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Influence of pedestrianization on travel behavior changes: a case study of Montreal 行人专用区对出行行为变化的影响——以蒙特利尔为例

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102123

Hamed Naseri , Francesco Ciari , Cassiano Augusto Isler

Introduction

Pedestrianization promotes active modes of transportation and provides many benefits related to the environment, economy, health, and mobility. Nonetheless, it has often faced widespread opposition from residents and business owners. Therefore, it is essential to examine the effectiveness of pedestrianization programs (i.e., transforming streets into car-free zones).

Objectives

This study investigates the influence of different variables on pedestrianization effectiveness in Montreal, Canada. The effectiveness of pedestrianization is evaluated in terms of frequency and duration of walking trips, duration spent in street shops, and route change.

Methods

An online survey was distributed in Montreal. A powerful machine learning method (XGBoost) is used for modeling, and two interpretation techniques (SHapley Additive exPlanations and Partial Dependence Plots) are used to interpret the results of XGBoost. The performance of the developed interpretable machine learning approach is compared with Ordinal Logistic Regression.

Results

The top variables impacting the effectiveness of pedestrianization are the level of agreement in redoing pedestrianization projects every year, the opinion on the influence of pedestrianization on individual mobility, the level of satisfaction with urban furniture of pedestrian streets, the level of satisfaction with the attractiveness of pedestrian streets, and age.

Conclusions

Positive attitudes toward pedestrianization and active travel satisfaction are the top determining factors in supporting pedestrianization, and they play a vital role in the effectiveness of pedestrianization programs. Therefore, improving the urban furniture and the attractiveness of car-free streets increases the effectiveness of these projects. Among socio-demographics, age is the top variable, and pedestrianization is the most effective for individuals between 33 and 45 years. Accordingly, policymakers should prioritize the implementation of such projects in areas with the highest concentration of this age group to maximize their effectiveness. Further, travel behavior changes are highly dependent on the trip purpose and the built environment.

行人专用区促进了积极的交通方式，并提供了许多与环境、经济、健康和机动性相关的好处。尽管如此，它经常遭到居民和企业主的普遍反对。因此，检查步行区规划（即将街道改造成无车区）的有效性至关重要。目的研究不同变量对加拿大蒙特利尔市步行化效果的影响。步行区的有效性是根据步行的频率和持续时间、在街边商店花费的时间和路线变化来评估的。方法在蒙特利尔市进行在线调查。使用强大的机器学习方法（XGBoost）进行建模，并使用两种解释技术（SHapley加性解释和部分依赖图）来解释XGBoost的结果。将所开发的可解释机器学习方法的性能与有序逻辑回归进行了比较。结果影响步行街效果的前几个变量分别是对每年重新设计步行街项目的认同程度、对步行街对个人出行影响的意见、对步行街城市家具的满意度、对步行街吸引力的满意度和年龄。结论对步行区的积极态度和积极的出行满意度是支持步行区的首要决定因素，对步行区规划的有效性起着至关重要的作用。因此，改善城市设施和无车街道的吸引力可以增加这些项目的有效性。在社会人口统计学中，年龄是最重要的变量，行人专用区对33至45岁的人最有效。因此，政策制定者应优先在该年龄组最集中的地区实施此类项目，以最大限度地发挥其效力。此外，旅行行为的变化高度依赖于旅行目的和建成环境。

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“Do people walk and bike more when their neighbors do?”: Analyzing racial/ethnic disparities in active transportation using neighborhood peer effects “与邻居相比，人们会更多地步行和骑自行车吗？”：利用邻里同伴效应分析主动交通中的种族/民族差异

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102119

Brianna Chan, Elizabeth Ackert, Trisalyn Nelson

Introduction

Not all racial/ethnic groups in the US have access to the health benefits of active transportation (AT) (i.e., walking and biking). While the physical drivers of racial/ethnic inequities in AT use, such as inaccessibility to built infrastructure, are well-established in the literature, quantitative evidence for the contextual socio-cultural drivers is sparse.

