Early Responses of Intercity Travelers to The Threat of COVID-19: The Case of Turkey-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Early Responses of Intercity Travelers to The Threat of COVID-19: The Case of Turkey

Published:2022-04-05 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:2147-1762
Container-title:GAZI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
language:en
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Author:

ÜNAL Leyla¹,TUYDES-YAMAN Hediye²,ÖZDEK Neşe³,SANDIRAZ Can²

Affiliation:

1. Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü

2. ORTA DOĞU TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

3. General Directorate of Highways

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic created a “New Normal (NN)” concept including a new paradigm aspect of health concerns for travel and mode choices. Analyzing changes in intercity mobility characteristics during COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey based on online survey conducted by the General Directorate of Turkish Highways, 1012 participants were investigated revealing their intercity travel decisions and modes before, during early restriction and “new normal” periods. Results showed the stronger modal shifts to private modes and increased inequality among females and elderly. Travelers stated to return back to their original modes after pandemic, more likely in the air travel than bus or rail.

Publisher

Gazi University Journal of Science

Subject

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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