Gender perception of active mobility: insights from South Asian countries

Abstract

Many countries are promoting active modes of transport (i.e., Walking and cycling) along with sustainable policies to address the existing issues that emerged from motorization. To encourage and attract towards active modes of transport, it is important to understand perception regarding active mobility. Gender perception is a key factor that influences how people choose to travel. This includes their attitudes, beliefs, and opinion towards these modes and their experiences or expectation when using them. The aim of the study is to examine, how active mobility choices differ between men and women in relation to elements of under conceptual framework such as safety concerns, social and cultural norms, infrastructure, accessibility, etc. The selected study area was cycling, and the study focuses on the responses from passengers of three South Asian countries, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal through an online questionnaire and interview survey. The collected data will be analyzed by descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, and Exploratory factorial analysis through SPSS software. Expecting to find, is there any significant difference between gender groups regarding gender perception of cycling. This research will contribute to making policy and planning decisions aimed at promoting sustainable and equitable transportation in South Asia.