The increasing role of latent variables in modelling bicycle mode choice

B Muñoz, A Monzon, RA Daziano - Transport Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The growing interest in promoting non-motorised active transport has led to an increase in
the number of studies to identify the key variables associated with bicycle use, and …

Transition to a cyclable city: Latent variables affecting bicycle commuting

B Muñoz, A Monzon, E López - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
An understanding of the key factors influencing bicycle commuting is essential for
developing effective policies towards a cyclable city. This paper contributes to this line of …

Modelling bicycle use intention: the role of perceptions

Á Fernández-Heredia, S Jara-Díaz, A Monzón - Transportation, 2016 - Springer
Users' perceptions are identified as key elements to understand bicycle use, whose election
cannot be explained with usual mobility variables and socio-economic characteristics. A …

Influence of social networks on latent choice of electric cars: a mixed logit specification using experimental design data

S Rasouli, H Timmermans - Networks and Spatial Economics, 2016 - Springer
Electric cars can potentially make a substantial contribution to the reduction of pollution and
noise. The size of this contribution depends on the acceptance of this new technology in the …

The effect of personality traits on consumers' preferences for extra virgin olive oil

A Yangui, M Costa-Font, JM Gil - Food Quality and Preference, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to investigate the role of psychological factors on building the
consumer's behavioral decision process towards extra virgin olive oil, with special attention …

Hybrid discrete choice models: Gained insights versus increasing effort

P Mariel, J Meyerhoff - Science of the total environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Hybrid choice models expand the standard models in discrete choice modelling by
incorporating psychological factors as latent variables. They could therefore provide further …

The influence of personality traits on airport public transport access mode choice: A hybrid latent class choice modeling approach

M Yazdanpanah, MH Hosseinlou - Journal of Air Transport Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Many objective and subjective factors affect individual tendencies. Such subjective factors
include personality traits, attitudes, identities, perceptions, and feelings. The choice of …

Acceptance of life-threatening hazards among young tourists: A stated choice experiment

I Sarman, S Scagnolari… - Journal of Travel …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This work analyzes the impact of potential life-threatening events at destination on the
decision to undertake a leisure trip, and points out the trade-offs between such events and …

Assessing the importance of car meanings and attitudes in consumer evaluations of electric vehicles

C Morton, J Anable, JD Nelson - Energy Efficiency, 2016 - Springer
This paper reports findings from a research study which assesses the importance of
attitudinal constructs related to general car attitudes and the meanings attached to car …

Modelling acceleration decisions in traffic streams with weak lane discipline: A latent leader approach

CF Choudhury, MM Islam - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
Acceleration is an important driving manoeuvre that has been modelled for decades as a
critical element of the microscopic traffic simulation tools. The state-of-the art acceleration …