Methods

Our goal is to use a neighborhood peer effects framework to investigate the question, “Are people more likely to engage in AT use in neighborhoods where more people of their same race/ethnicity engage in AT use?” We approach this question by estimating multilevel logistic regression models measuring the likelihood of an individual to engage in AT, based on the proportion of AT commuters of their same race/ethnicity within their neighborhoods. We define neighborhoods at the Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) level and include all PUMAs (n = 265) in California, which encompass a sample of 32,510 individuals. To construct the exposure variable, PUMA same group AT rate, we use commuting data from the 5-Year American Community Survey (2017). We measure the outcome variable, individual-level AT use, from travel data provided by the National Household Travel Survey (2017).

Results

In both observed and adjusted models, we find a positive and significant relationship between individual-level AT use and PUMA same group AT rate for White, Asian, and Hispanic people. We find that PUMA same group AT rate has the largest association with the individual-level AT for the White group, with Asians being the only group with an association significantly lower than that of Whites.

Conclusions

Our study provides key quantitative evidence of the systemic socio-cultural forces that prevent racial/ethnic minorities from fully accessing AT systems, and broadly informs AT interventions that aim to create more equitable neighborhoods for any and all people.

在美国，并非所有种族/民族都能享受到主动交通（即步行和骑自行车）带来的健康益处。虽然在人工智能使用中种族/民族不平等的物理驱动因素，如难以接近已建成的基础设施，在文献中已经得到了证实，但关于背景社会文化驱动因素的定量证据却很少。方法我们的目标是使用邻居同伴效应框架来调查这个问题，“当社区中有更多的同种族/民族的人使用自动驾驶汽车时，人们是否更有可能使用自动驾驶汽车？”我们通过估计多层逻辑回归模型来解决这个问题，该模型基于同一种族/民族的AT通勤者在其社区内的比例，测量了个人参与AT的可能性。我们在公共使用微数据区（PUMA）级别定义社区，并包括加利福尼亚州的所有PUMA (n = 265)，其中包括32,510个人的样本。为了构建暴露变量PUMA同组AT率，我们使用了来自5年美国社区调查（2017）的通勤数据。我们从全国家庭旅行调查（2017年）提供的旅行数据中衡量结果变量，即个人层面的AT使用。结果无论是观察模型还是调整模型，我们都发现白人、亚洲人和西班牙人的个人水平AT使用与PUMA同组AT率呈正相关。研究发现，白人群体的PUMA同组AT率与个体水平AT的关联最大，亚洲人是唯一一个显著低于白人的群体。我们的研究为系统性社会文化力量提供了关键的定量证据，这些力量阻碍了种族/少数民族充分利用AT系统，并为旨在为任何人和所有人创造更公平的社区的AT干预提供了广泛的信息。

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Understanding inequalities in spatial accessibility to multi-tier healthcare for older adults in rapidly aging Bangladesh 了解快速老龄化的孟加拉国老年人多层次医疗保健的空间可达性不平等

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102121

Naser Ahmed , Eunice Chu , Fariha Mustafa , Reyhane Javanmard , Jesmin Jui , Jinhyung Lee

Introduction

This research examines inequalities in spatial accessibility to multi-tier public healthcare services for older adults in Bangladesh, a low- and middle-income country (LMIC) in the Global South that is experiencing rapid demographic shifts. Ensuring that older people have effective and equitable access to healthcare is a critical objective in public health and transportation policy as inadequate access can lead to adverse health outcomes. However, inequalities in accessibility to multi-tier public healthcare services have not been extensively studied in South Asian LMICs of the Global South, particularly in the context of aging societies.

Method

This research evaluates spatial accessibility to primary, secondary, and tertiary public healthcare facilities for older adults in Bangladesh using the enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) method. Additionally, we use Gini coefficients to examine inequalities in geographical accessibility to multi-tier public healthcare services.

Results

The results show that healthcare accessibility in Bangladesh is unequally distributed both spatially and across different tiers of healthcare services. Accessibility differs greatly across space, with areas of poor access predominantly located in rural and remote areas. Inequalities in accessibility are also evident within divisions (the highest-level administrative units in Bangladesh), generally increasing from urban to rural and remote areas. Furthermore, inequality in healthcare accessibility increases from primary to tertiary care, with tertiary care showing the highest levels of inequality across all divisions, except for Dhaka and Chattogram, the two major administrative divisions in Bangladesh.

Conclusion

This study is among the first to explore inequalities in geographic accessibility to multi-tier public healthcare for older people in an under-examined LMIC in South Asia such as Bangladesh. By highlighting the challenges faced in accessing these essential services, our research contributes to the broader understanding of healthcare accessibility in response to the rapidly aging societies in the Global South.

本研究考察了孟加拉国老年人多层次公共医疗保健服务的空间可达性不平等，孟加拉国是全球南部一个正在经历快速人口变化的中低收入国家（LMIC）。确保老年人有效和公平地获得医疗保健是公共卫生和交通政策的一项关键目标，因为获取机会不足可能导致不利的健康结果。然而，在全球南方的南亚中低收入国家，特别是在老龄化社会的背景下，尚未广泛研究多层公共医疗保健服务可及性方面的不平等现象。方法本研究采用增强两步浮动集水区法（E2SFCA）评估孟加拉国老年人到初级、二级和三级公共卫生保健设施的空间可达性。此外，我们使用基尼系数来检查多层公共医疗服务的地理可及性的不平等。结果结果表明，孟加拉国卫生保健可及性在空间上和不同层次卫生保健服务之间分布不均。可达性在不同空间差异很大，交通条件差的地区主要位于农村和偏远地区。可及性方面的不平等在各部门（孟加拉国最高级别的行政单位）内也很明显，从城市到农村和偏远地区普遍增加。此外，从初级保健到三级保健，可获得性方面的不平等程度有所增加，除孟加拉国的两个主要行政区划达卡和查图拉姆外，三级保健在所有地区的不平等程度最高。本研究是第一批探讨孟加拉国等南亚低收入和中等收入国家老年人获得多层公共医疗保健的地理可及性不平等的研究之一。通过强调在获得这些基本服务方面面临的挑战，我们的研究有助于更广泛地了解医疗保健可及性，以应对全球南方迅速老龄化的社会。

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Cool routes: Assessing how green space and paved paths modify heat's effects on urban bicycling 凉爽的路线：评估绿地和铺砌的道路如何改变热量对城市自行车的影响

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102159

Michael D. Garber , David Rojas-Rueda , Paquito Bernard , Tarik Benmarhnia

Background

Understanding how heat's effect on bicycling varies spatially across the urban environment can inform who may be bicycling in the heat and how urban-planning measures can improve thermal comfort for bicyclists.

Objective

We estimated effects of heat on recreational and commute bicycling in Denver, Colorado, USA using city-wide, finely resolved bicycling data and assessed heterogeneity in effects by area-level social vulnerability and proximity to the city center and whether off-street paths and green-space measures, if intervened upon, modify these effects.

Methods

From Strava Metro, we obtained daily data on recreational and commute bicycling in Denver on each street segment (N = 218,641) during the summer months of 2019–2023. We estimated effects of hot (95–99 °F [35–37 °C]) and very hot (100–104 °F [38–40 °C]) temperature on daily bicycling using model-based standardization, controlling for temporally varying confounders. We assessed effect heterogeneity by area-level social vulnerability and proximity to the city center. To assess effect modification by intervention (defined in text) of paved paths and green-space measures, we additionally controlled for social vulnerability and proximity to the urban core.

Results

Heat's attenuating effects on recreational and commute bicycling were stronger in central Denver but did not differ across area-level social vulnerability. Heat's attenuating effects were somewhat weaker on off-street paths and considerably weaker in greener areas and near blue space.

Conclusions

Results support the provision of paved paths and access to green and blue space to support bicycling during hot weather.

了解热量对骑自行车的影响在城市环境中的空间变化，可以了解哪些人可能在高温下骑自行车，以及城市规划措施如何改善骑自行车者的热舒适。目的：利用美国科罗拉多州丹佛市范围内的精细分解的自行车数据，评估热量对休闲和通勤自行车的影响，并通过区域级社会脆弱性和与市中心的接近程度评估影响的异质性，以及如果干预，非街道路径和绿色空间措施是否可以改变这些影响。方法从Strava Metro获取2019-2023年夏季丹佛市各街道休闲和通勤自行车的每日数据（N = 218,641）。我们使用基于模型的标准化方法估算了高温（95-99°F[35-37°C]）和高温（100-104°F[38-40°C]）对日常骑行的影响，并控制了时间变化的混杂因素。我们通过区域层面的社会脆弱性和靠近城市中心来评估效果的异质性。为了评估铺砌道路和绿色空间措施的干预效果，我们还控制了社会脆弱性和靠近城市核心的程度。结果丹佛市中心对休闲骑行和通勤骑行的减弱作用较强，但在不同地区的社会脆弱性差异不大。热量的衰减效应在非街道路径上略弱，在绿色区域和靠近蓝色空间的地方则明显弱。结论：研究结果支持在炎热的天气里提供铺砌的道路和绿色和蓝色空间，以支持骑自行车。

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Older adults' experiences with app-based ride-hailing in Indonesia: At the intersection of health, gender, digital literacy, and affordability 印度尼西亚老年人使用应用程序叫车的经历：在健康、性别、数字素养和可负担性的交叉点

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102134

Octaviani Ariyanti, Dora Sampaio, Ajay Bailey

Introduction

App-based ride-hailing services—from car-based to motorbike-based—have significantly transformed urban mobility in Southeast Asia over the past decade. These services offer flexible, door-to-door transport essential for urban residents, particularly those who might experience reduced mobility, such as older adults.

Methods

This qualitative study examines older adults’ experiences with app-based ride-hailing services, focusing on their experiences and perceptions of accessibility. The analysis is based on 28 semi-structured in-depth interviews with older adults (aged 60+) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Results

The findings reveal that age-related physical challenges and declining health often motivate older adults to use ride-hailing services, especially for accessing healthcare facilities. Older women, in particular, face greater challenges in accessing private vehicles, and their mobility needs are often neglected within the household. Digital literacy strongly shapes older adults’ perceived accessibility, influencing both their ability and confidence to use ride-hailing apps. Affordability also appears as a key concern, with frequent use of ride-hailing posing financial challenges for those on fixed or limited income.

Conclusions

Beyond examining perceived accessibility to ride-hailing services, this study provides a nuanced understanding of how these services are used. It highlights the dynamic intersections between gender, digital literacy, affordability, and health issues that affect older adults' engagement with using these services. These insights enhance our understanding of their mobility needs and inform the broader discourse on inclusive mobility.

在过去的十年里，基于应用程序的叫车服务——从汽车到摩托车——极大地改变了东南亚的城市交通。这些服务为城市居民提供了灵活的、门到门的交通工具，尤其是那些行动不便的人，如老年人，这对他们来说至关重要。本定性研究考察了老年人使用基于应用程序的叫车服务的经历，重点关注他们的经历和对可及性的看法。该分析基于对印度尼西亚日惹市（Yogyakarta） 60岁以上老年人的28次半结构化深度访谈。研究结果显示，与年龄相关的身体挑战和健康状况下降往往促使老年人使用网约车服务，尤其是在前往医疗机构时。特别是老年妇女，在使用私家车方面面临更大的挑战，她们的出行需求在家庭中往往被忽视。数字素养在很大程度上影响了老年人对无障碍的感知，影响了他们使用叫车应用的能力和信心。负担能力似乎也是一个关键问题，频繁使用网约车给那些收入固定或有限的人带来了财务挑战。除了考察网约车服务的可及性之外，本研究还对这些服务的使用方式提供了细致入微的理解。它强调了性别、数字素养、可负担性和影响老年人使用这些服务的健康问题之间的动态交叉点。这些见解增强了我们对其流动性需求的理解，并为更广泛的包容性流动性讨论提供了信息。

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COVID-19 risk perceptions among public transportation drivers and users in Lebanon: A cross-sectional study 黎巴嫩公共交通司机和用户对COVID-19风险的认知：一项横断面研究

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102149

Mahmoud Salam, Wael El Chaar, Maha Mansour, Ali Al Hadi Assaf, Alaa Kamel, Abdul Rahman Itani, Zahra Shan Bader, Jennifer Khattar

Objectives

This study evaluates the perceived severity of and susceptibility to COVID-19 among public transportation drivers and users after lifting COVID-19 restrictions in Lebanon.

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Methods

Data was collected through face-to-face survey questionnaires. Proportionate sampling method was used to recruit 854 public transportation drivers and users between August and October of 2024 from various Lebanese governorates (Beirut, Mount Lebanon, North, South and Beqaa). An Arabic anonymous questionnaire was used to measure participants' characteristics, COVID-19 risk perceptions, and users' preferences, guided by the Health Belief Model and Oliver's Expectation Disconfirmation theory. Descriptive statistics, Students' t-test, Mann Whitney test, and linear regression analyses were performed (statistical significance was set at P < 0.025).

Results

The perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 scores were significantly higher among public transportation users (3.3/5) compared to drivers (3.1/5), P = 0.015. Public transportation users felt at higher risk of getting COVID-19 while using vans/buses (51.5 %, n = 201) compared to taxi cabs (39.4 %, n = 155). They preferred if drivers disinfect their vehicles (76.5 %), preferred sharing a ride with others who wear a face mask (71.4 %), preferred if drivers wear masks (69.7 %), preferred if the transport vehicle had a protective shield (65.5 %), and preferred drivers who get vaccinated against COVID-19 (58.8 %). They disagreed that there is a need for a mandate to vaccinate drivers against COVID-19 (59.6 %). Public transportation users not having a health insurance, those who wear a face mask during a ride, and being unemployed reported higher perceived severity to or susceptibility toward COVID-19. Among drivers, being married, receiving COVID-19 vaccine, wearing a face mask, and performing physical activities were associated with higher perceived severity to or susceptibility towards COVID-19.

Conclusions

Findings in this study aid in persuading public transportation drivers to better comply with precautionary measures against COVID-19, thus promoting a safer public transportation system.

目的本研究评估黎巴嫩解除COVID-19限制后公共交通司机和用户对COVID-19的严重程度和易感性的感知。研究设计横断面研究。方法采用面对面问卷调查的方式收集资料。采用比例抽样方法，于2024年8月至10月从黎巴嫩各省份（贝鲁特、黎巴嫩山、北部、南部和贝卡）招募了854名公共交通司机和用户。采用阿拉伯语匿名问卷，在健康信念模型和奥利弗期望失证理论的指导下，测量参与者的特征、COVID-19风险感知和用户偏好。进行描述性统计、学生t检验、Mann Whitney检验和线性回归分析(P <为统计学显著性；0.025)。结果公共交通使用者（3.3/5）对COVID-19的感知易感性得分显著高于司机（3.1/5），P = 0.015。与乘坐出租车（39.4%,n = 155）相比，乘坐公共交通工具的人认为乘坐面包车/公交车感染新冠病毒的风险更高（51.5%,n = 201）。他们更喜欢司机对车辆进行消毒（76.5%），更喜欢与戴口罩的人共乘（71.4%），更喜欢司机戴口罩（69.7%），更喜欢运输车辆有防护盾（65.5%），更喜欢司机接种新冠病毒疫苗（58.8%）。他们不认为有必要强制要求司机接种COVID-19疫苗（59.6%）。没有健康保险的公共交通使用者、在乘车时戴口罩的人以及失业的人报告说，他们对COVID-19的严重程度或易感性更高。在司机中，已婚、接种COVID-19疫苗、戴口罩和进行体育活动与对COVID-19的严重程度或易感性较高相关。本研究的发现有助于说服公共交通司机更好地遵守COVID-19预防措施，从而促进更安全的公共交通系统。

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Regional variations in key factors of children's independent mobility across Japan 日本儿童独立流动关键因素的地区差异

IF 3.3 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102160

Kimihiro Hino , Mamoru Amemiya , Syuji Yoshiki , Erli Zeng

Introduction

Regional differences may cause discrepancies in key factors of children's independent mobility (CIM), which is associated with physical activity. However, comparative research across diverse settings remains limited. This study aimed to identify the barriers and enablers of CIM across regions with varying levels of urbanization by developing a customized scale suited to the current Japanese context.

Methods

An online survey in autumn 2023 collected responses from 6,000 women across Japan, aged 20–49, with children aged 6–12 attending municipal elementary schools. The CIM scale was customized through a stepwise process based on internal consistency and criterion-related validity, using physical activity as the criterion. Postcode-level population density was used as a proxy for urbanization. Generalized linear models were applied to examine associations between CIM and individual, social, and environmental factors.

Results

Five items related to parental permission, including going shopping alone, were selected to construct the CIM scale. CIM was higher in more densely populated areas, contrasting with results from other countries. Factors associated with higher CIM scores included being male, in a higher grade, not a first-born child, and attending after-school activities. Parents’ perceptions of safety from crime were positively associated with CIM, whereas perceptions of traffic safety were significantly associated only in medium-sized cities.

Conclusions

Unexpectedly, higher urbanization was associated with higher CIM but lower physical activity levels, possibly reflecting the influence of sedentary after-school routines. The approach to contextualizing the CIM scale and the regional findings provides insights for countries undergoing similar social or demographic transitions.

区域差异可能导致儿童独立活动能力（CIM）的关键因素存在差异，而CIM与身体活动有关。然而，在不同环境下的比较研究仍然有限。本研究旨在通过开发适合当前日本背景的定制规模，确定不同城市化水平地区CIM的障碍和推动因素。方法在2023年秋季进行了一项在线调查，收集了日本各地6000名年龄在20-49岁之间的女性的反馈，她们的孩子年龄在6-12岁之间。CIM量表是通过基于内部一致性和标准相关效度的逐步过程定制的，以身体活动为标准。采用邮政编码水平的人口密度作为城市化的代表。应用广义线性模型来检验CIM与个人、社会和环境因素之间的关系。结果选取单独购物等与父母许可相关的5个条目构建CIM量表。与其他国家的结果相比，CIM在人口更密集的地区更高。与较高的CIM分数相关的因素包括男性、年级较高、不是第一个孩子以及参加课后活动。父母对犯罪安全的感知与CIM呈正相关，而交通安全感知仅在中等城市显著相关。出乎意料的是，城市化程度越高，CIM越高，但体力活动水平越低，这可能反映了久坐的课后生活习惯的影响。将CIM比额表和区域调查结果结合起来的方法为经历类似社会或人口转变的国家提供了见解。

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Risk perception, protective behavior, and transit ridership during COVID-19: Longitudinal insights from Seoul Metropolitan Area, Republic of Korea 2019冠状病毒病期间的风险认知、保护行为和过境客流量：来自大韩民国首尔大都市区的纵向见解

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102108

Seunghoo Jeong , Minjun Kim , Min-Kyu Kim , Ji-Bum Chung

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic heightened individuals’ risk perception and increased their protective behaviors to minimize unnecessary contact with others. While existing studies have explored behavioral changes in response to the pandemic, few have examined the dynamic interplay between risk perception, protective behaviors, and contextual factors, largely due to the limitations of short-term or cross-sectional data.

Methods

This study used 80 repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted throughout the pandemic to track the risk perception and protective behavior of Koreans. We adopted a one-way ANOVA model and a conceptual SEM to examine the differences in risk perception and protective behavior across various socio-demographic groups. The variables considered were individuals’ risk perception, protective behaviors, and the external environment such as the number of confirmed cases and government quarantine measures for exploring their associations with public transit usage.

Results

The results indicate that individuals' risk perception is significantly influenced by their surrounding environment. Individuals with heightened risk perception are likely to adopt preventive measures, which in turn impact their public transit ridership. We also provide compelling evidence on how risk perception and protective behavior related to COVID-19 evolved over time, influenced not only by public health policies but also by individuals’ socio-demographic characteristics. Last, this study empirically demonstrates the occurrence of psychic numbing resulting from repeated exposure to a persistent threat.

Conclusions

These findings underscore the importance of adaptive public health strategies and targeted communication to address the varying perceptions across different socio-demographic groups, contributing to a more resilient public transit system. This study highlights the importance of adaptive transit operations, sustained safety measures, and continuous public engagement during future pandemics.

2019冠状病毒病大流行增强了个人的风险认知，并增加了他们的保护行为，以尽量减少与他人的不必要接触。虽然现有研究探讨了应对大流行的行为变化，但很少研究风险感知、保护行为和环境因素之间的动态相互作用，这主要是由于短期或横断面数据的局限性。方法本研究采用80次重复横断面调查，追踪韩国人的风险认知和保护行为。我们采用单因素方差分析模型和概念扫描电镜来检查不同社会人口统计学群体在风险感知和保护行为方面的差异。考虑的变量包括个人的风险认知、保护行为和外部环境，如确诊病例数量和政府为探索其与公共交通使用的关联而采取的隔离措施。结果个体的风险感知受周围环境的显著影响。风险意识较高的人可能会采取预防措施，这反过来影响他们的公共交通乘客。我们还提供了令人信服的证据，证明与COVID-19相关的风险认知和保护行为是如何随着时间的推移而演变的，这不仅受到公共卫生政策的影响，还受到个人社会人口特征的影响。最后，本研究实证证明了心理麻木的发生是由于反复暴露于持续的威胁。这些发现强调了适应性公共卫生战略和有针对性的沟通的重要性，以解决不同社会人口群体的不同看法，有助于建立更具弹性的公共交通系统。这项研究强调了在未来大流行期间适应性过境操作、持续安全措施和持续公众参与的重要性。

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Exploring risky driving behaviours among bus drivers in Hanoi, Vietnam using an extended Job Demands-Resources framework 使用扩展的工作需求-资源框架探索越南河内公交车司机的危险驾驶行为

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102100

Thanh Chuong Nguyen , Thanh Tung Ha , Jimmy Armoogum , Kenneth Joh , Minh Hieu Nguyen

Introduction

Despite a large body of research on bus safety, scant attention has been given to quantify the factors that lead to unsafe driving behaviours in lower-middle income countries. To address this gap, we empirically investigate the determinants of unsafe behaviours among bus drivers in Vietnam using an extended Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework.

Methods

Our study utilized the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) method to analyse data gathered from 1020 bus drivers across the Hanoi bus network in March 2024.

Results

The results showed that that unsafe driving behaviours were attributable to job demands, personal demands, and job burnout, whereas perceived crash risk and job resources contributed to preventing these behaviours. Job demands were the most decisive risk factor, confirming the stressful, hectic, and strenuous nature of occupational bus driving. While mindfulness did not have a direct effect on unsafe behaviours, it was found to moderate the relationship between job demands and risky behaviours. Specifically, the positive relationship was weaker for more mindful drivers. Additionally, control variables played a key role in predicting risky behaviours, as older and better-educated drivers operating on non-urban routes tended to drive more safely.

Conclusions

Reducing job demands by accounting for working condition constraints when creating schedules is critical to improving bus safety. Increasing bus drivers' perception of collision risks, offering more job resources, and mindfulness training should receive greater attention from practitioners and managers. Further research on factors influencing other unsafe behaviours (e.g., lapses and errors) in other settings is needed.

尽管有大量关于公共汽车安全的研究，但很少有人注意量化导致中低收入国家不安全驾驶行为的因素。为了解决这一差距，我们使用扩展的工作需求-资源（JD-R）框架对越南公交车司机不安全行为的决定因素进行了实证研究。方法采用偏最小二乘结构方程建模（PLS-SEM）方法，对2024年3月河内市公交网络1020名公交司机的数据进行分析。结果不安全驾驶行为与工作需求、个人需求和工作倦怠有关，而感知碰撞风险和工作资源对不安全驾驶行为的预防有重要作用。工作需求是最具决定性的风险因素，证实了职业巴士司机的压力、忙碌和艰苦的性质。虽然正念对不安全行为没有直接影响，但它可以调节工作需求和危险行为之间的关系。具体来说，对于更专注的司机来说，这种正相关关系更弱。此外，控制变量在预测危险行为方面发挥了关键作用，因为年龄较大和受教育程度较高的驾驶员在非城市路线上驾驶时往往更安全。结论：在制定时间表时，考虑工作条件的限制来减少工作需求对提高公交车安全性至关重要。提高公交车司机对碰撞风险的感知，提供更多的工作资源，以及正念训练应该得到从业者和管理者的更多关注。需要进一步研究在其他环境中影响其他不安全行为（例如过失和错误）的因素。

