Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes.
The restrictive measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered sudden massive changes to travel behaviors of people all around the world. This study examines the individual mobility patterns for all transport modes (walk, bicycle, motorcycle, car driven alone, car driven in...
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doaj-7b7307bb76df496db1206b3fa94c66da2021-03-04T13:01:37ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01162e024588610.1371/journal.pone.0245886Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes.Diego Maria BarbieriBaowen LouMarco PassavantiCang HuiInge HoffDaniela Antunes LessaGaurav SikkaKevin ChangAkshay GuptaKevin FangArunabha BanerjeeBrij MaharajLouisa LamNavid GhasemiBhaven NaikFusong WangAli Foroutan MirhosseiniSahra NaseriZhuangzhuang LiuYaning QiaoAndrew TuckerKasun WijayaratnaPrince PeprahSolomon AdomakoLei YuShubham GoswamiHao ChenBenan ShuAmir HessamiMontasir AbbasNithin AgarwalTaha Hossein RashidiThe restrictive measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered sudden massive changes to travel behaviors of people all around the world. This study examines the individual mobility patterns for all transport modes (walk, bicycle, motorcycle, car driven alone, car driven in company, bus, subway, tram, train, airplane) before and during the restrictions adopted in ten countries on six continents: Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa and the United States. This cross-country study also aims at understanding the predictors of protective behaviors related to the transport sector and COVID-19. Findings hinge upon an online survey conducted in May 2020 (N = 9,394). The empirical results quantify tremendous disruptions for both commuting and non-commuting travels, highlighting substantial reductions in the frequency of all types of trips and use of all modes. In terms of potential virus spread, airplanes and buses are perceived to be the riskiest transport modes, while avoidance of public transport is consistently found across the countries. According to the Protection Motivation Theory, the study sheds new light on the fact that two indicators, namely income inequality, expressed as Gini index, and the reported number of deaths due to COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, aggravate respondents' perceptions. This research indicates that socio-economic inequality and morbidity are not only related to actual health risks, as well documented in the relevant literature, but also to the perceived risks. These findings document the global impact of the COVID-19 crisis as well as provide guidance for transportation practitioners in developing future strategies.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245886 |
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Diego Maria Barbieri Baowen Lou Marco Passavanti Cang Hui Inge Hoff Daniela Antunes Lessa Gaurav Sikka Kevin Chang Akshay Gupta Kevin Fang Arunabha Banerjee Brij Maharaj Louisa Lam Navid Ghasemi Bhaven Naik Fusong Wang Ali Foroutan Mirhosseini Sahra Naseri Zhuangzhuang Liu Yaning Qiao Andrew Tucker Kasun Wijayaratna Prince Peprah Solomon Adomako Lei Yu Shubham Goswami Hao Chen Benan Shu Amir Hessami Montasir Abbas Nithin Agarwal Taha Hossein Rashidi |
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Diego Maria Barbieri Baowen Lou Marco Passavanti Cang Hui Inge Hoff Daniela Antunes Lessa Gaurav Sikka Kevin Chang Akshay Gupta Kevin Fang Arunabha Banerjee Brij Maharaj Louisa Lam Navid Ghasemi Bhaven Naik Fusong Wang Ali Foroutan Mirhosseini Sahra Naseri Zhuangzhuang Liu Yaning Qiao Andrew Tucker Kasun Wijayaratna Prince Peprah Solomon Adomako Lei Yu Shubham Goswami Hao Chen Benan Shu Amir Hessami Montasir Abbas Nithin Agarwal Taha Hossein Rashidi Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. PLoS ONE |
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Diego Maria Barbieri Baowen Lou Marco Passavanti Cang Hui Inge Hoff Daniela Antunes Lessa Gaurav Sikka Kevin Chang Akshay Gupta Kevin Fang Arunabha Banerjee Brij Maharaj Louisa Lam Navid Ghasemi Bhaven Naik Fusong Wang Ali Foroutan Mirhosseini Sahra Naseri Zhuangzhuang Liu Yaning Qiao Andrew Tucker Kasun Wijayaratna Prince Peprah Solomon Adomako Lei Yu Shubham Goswami Hao Chen Benan Shu Amir Hessami Montasir Abbas Nithin Agarwal Taha Hossein Rashidi |
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. |
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. |
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. |
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. |
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. |
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impact of covid-19 pandemic on mobility in ten countries and associated perceived risk for all transport modes. |
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The restrictive measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have triggered sudden massive changes to travel behaviors of people all around the world. This study examines the individual mobility patterns for all transport modes (walk, bicycle, motorcycle, car driven alone, car driven in company, bus, subway, tram, train, airplane) before and during the restrictions adopted in ten countries on six continents: Australia, Brazil, China, Ghana, India, Iran, Italy, Norway, South Africa and the United States. This cross-country study also aims at understanding the predictors of protective behaviors related to the transport sector and COVID-19. Findings hinge upon an online survey conducted in May 2020 (N = 9,394). The empirical results quantify tremendous disruptions for both commuting and non-commuting travels, highlighting substantial reductions in the frequency of all types of trips and use of all modes. In terms of potential virus spread, airplanes and buses are perceived to be the riskiest transport modes, while avoidance of public transport is consistently found across the countries. According to the Protection Motivation Theory, the study sheds new light on the fact that two indicators, namely income inequality, expressed as Gini index, and the reported number of deaths due to COVID-19 per 100,000 inhabitants, aggravate respondents' perceptions. This research indicates that socio-economic inequality and morbidity are not only related to actual health risks, as well documented in the relevant literature, but also to the perceived risks. These findings document the global impact of the COVID-19 crisis as well as provide guidance for transportation practitioners in developing future strategies. |
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