Household Car and Motorcycle Ownership and Transaction Behavior through a Life-Course Approach - a Case in Taipei City

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One of the most pressing problems in today’s urban transportation environment is the ever-increasing number of private motor vehicles. To tackle this problem, many researchers start looking for factors that lead to travel behavioral changes. While most early studies in Taiwan take a cross-sectional approach and show a somewhat inconsistent result regarding the relationship between car and motorcycle ownership, this study assumes, arguably, that a longitudinal approach is necessary for better understanding of the problem. Based on empirical results of longitudinal analyses, this study finds that: 1) there is a positive association between life stages of honeymooner and crowded nester and the alternative of increasing a motorcycle; 2) the experience of exposure to motorcycle early in life have a positive effect on motorcycle acquirement and motorcycle replacement decision later in life; 3) households already owning motorcycle(s) are more likely to buy a car.

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  • CRID
    1390001205290150016
  • NII Article ID
    130003384840
  • DOI
    10.11175/easts.10.567
  • ISSN
    18811124
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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