Driving Behaviour and Sustainable Mobility—Policies and Approaches Revisited

Ali Keyvanfar, Arezou Shafaghat, Nasiru Zakari Muhammad and M. Salim Ferwati
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Ali Keyvanfar: Center for Energy Research, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
Arezou Shafaghat: Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
Nasiru Zakari Muhammad: Faculty of Engineering, Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, PMB 3244, Kano 20027, Nigeria
M. Salim Ferwati: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Engineering, Qatar University, Doha P.O.Box 2713, Qatar

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-27

Abstract: Climate change is receiving increasing attention in recent years. The transportation sector contributes substantially to increased fuel consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and poor air quality, which imposes a serious respiratory health hazard. Road transport has made a significant contribution to this effect. Consequently, many countries have attempted to mitigate climate change using various strategies. This study analysed and compared the number of policies and other approaches necessary to achieve reduced fuel consumption and carbon emission. Frequency aggregation indicates that the mitigation policies associated with driving behaviours adopted to curtail this consumption and decrease hazardous emissions, as well as a safety enhancement. Furthermore, car-sharing/carpooling was the least investigated approach to establish its influence on mitigation of climate change. Additionally, the influence of such driving behaviours as acceleration/deceleration and the compliance to speed limits on each approach was discussed. Other driving behaviours, such as gear shifting, compliance to traffic laws, choice of route, and idling and braking style, were also discussed. Likewise, the influence of aggression, anxiety, and motivation on driving behaviour of motorists was highlighted. The research determined that driving behaviours can lead to new adaptive driving behaviours and, thus, cause a significant decrease of vehicle fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions.

Keywords: driving behaviour; fuel consumption; carbon emission; safety; mitigation policy; climate change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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