Mode choice analysis among motorcycle and Trans Koetaradja urban bus and its contributing factors using revealed preference (RP) data

Abstract

The random utility maximization (RUM) is a widely used principle to study customer behaviors derived from econometric theory. The mode choice problem in transportation planning has been intensively studied to explore the choice behavior of travelers. In the demand analysis, market shares among transport modes are substantially used for public transport planning and operation. Therefore, this study is a preliminary analysis of the modeling complex mode choice behaviors among motorcycle and bus system so-called Trans Koetaradja by considering specific attributes of mode, households, and individual sociodemographic attributes. The developed model of mode choice is used to explore the effect of specific attributes of mode, households, and individual sociodemographic attributes on traveler’s mode choice behaviors and its contributing factors. Using the Revealed Preference (RP) data collected in Banda Aceh, we formulate Binary Logit (BL) to identify and evaluate the effects specific attributes of mode, households, and individual sociodemographic on mode choice. These results confirm that there is a substantial contribution of the specific mode attributes of the individual in determining selected mode choice. The specific attribute of motorcycle mode preference such as travel time (TT) and distance of destination (DD). Findings further confirm that individual sociodemographic variable including dummy young Age (DYA), dummy has elementary education background (DEB), dummy has low-medium income (DIN), dummy owned motorcycle (DOM) and dummy has driver license (DDL) have a statistically significant alert to the selecting mode choice of motorcycle.