Kiron Chatterjee Kiron.Chatterjee@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Travel Behaviour
Triggers for changes in cycling: The role of life events and modifications to the external environment
Chatterjee, Kiron; Sherwin, Henrietta; Jain, Juliet
Authors
Henrietta Sherwin
Juliet Jain Juliet.Jain@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Research Fellow
Abstract
There is surprising little research that directly investigates the reasons why people change their cycling behaviour. This paper presents findings from in-depth interviews that sought to understand the circumstances and factors that influenced people to start, stop or significantly change their amount of cycling. The interviews were held with residents of 12 towns and cities in England that were experiencing an unprecedented scale of investment in cycling by UK standards. The interviews collected biographical information on travel behaviour life circumstances and probed the reasons for changes in cycling. Theory and preliminary analysis were used to develop a conceptual model which posits that turning points in cycling behaviour are triggered by contextual change and mediated by intrinsic motivations, facilitating conditions and personal history. It is shown that life events were usually the trigger for a change in cycling but external changes to the bicycle environment played a facilitating role in enabling change. The types of life events that were relevant varied over the age span of participants. Practitioners can take advantage of the life events identified as opportunities to promote cycling. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Citation
Chatterjee, K., Sherwin, H., & Jain, J. (2013). Triggers for changes in cycling: The role of life events and modifications to the external environment. Journal of Transport Geography, 30, 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.02.007
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 1, 2013 |
Journal | Journal of Transport Geography |
Print ISSN | 0966-6923 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 30 |
Pages | 183-193 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.02.007 |
Keywords | cycling, behavioural change, turning point, trigger, life course, life event |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/937493 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.02.007 |
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