DocumentCode :
65479
Title :
Personal security in travel by public transport: the role of traveller information and associated technologies
Author :
Beecroft, Mark ; Pangbourne, Kate
Author_Institution :
Centre for Transp. Res., Univ. of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Volume :
9
Issue :
2
fYear :
2015
fDate :
3 2015
Firstpage :
167
Lastpage :
174
Abstract :
This study focuses on the role of traveller information and associated technologies in supporting personal security in travel by public transport. It reports research undertaken via a workshop involving SWOT analysis and scenario planning and a series of expert interviews. These research activities created a baseline understanding of how personal security issues are currently addressed, and identified potential future issues and how they might be tackled. Information is a major source of confidence and reassurance when travelling and can greatly support perceptions of personal security in travel. There have been significant advances in recent years in the quantity of information available and in delivery mechanisms. However, significant issues remain, particularly in terms of information quality, its representation in the public realm and its ability to support the needs of users. The differences in the relationship between information requirements and related commercial imperatives is shown to be perhaps the critical factor in determining the alternative pathways and associated services, technologies and personal security outcomes which emerge under the different scenarios.
Keywords :
public transport; security of data; strategic planning; traffic information systems; SWOT analysis; information quality; personal security; public transport; scenario planning; traveller information;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Intelligent Transport Systems, IET
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1751-956X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/iet-its.2013.0166
Filename :
7042220
Link To Document :
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