GENDER AND HOUSEHOLDS’ VEHICLE OWNERSHIP AND USAGE BEHAVIOR IN A DEVELOPING CITY

Abstract

In Indonesia, women progressively have started owning/riding motorcycles. Motorcycle is promising for women’s travel but it is also causing driving difficulties that potentially cause accidents, while public transport and paratransit may be less safe. Accordingly, there is a possibility that women use motorcycle as an alternative safety travel. This study attempts to clarify the influence of gender on households’ decisions about vehicle ownership and usage, and to examine the gender differences in motorcycle usage. This study use a questionnaire survey data collected in JABODETABEK area in January 2010. An aggregate analysis was applied and an ordered probit model was developed to capture the impacts of satisfaction level towards paratransit on motorcycle usage. The hypothesis is women who don’t satisfy with the safety of paratransit tend to use motorcycle. The empirical results are: the lower satisfaction for Ojek security has a negative impact on their motorcycle usage for shopping activities.