Abstract
Private Cars (PC) are becoming the most common way to travel daily. This is one of the effects of poor access to Public Transport (PT). As a result, increase air pollution, traffic congestion, noise, accidents. This study aims to develop a modal shift model for car users to shift to PT and determine the factors that effects the performance of the mode of transportation. A survey of 384 of PT users was conducted in Kajang city, Malaysia. Data were processed by SPSS software. A binary logit model has been used for three different lines (car, train and bus). The explanatory factors that looked at two models include trip distances, a trip rate per day, trip time, gender, age, and occupation, which are important variables. Mode Choice Model (Car vs Bus) show the travel time and distance travelled are significant factors to increase the use of public buses and reduce dependence on the car. While in Model (Car vs Train), the travel time is an important variable that effects of the switching decision between car and train. Younger people are more likely to switch in both models. Improve some factors like reliability in public transport services and change some fundamental policy could be the most effective measures for shifting from PC to PT.
Highlights
The major challenge that roadway users faces every day in metropolitan cities is traffic congestion [1]
Traffic congestion can be reduced by drawing travelers away from Private Cars (PC) over to Public Transport (PT)
The reasons behind the insistence on the use of PC as well as the factors are effecting on the use of PT and the impact of these factors in the switching to public transport were compared
Summary
The major challenge that roadway users faces every day in metropolitan cities is traffic congestion [1]. The rapid economic growth, employment and urban sprawl have led to increased numbers of commuters where the use of PC has spread over the past two decades; it has become one of the most common means of transport in Malaysia, this increase in cars leads to various traffic-related social problems [2]. The increasingly active car uses in the cities in industrialized countries has led to increased accessibility problems of PC cause transportation delays, accidents and emissions produced [4, 5]. Many factors play a key role to motivate PC users towards PT, the travel time and service system improvement are required to reduce PC dependency, park implementation with ride service facility near to the PT stations will enhance the PT users [7]. Develop public transport connections and improve pedestrian walkway system by make the distance at least 500 m or 15 min walk to near station to attract more people to this sector [14]
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