COVID-19: Perceptions of public transit passengers on its management and influence on sustainable transport in Ibadan

Year 2022, Volume: 02 Issue: 02, 118 - 130, 31.12.2022

Adeyinka Ajayı

Abstract

This research is an empirical assessment of how the outbreak of Covid-19 impacted the public transit system and the achievement of sustainable public transport during the period of partial restriction in Ibadan. Multistage and random sampling techniques were used in selecting 181 participants for the study. Two hypotheses were tested, results from the first regression model showed the five selected socioeconomic variables and dreadful perception of the public transit system as an epicenter of the contagion by the passengers explained a moderate 52% of the variance and was a significant determinant of public transit usage during the studied period (R2 = .0.52, F(6,175) = 7.6, p < .005). Furthermore, the regression model for the second hypothesis which explained a paltry 24% variance revealed that respondents' trip decisions during the period of the partial lockdown were not significantly determined by their belief in the government-formulated measures against the pandemic, safety practices deployed in the management of public transit system, their economic situations and their desires to help in the achievement of sustainable urban transport (R2 = .0.24, F (6,175) = 1.63, p >.005). The paper presents a novel attempt that aid the understanding of the dynamics between the SES of passengers using the public transit system, and the management of an outbreak of public health emergencies.

Keywords

Covid-19, Socioeconomic Situation, Public Transit Management, Dreadful Perception, Public Health Emergency, Sustainable Transport

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