Case Study of Motorcycle Use and Policy Analysis in Huizhou, China
Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 137, Issue 11
Abstract
This paper analyzes the motorcycle usage and policies in Huizhou, China. Two sets of survey data were used in the study: one is Daily Trip Survey of Huizhou that was taken in 2004, and the other one is Resident Travel Preference and Behavior Survey of Huizhou that was taken in 2006. It was found that men are more likely than women to use motorcycles. The average annual household income for motorcycle users is less than for car users but higher than bike and transit users. Two types of motorcycle policies (active policies and passive policies) are considered in the study. Approximately 50% of motorcycle users would be willing to switch to transit if corresponding active policies were in operation. However, if only passive policies were in operation, approximately 7% of motorcycle users would be willing to switch to driving a car. So, to lead motorcycle users to switch to more sustainable travel mode, a group of policies should be used in Huizhou instead of a single policy forbidding motorcycle use.
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Acknowledgments
This work is supported by National Natural Scientific Foundation of China, research on the Influence of Intersection Transition Signal to Drivers’ Psychology and Traffic Safety, Grant No. NNSFC50808140, and Urban Transportation Planning Theory and Methods under the Information Environment, Grant No. UNSPECIFIED50738004/E0807. The Resident Daily Trip Survey and the Resident Trip State Preference Survey data collection were funded by the Huizhou government and operated by Professor Yang Dong-yuan and his research group in the School of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University. The authors wish to thank Wu Hui-bin, who provided a lot of help in survey design and operation, and Shu Hui-qin, who helped do the data cleaning and statistics. Reviewers of the Journal of Transportation Engineering gave the authors many useful suggestions.
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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 137 • Issue 11 • November 2011
Pages: 831 - 836
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 7, 2009
Accepted: Feb 1, 2011
Published online: Feb 3, 2011
Published in print: Nov 1, 2011
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