%0 Journal Article
%T Using behavioral economics to optimize safer undergraduate late-night transportation
%J Journal of applied behavior analysis
%D 2023
%A Gelino, Brett W.
%A Graham, Madison E.
%A Strickland, Justin C.
%A Glatter, Hannah W.
%A Hursh, Steven R.
%A Reed, Derek D.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X Many universities sponsor student-oriented transit services that could reduce alcohol-induced risks but only if services adequately anticipate and adapt to student needs. Human choice data offer an optimal foundation for planning and executing late-night transit services. In this simulated choice experiment, respondents opted to either (a) wait an escalating delay for a free university-sponsored "safe" option, (b) pay an escalating fee for an on-demand rideshare service, or (c) pick a free, immediately available "unsafe" option (e.g., ride with an alcohol-impaired driver). Behavioral-economic nonlinear models of averaged-choice data describe preference across arrangements. Best-fit metrics indicate adequate sensitivity to contextual factors (i.e., wait time, preceding late-night activity). At short delays, students preferred the free transit option. As delays extend beyond 30 min, most students preferred competing alternatives. These data depict a policy-relevant delay threshold to better safeguard undergraduate student safety.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Wiley-Blackwell
%@ 0021-8855
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jaba.1029