The effect of COVID-19 and subsequent social distancing on travel behavior

By J. De Vos. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 2020

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The spread of the COVID-19 virus has resulted in unprecedented measures restricting travel and activity participation in many countries. Social distancing, i.e., reducing interactions between individuals in order to slow down the spread of the virus, has become the new norm. In this viewpoint I will discuss the potential implications of social distancing on daily travel patterns. Avoiding social contact might completely change the number and types of out-of-home activities people perform, and how people reach these activities. It can be expected that the demand for travel will reduce and that people will travel less by public transport. Social distancing might negatively affect subjective well-being and health status, as it might result in social isolation and limited physical activity. As a result, walking and cycling, recreationally or utilitarian, can be important ways to maintain satisfactory levels of health and well-being. Policymakers and planners should consequently try to encourage active travel, while public transport operators should focus on creating ways to safely use public transport.

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Behavioral Intention of Traveling in the period of COVID-19: An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Perceived Risk (2021, background): “…cases of Coronavirus worldwide reached 17,36,09,772 and death count to 37,42,653 till June 09, 2021 (WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard, 2020) while in India, as of June 07, 2021, the number of confirmed cases reached 2,89,95,457 while death count reached to 3,51,335 (Statista, 2021).”
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic, energy-environment and transport sector globally and sustainable development goal (SDG) (2021, unknown): “Cycling gained importance in different countries, as the most suitable road transport (De Vos, 2020).”
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The impact of COVID-19 on transport volume and freight capacity dynamics: An empirical analysis in German food retail logistics (2020, unknown): “This is examined regarding travel behavior and the impact on the aviation industry byGössling et al. (2020) and de Vos (2020).”
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The COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on cities and major lessons for urban planning, design, and management (2020, unknown): “Therefore, active transport modes should be further promoted by more investment in cycling and pedestrian infrastructure (Hadjidemetriou et al., 2020; De Vos, 2020).”
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Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on travel behavior and mode preferences (2020, unknown): “De Vos (2020) explained that due to COVID-19, people will reduce their travel, and will prefer to use active modes or cars over public transport.”
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