What does a one-month free bus ticket do to habitual drivers? An experimental analysis of habit and attitude change

S Fujii, R Kitamura - Transportation, 2003 - Springer
The aim of this study was to investigate whether a temporary structural change would induce
a lasting increase in drivers' public transport use. An experiment targeting 43 drivers was …

Breaking car use habits: The effectiveness of a free one-month travelcard

J Thøgersen, B Møller - Transportation, 2008 - Springer
Based on calls for innovative ways of reducing car traffic and research indicating that car
driving is often the result of habitual decision-making and choice processes, this paper …

Promoting public transport as a subscription service: Effects of a free month travel card

J Thøgersen - Transport Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
Newspapers, book clubs, telephone services and many other subscription services are often
marketed to new customers by means of a free or substantially discounted trial period. This …

Travel satisfaction effects of changes in public transport usage

M Abou-Zeid, S Fujii - Transportation, 2016 - Springer
We study the effects of public transport use incentives on changes in travel satisfaction of
participants that undergo behavior change. We use the results of an experiment conducted …

The relationship between car ownership and public transport provision: a case study of Hong Kong

S Cullinane - Transport policy, 2002 - Elsevier
It is often suggested that traffic demand management measures designed to make public
transport more attractive have little impact on car ownership and use. Much of the work on …

Does habitual car use not lead to more resistance to change of travel mode?

S Bamberg, D Rölle, C Weber - Transportation, 2003 - Springer
An experiment examined the effects of an intervention (combination of information and a free
public transport ticket) in a changed decision context (moving to a new residence) on travel …

Targeting travel awareness campaigns: which individuals are more likely to switch from car to other transport for the journey to work?

C Curtis, P Headicar - Transport Policy, 1997 - Elsevier
This paper adds to the work on the subject of car dependency and seeks to give more
precise guidance to those responsible for promoting travel awareness campaigns by …

Travel mode switching: Comparison of findings from two public transportation experiments

M Abou-Zeid, M Ben-Akiva - Transport Policy, 2012 - Elsevier
In previous research, we conducted a small-scale experiment in Switzerland to study the
effect of a temporary use of public transportation by habitual car drivers on their commute …

Policies to attract drivers out of their cars for short trips

RL Mackett - Transport policy, 2001 - Elsevier
This paper examines the policies and personal actions that might attract motorists out of their
cars onto the alternatives for short trips. The analysis is based on the results of surveys …

In the driving seat: psychosocial benefits from private motor vehicle transport compared to public transport

A Ellaway, S Macintyre, R Hiscock, A Kearns - Transportation Research Part …, 2003 - Elsevier
The aim of current transport policy in the UK and many other developed countries is to
reduce reliance on private motor vehicle transport in order to promote public health and …