Active travel mode users: the least polluting, and the most annoyed by noise, air pollution and road insecurity?

Usagers des modes doux: les moins polluants et les plus gênés par le bruit, la pollution de l’air et l’insécurité routière ?

Sarah Mahdjoub, Martine Hours, Luc Baumstark and Mohamed Mouloud Haddak ()
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Sarah Mahdjoub: UMRESTTE UMR T9405 - Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux
Martine Hours: UMRESTTE UMR T9405 - Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux
Luc Baumstark: GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne - Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon - Saint-Etienne - ENS de Lyon - École normale supérieure de Lyon - Université de Lyon - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Mohamed Mouloud Haddak: UMRESTTE UMR T9405 - Unité Mixte de Recherche Epidémiologique et de Surveillance Transport Travail Environnement - UCBL - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Université de Lyon - IFSTTAR - Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux

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Abstract: Purpose: Exposure to road traffic nuisance, such as noise, air pollution and traffic accidents, can lead to feelings of annoyance or road insecurity. Annoyance is defined as a feeling of displeasure claimed by an individual or group to be adversely affecting them, diminishing long-term quality of life; road insecurity is recognized as affecting welfare. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants (sociodemographic, socioeconomic, and related to daily mobility) of annoyance by noise and air pollution and of road insecurity. Methods: A sample of 720 subjects, aged 18 years and over, living in the Rhône Département (France) in 2013 was interviewed by questionnaire. Annoyance and feeling of road insecurity were estimated on a 10-point scale from 1 (not annoyed) to 10 (highly annoyed) for each nuisance, with a threshold of 8. Results: The main finding was that active travel mode users experienced greater annoyance, whatever the nuisance than motorized users. Conclusions: The least polluting are the most annoyed. These results are very interesting. Active travel mode users help improve air quality, alleviate traffic congestion and minimize the risk of road-accidents, as well as improving their own health. In a context in which active travel modes and public transport are being promoted, active travelers might be protected against such annoyance, liable to hinder the development of such a practice.

Keywords: road insecurity; active travel modes; annoyance; noise; air pollution; gêne; bruit; pollution de l’air; insécurité routière; modes doux (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-10-19
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Published in RTS. Recherche, transports, sécurité, 2018, 2018, 13p. ⟨10.25578/RTS_ISSN1951-6614_2018-04⟩

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