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Survey on how fluctuating petrol prices are affecting Malaysian large city dwellers in changing their trip patterns

Year: 2018

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Rising fuel prices shocks have a significant impact on the way of life of most Malaysians. Due to the rising of oil prices, the costs of travel for private vehicle users are therefore increasing. The study was conducted based on the objective of studying the impact of rising fuel prices on three types of trip patterns of Malaysians who are living in the city areas. The three types of trip patterns are, workplaces trip, leisure trip and personal purposes trip during the weekdays. This study was conducted by distributing questionnaires to respondents of private vehicle users in selected city such as Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Melaka, Perak, Selangor and Kelantan. This study, found that the trip patterns of those who were using their own vehicles had changed after the rising of fuel prices. The changes showed that many private vehicle users were taking steps to save money on petrol by adjusting their trips.

Source: IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/140/1/012085

Authors: M M Rohani, N Pahazri

Institution: Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia