TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Carpooling: Who is closest to adopting it? An investigation into the potential car-poolers among private vehicle users: a case of a developing country, India
JO  - Transport policy
A1  - Saxena, Aditya
A1  - Gupta, Vallary
SP  - 11
EP  - 20
VL  - 135
IS  - 
N2  - The demand for transit is linked to a country's economic and population growth. As per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH), from 2009 to 2019, India witnessed an average growth rate of 9.9% per annum in registered vehicles. Even though the vehicle ownership is often viewed as a symbol of economic prosperity, the associated negative externalities (congestion, air pollution, road crashes, noise pollution, etc.) are substantial. To counter this, carpooling has been proposed as a solution globally. However, there is a paucity of literature for analysing the difference in travel characteristics of car-poolers among other private vehicle users. The present study aims to bridge this gap by comparing the demographic and travel characteristics of existing car-poolers with two-wheelers and single-occupant car users in Gurugram in the national capital region of India. Using an unsupervised machine learning clustering method (two-step cluster), the findings of the present study indicate that the profile of single-occupant car (SOC) users and car-poolers are highly distinguished from two-wheeler users. However, car-poolers have similar characteristics to single-occupant car users, except for travel cost, income level, and gender, suggesting that SOC users are potential car-poolers. A comparative study of this kind would help city planners and policymakers identify prospective car-poolers, and formulate policies to encourage SOC users to adopt carpooling and promote urban transportation sustainability.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0967-070X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.03.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -