Kiriazes Rebecca, Edison Watkins Kari
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States.
Transp Res Part A Policy Pract. 2022 Nov;165:20-37. doi: 10.1016/j.tra.2022.08.019. Epub 2022 Aug 30.
Travel behavior has dramatically shifted during the COVID-19 pandemic as social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders are encouraged to prevent the spread of infection. Shared mobility, which includes transit, ride-hailing, and shared ride-hailing, typically involves contact with strangers and is now viewed as a potential risk. To understand current trends and predict potential modal shifts in a post-COVID-19 world, this research designed, developed, and deployed a short online survey about comfort with and usage of shared transportation. The survey was distributed through multiple recruitment methods to adults in the Atlanta metro area. Data collected from the survey (n = 787) revealed preferences related to ride-sharing environments and safety procedures, frequency of travel on different modes before and during the pandemic, and level of comfort related to the usage of different modes. Despite reopening the economy in Georgia, this research found that the actual usage of private ride-hailing and transit has dramatically decreased. In addition to the usage, the indicated comfort level with usage of shared mobility has decreased since the pandemic. Looking to the future, regression models and data analysis indicated that although there would be an increase in comfort for all shared modes when a vaccine is available, it does not return to the pre-pandemic levels.
在新冠疫情期间，出行行为发生了巨大变化，因为鼓励采取社交距离措施和居家令以防止感染传播。共享出行，包括公共交通、网约车和拼车服务，通常涉及与陌生人接触，现在被视为一种潜在风险。为了了解当前趋势并预测后新冠时代潜在的出行方式转变，本研究设计、开发并开展了一项关于共享交通舒适度和使用情况的简短在线调查。该调查通过多种招募方式分发给亚特兰大市区的成年人。从调查中收集的数据（n = 787）揭示了与拼车环境和安全程序相关的偏好、疫情前和疫情期间不同出行方式的出行频率，以及与不同出行方式使用相关的舒适度水平。尽管佐治亚州已经重新开放经济，但本研究发现，私人网约车和公共交通的实际使用量大幅下降。除了使用量之外，自疫情以来，共享出行使用的舒适度也有所下降。展望未来，回归模型和数据分析表明，虽然在有疫苗可用时，所有共享出行方式的舒适度都会有所提高，但不会恢复到疫情前的水平。
