TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - A longitudinal evaluation of satisfaction with e-cycling in daily commuting in the Netherlands
JO  - Travel behaviour and society
A1  - de Kruijf, Joost
A1  - Ettema, Dick
A1  - Dijst, Martin
SP  - 192
EP  - 200
VL  - 16
IS  - 
N2  - This paper reports on the effects of an e-cycling stimulation program on travel satisfaction in the province of North-Brabant, the Netherlands. The program was designed to stimulate car-commuters to shift to e-bike in daily commuting, earning a monetary incentive for each kilometre e-cycled. With a longitudinal design, this study shows a significant increase in travel satisfaction when switching from car to e-bike. Starting from an average slightly positive satisfaction with car commuting, participants reported an extremely positive expected travel satisfaction by e-bike. Although a bit less than expected, the experienced travel satisfaction with e-cycling was high after a period of a month and even increased in the following period of half a year. Where the participants can be sub-divided into car-only and multi-modal car-commuters, this distinction does not show in the experienced travel satisfaction with e-cycling. Our study indicates that the hedonic treadmill mechanism does not automatically apply to the satisfaction with e-cycling. Multivariate analyses suggest that the increase in the travel satisfaction is affected by self-reported health, car ownership, urbanization degree, whether car use and e-cycling are experienced as strenuous, congestion on the route and the attractiveness of the cycle route.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2214-367X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2018.04.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -