TRANSPORT MODE CHOICE AND HABITS

This study reports a survey among 258 inhabitants of Elst (Gelderland) which tested a model of the psychological antecedents for choosing the car as the mode of transport. In particular the study focuses on attitudes towards types of transportation, habits of car use, involvement in transport mode choice, and involvement in environmental issues. The results clearly indicate that habits of car use are a major antecedent for choosing the car as the mode of transport, next to attitudes toward car and train use. Furthermore, the results suggest that habits of car use are related to involvement in transport mode choice on the one hand and involvement in environmental issues on the other. Finally, the results indicate a better relationship between attitude toward car use and choosing the car as the mode of transport when habits of car use are weak. Implications for further research to enhance the effects of education are presented. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 856918.