Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2023, 25(1):F15-F25 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2023.018

Paratransit Safety as a Key Resource for Sustainable Mobility in Developing Countries

Md Tawkir Ahmed ORCID...1, *, Md Sifat Bin Siraj ORCID...2, Tiziana Campisi ORCID...3
1 College of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
2 School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Sichuan, China
3 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna Kore, Enna, Italy

A vital mode of transportation for short term mobility is paratransit. There are several studies on paratransit safety in developed nations but the developing nations like Bangladesh pay less attention to the issue. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of paratransit using the perceptions of riders and drivers. Negative binomial model (NBM) was used to calibrate the safety of paratransit using 451 responses in Chittagong city. The study's findings highlight the significance of perceptions of travel safety in enhancing accessibility during the routine travel. Vehicle speed limits (km/h), which reduce the chance of accidents and having an institutional driver's license are among the variables that have emerged for the betterment of safety. Therefore, identifying factors that can makes these transportation systems safer will allow service managers and controllers to optimize passenger and driver safety.

Keywords: paratransit, safety and security, negative binomial model, sustainable mobility
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Received: April 30, 2022; Accepted: December 4, 2022; Published: January 25, 2023  Show citation

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Ahmed, M.T., Bin Siraj, M.S., & Campisi, T. (2023). Paratransit Safety as a Key Resource for Sustainable Mobility in Developing Countries. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 25(1), F15-25. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2023.018
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