What influences parents’ decisions to use sustainable mode (public bus) with their children? A case study in Batu Pahat, Johor
Malaysia is facing a challenge on how to improve the quality of public transportation system along with the city’s urbanization since public transport is one of the sustainable approaches to minimise the use of private vehicles on road that mainly contributes to CO2 emissions that affect the envi...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11438/1/P16853_394e17446bc07030d20fb2db1a4ec05e%205.pdf http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11438/ http://10.1088/1755-1315/1347/1/012056 |
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| Summary: | Malaysia is facing a challenge on how to improve the quality of public
transportation system along with the city’s urbanization since public transport is one of the
sustainable approaches to minimise the use of private vehicles on road that mainly contributes
to CO2 emissions that affect the environment, negatively. The lack of public transport services
has become a barrier for people to access all the facilities and socialize among the community.
Studies on the use of public transport by children are rarely discussed and has lack of attention
among community. Thus, this study aims to determine parents’ perceptions in using
sustainable mode such as public bus with children in terms of accessibility, affordability, safety
and comfortability, as well as to analyse the subjective factors affecting parents’ decisions to
use public bus with their children based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). The
survey method via questionnaire has been distributed through face-to-face (self-administered
questionnaire) and online method (via Google Form) among 100 adults (aged 18 and above,
and married) who lives in Batu Pahat, Johor. Then, the data were analyzed by applying Mean
Score Method and multiple linear regression analysis using Microsoft Excel. The results show
that safety is the main aspect influencing parents' decisions to use public buses with their
children. In addition, Attitudes and Perceived Behavioural Control are found to be the
significant components influencing Intention, and the Intention influences parents' decisions to
use public bus with children for all activity types |
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