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Assessing the affordance, equity and wellbeing implications of mobility provision, governance and operation in East African cities 评估东非城市流动性提供、治理和运营的可提供性、公平性和福祉影响

IF 3.2 3区工程技术 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Transport & Health

Pub Date : 2025-10-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2025.102127

Steve Cinderby , Nancy Abira , Rachel Pateman , Romanus Opiyo , Howard Cambridge , Cassilde Muhoza , Constant Cap , Sherlyne Omangi

Introduction

Delivering enhanced inclusive and safe mobility choices addresses many elements of the inclusive city concept. Urban mobility is a key factor supporting health and wellbeing and is linked to infrastructure quality, governance, and individuals’ behaviours particularly in the context of dynamic rapidly changing cities. This paper investigates from a multidisciplinary perspective how the quality of urban environments interacts with mobility, health and wellbeing.

Setting

Addressing recent calls for African mobility research focussed on socio-economic equity this paper presents mixed methods research from low-income communities in two Kenyan cities.

Methods

Using combinations of participatory mapping, transect walks, subjective and physiological wellbeing measurements alongside recording of environmental conditions we consider the interactions of mobility on health and wellbeing for vulnerable travellers typically excluded from mobility planning considerations. We assess our findings in relation to a new framework combining dimensions of mobility, wellbeing and inclusion. This framework incorporates elements of physical infrastructure provision; mobility systems and governance; and the influence of other user behaviour.

Results

Our findings highlight how focussing on infrastructure provision and not overall journey experiences could result in investments that do not support healthy mobility choices. Collecting better (spatially explicit) environmental measurements and diverse wellbeing data would enable decision makers to understand existing environments more holistically to identify the most appropriate mobility investments. Overall, the framework and results forefront how inclusive and equitable mobility solutions that actively support people's health and wellbeing should go beyond provision of adequate and safe infrastructure. They should include user awareness and behaviour changes that are effectively governed ensuring the benefits of any improvements are not undermined thereby risking exposing travellers to more dangerous pollution or hazardous road safety environments.

提供增强的包容性和安全的出行选择解决了包容性城市概念的许多要素。城市流动性是支持健康和福祉的关键因素，与基础设施质量、治理和个人行为有关，特别是在动态快速变化的城市背景下。本文从多学科的角度研究了城市环境质量如何与流动性、健康和福祉相互作用。针对最近对关注社会经济公平的非洲流动性研究的呼吁，本文介绍了两个肯尼亚城市低收入社区的混合方法研究。方法结合参与式测绘、样带步行、主观和生理健康测量以及环境条件的记录，我们考虑了流动性对健康和福祉的相互作用，这些流动性通常被排除在流动性规划考虑之外。我们根据一个结合流动性、幸福感和包容性维度的新框架来评估我们的发现。这个框架包含了提供有形基础设施的要素；流动系统和治理；以及其他用户行为的影响。结果：我们的研究结果强调，关注基础设施的提供，而不是整体的旅行体验，可能导致投资不支持健康的出行选择。收集更好的（空间明确的）环境测量和多样化的健康数据将使决策者能够更全面地了解现有环境，从而确定最合适的交通投资。总体而言，框架和成果表明，积极支持人们健康和福祉的包容和公平的流动性解决方案应如何超越提供充足和安全的基础设施。它们应包括有效管理的用户意识和行为改变，确保任何改进的好处不会受到损害，从而使旅行者面临更危险的污染或危险的道路安全环境。

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