Mobility for Long-distance: How People Choose Transportation in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era?

Priska Nahak, Theodorus Paling, Anastasia Muda

2021

Abstract

Transportation during the pandemic era is experiencing tremendous pressure, as although it causes the spread of the virus, restrictions on mobility worsen its operation. Therefore, this study aims to explain a model of mobility behavior on medium and long-distance trips in an archipelago based on the choice of transportation mode. The data was from cases in the western Timor island, focused on traveling from Kupang to various district cities. Data was collected using a questionnaire with a sample of 250 respondents, randomly selected in the Kupang area. The modes of transportation included were buses, cars, motorbikes, minibuses, and car sharing. Meanwhile, the analysis used the best-worst method (BWM) approach by comparing one mode, labeled as the best, with another, expressed as the worst, according to each respondent’s perception, to describe the mode selection behavior before and during the pandemic. Based on the calculation algorithm in the BWM, the output of the analysis was the weight of each mode of transportation for each respondent. The final weight was based on the average weight estimated from the overall respondents and used to determine the ranking of each mode of transportation. Subsequently, the results showed that buses were the best mode of transportation, followed by cars, then car sharing, minibuses, and finally, motorbikes, which were rarely used. During the pandemic, the best or most frequently used mode of transportation was car sharing, followed by minibuses, cars, motorbikes, and buses as the last alternative in the ranking. This finding shows that long-distance travellers are more prone to the spread of Covid-19 virus. Therefore, clear regulations are needed regarding car sharing operations to ensure the provision of excellent services. Also, the improvement of intercity bus services is important, especially in terms of capacity management, cleanliness, and the application of health protocols during trips.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nahak P., Paling T. and Muda A. (2021). Mobility for Long-distance: How People Choose Transportation in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era?. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science - Volume 1: iCAST-ES, ISBN 978-989-758-615-6, pages 194-202. DOI: 10.5220/0010942200003260

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icast-es21,
author={Priska Nahak and Theodorus Paling and Anastasia Muda},
title={Mobility for Long-distance: How People Choose Transportation in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science - Volume 1: iCAST-ES,},
year={2021},
pages={194-202},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010942200003260},
isbn={978-989-758-615-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Science and Technology on Engineering Science - Volume 1: iCAST-ES,
TI - Mobility for Long-distance: How People Choose Transportation in the Covid-19 Pandemic Era?
SN - 978-989-758-615-6
AU - Nahak P.
AU - Paling T.
AU - Muda A.
PY - 2021
SP - 194
EP - 202
DO - 10.5220/0010942200003260