Citation

Wadud Z. Transp. Res. A Policy Pract. 2020; 137: 301-312.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.tra.2020.05.002

PMID

32508400 PMCID

Abstract

The impact of app-based e-hailing or ridesourcing services on various transport metrics is an area of active research, and research so far have focused on the car-based (or four-wheeled vehicle based) services only. In many cities in the developing and emerging countries, motorcycle-based passenger e-hailing services have become very popular in the last few years, but the implications of these have not been studied before. This study investigates the effects of motorcycle-hailing apps in Dhaka - a megacity in Bangladesh - on the size of its motorcycle fleet. We employ segmented multiple regression on timeseries data to show that there was a statistically significant increase in motorcycle ownership in Dhaka as a result of the motorcycle-hailing services. The findings were also supported by a visual intervention analysis. By the end of 2018, there were 7.45% more motorcycles in Dhaka than there would have been if these app-based e-hailing services were not available. We conclude with potential implications of these increases in motorcycle numbers and future research directions.

Language: en

Keywords

Ridesharing; Ownership; Motorcycle; Uber; Ridehailing; Segmented regression