Citation

Ma X, Cao R, Wang J. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019; 16(18): e16183420.

Affiliation

School of Transportation, Southeast University, Dongnandaxue Road 2, Nanjing 211189, China. 213160959@seu.edu.cn.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph16183420

PMID

31540094

Abstract

The emergence of dockless bike sharing in recent years has reduced the usage of private cars, especially usage for short-distance trips (within 2 km). In this paper, a modified technology acceptance model (TAM) is proposed to investigate from the psychological perspective drivers' willingness to shift to dockless bike sharing. The modified TAM includes the perceived usefulness of dockless bike sharing, perceived ease-of-use of dockless bike sharing, perceived health of dockless bike sharing, attitudes toward dockless bike sharing, and willingness to shift to dockless bike sharing. Data are obtained through offline communications with car drivers. The results show that two-thirds of car drivers are willing to use dockless bike sharing in short-distance trips. Perceived health, perceived ease-of-use, and perceived usefulness have significant positive effects on people's attitudes toward dockless bike sharing. As expected, people's attitudes toward dockless bike sharing are positively correlated with their willingness to shift. Policy implications are discussed to prompt the modal shift from private cars to dockless bike sharing according to the results.

Language: en

Keywords

car; dockless bike sharing; modal shift; modified TAM; psychology factors