Bus drivers and their interactions with cyclists: An analysis of minor conflicts
Driving a bus in a city is a challenging task as it demands paying attention to changing conditions (e.g., weather, congestion) while interacting with passengers and other road users who sometimes display unpredictable behaviours. Cyclists play an important role in these interactions. This paper inv...
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| description | Driving a bus in a city is a challenging task as it demands paying attention to changing conditions (e.g., weather, congestion) while interacting with passengers and other road users who sometimes display unpredictable behaviours. Cyclists play an important role in these interactions. This paper investigates how cyclists are perceived by bus drivers and how conflicts arising from their daily interactions shape the attitudes of bus drivers. A total of 639 bus drivers (4% of the workforce, 91% males) working in Santiago de Chile responded an online survey. The survey asked drivers about their perception of other transport modes, their experience with traffic collisions and the conflicts they have had with cyclists. Later, logistic regression models were estimated, using “coexistence with cyclists” as the dependent variable. The findings show that younger and older drivers have a better perception of cyclists compared to middle-aged ones. Negative experiences with cyclists worsen the perception of co-existence with cyclists; meanwhile, previous cycling experience was unrelated to drivers’ perceptions. The results also suggest that existing norms are perceived as ineffective. Finally, gender was not statistically significant in shaping bus drivers’ perception of cyclists, yet this topic requires further attention as the composition of the public transport labour force is changing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aed5a6baae074589a1118f323d9439d42024-06-15T06:12:53ZengElsevierTransportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives2590-19822024-05-0125101074Bus drivers and their interactions with cyclists: An analysis of minor conflictsRodrigo Mora0Natan Waintrub1Cristhian Figueroa-Martinez2Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Universidad de Chile. Portugal 84, Santiago centro, Santiago 8331051, Chile; Corresponding author.Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable (CEDEUS), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Los Navegantes 1963, Providencia, Santiago 7520246, ChileDepartamento de Planificación y Ordenamiento Territorial, Facultad de la Construcción y Ordenamiento Territorial, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM), Dieciocho 390, Santiago 8330526, ChileDriving a bus in a city is a challenging task as it demands paying attention to changing conditions (e.g., weather, congestion) while interacting with passengers and other road users who sometimes display unpredictable behaviours. Cyclists play an important role in these interactions. This paper investigates how cyclists are perceived by bus drivers and how conflicts arising from their daily interactions shape the attitudes of bus drivers. A total of 639 bus drivers (4% of the workforce, 91% males) working in Santiago de Chile responded an online survey. The survey asked drivers about their perception of other transport modes, their experience with traffic collisions and the conflicts they have had with cyclists. Later, logistic regression models were estimated, using “coexistence with cyclists” as the dependent variable. The findings show that younger and older drivers have a better perception of cyclists compared to middle-aged ones. Negative experiences with cyclists worsen the perception of co-existence with cyclists; meanwhile, previous cycling experience was unrelated to drivers’ perceptions. The results also suggest that existing norms are perceived as ineffective. Finally, gender was not statistically significant in shaping bus drivers’ perception of cyclists, yet this topic requires further attention as the composition of the public transport labour force is changing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198224000605Bus driversCyclistsPerceptionRoad behaviourLatin America |
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| title | Bus drivers and their interactions with cyclists: An analysis of minor conflicts |
| title_full | Bus drivers and their interactions with cyclists: An analysis of minor conflicts |
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| title_short | Bus drivers and their interactions with cyclists: An analysis of minor conflicts |
| title_sort | bus drivers and their interactions with cyclists an analysis of minor conflicts |
| topic | Bus drivers Cyclists Perception Road behaviour Latin America |
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