Citation

Scheiner J, Huber O, Lohmüller S. Travel Behav. Soc. 2019; 15: 15-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.tbs.2018.09.006

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research on children's school travel behaviour has grown tremendously in the past decade, although Germany has remained amazingly silent. At the same time the interplay between various factors that affect child travel is not yet fully understood. The paper reports results from a survey in the medium-sized suburban town of Lünen, Germany. Mode choice of children to and from primary school is studied using multinomial logistic regression. The models include a large variety of variables that capture child and household sociodemographics, parents' mode use, trip distance, parental concerns, attitudes and perceptions, and the built and transport environment. Some of our results confirm previous studies (e.g. on the role of age, gender, and trip distance), while others differ. For instance, we found no effects of household socioeconomic status or of the social environment on mode choice. Concerning the role of the transport environment, we want to highlight two findings. Firstly, narrow pavements along the route increase the odds of being driven rather than walking. Secondly, traffic calming is associated with higher odds of cycling against walking. Parental attitudes and concerns also play a significant role in child mode choice.

Keywords: SR2S

Language: en

Keywords

Built environment; Child mobility; Mode choice; School travel; School trip