The Challenge of Using Public Transport: Descriptions by People with Cognitive Functional Limitations

Jenny Rosenkvist (), Ralf Risser, Susanne Iwarsson, Kerstin Wendel and Agneta Ståhl
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Jenny Rosenkvist: Lund University, Sweden
Ralf Risser: Lund University, Sweden
Susanne Iwarsson: Lund University, Sweden
Kerstin Wendel: Lund University, Sweden
Agneta Ståhl: Lund University, Sweden

The Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2009, vol. 2, issue 1, 65-80

Abstract: This paper describes the findings of a study aiming to achieve deeper insight into reasons people with cognitive functional limitations cease to use public transport. Semi-structured interviews in combination with a qualitative content analysis were performed with nine participants. The results showed that reasons not to use public transport were to some degree a usability problem—both real and imagined. Other reasons were that participants had changed from buses or trains to other modes of transport or had psychologically adapted themselves to a new situation which meant that they did not miss using public transport.

Keywords: usability; accessibility; semi-structured interviews; environment; urban areas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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