What Causes Changes in Passenger Behavior in South-East Europe during the COVID-19 Pandemic?

The appearance of the COVID-19 virus in Europe, at the beginning of 2020, brought many challenges and changes to society. These changes affected the behavior, desires, and needs of passengers in vehicles. The change in passenger behavior has contributed to the more difficult organization of passenge...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-08, Vol.13 (15), p.8398
Main Authors: Simović, Sreten, Ivanišević, Tijana, Bradić, Bojana, Čičević, Svetlana, Trifunović, Aleksandar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Demographics
Education
Gender differences
Mortality
Occupancy
Passengers
Public transportation
Traffic management
Transportation systems
Viruses
Womens health
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Summary:The appearance of the COVID-19 virus in Europe, at the beginning of 2020, brought many challenges and changes to society. These changes affected the behavior, desires, and needs of passengers in vehicles. The change in passenger behavior has contributed to the more difficult organization of passenger transport and traffic management. For these reasons, in the countries of South-East Europe (Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, the Republic of Northern Macedonia and Croatia), this survey was conducted in order to examine which demographic characteristics of respondents (age, gender, residence, education, and health) influence choice of transport, with the aim to optimize the transport system in times of crisis in this region. 786 respondents participated in the research. The results showed that the acceptability of vehicle occupancy most often differs with respect to age, education, and health conditions of the respondents. The obtained results will greatly help the organizers of public transport and the transport system in the region, since based on these results they can have an insight into the demographic factors that influence the choice of transport mode during a crisis.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13158398