Younger teens’ mode choice for school trips: Do parents’ attitudes toward safety and traffic conditions along the school route matter?

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 147-155

  Woldeamanuel, Mintesnot ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mode choice; NHTS 2009; parents' attitude; travel behavior; younger teens

Indexed keywords

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION;

MODE CHOICE; NHTS 2009; PARENTS' ATTITUDE; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS; YOUNGER TEENS;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955619671     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2013.871664     Document Type: Article

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