results of a study exploring travellers¿ preferences for middle-distance travel using Q-methodology. Respondents rank-ordered 42 opinion statements regarding travel choice and motivations for travel in general and for car and public transport as alternative travel modes. By-person factor analysis revealed four distinct preference segments for middle-distance travel: (1) choice travellers with a preference for public transport, (2) deliberate-choice travellers, (3) choice travellers with car as dominant alternative, and (4) car-dependent travellers. These preference segments differ in terms of the levels of involvement and cognitive effort in travel decision making, the travel consideration-set and underlying motivations. The study showed that for most people there is more to travel than getting from point A to point B, and that there is considerable heterogeneity in middle-distance travel preferences. Policy implications for reducing the need for travel and promoting a modal shift from car to other travel modes are discussed.
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 383-407 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Transportation |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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- EMC NIHES-05-63-02 Quality