Year: 2015
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Motorized travel mode to school affects children's interaction with the environments in their journey that causes many consequences for them. With focus on children's and parents’ perception regarding environment, this paper addresses some factors that affect children's travel mode choice in their school journey in Iran. The method used in this study was analysis of collected data through questionnaire and interview. The results revealed the relations of three significant factors influencing children's walking mode choice in their school way. Identified factors can lead to design appropriate settings in their routes that can cause benefits for children and parents.
Language: English
Subfield: Transportation
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1925595371