The contrasted evolution of cycling during youth. Determinants of bicycle ownership and use

IF 3.1 3区工程技术 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI:10.1080/15568318.2023.2223139

Aurélie Schmassmann , Daniel Baehler , Patrick Rérat

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Abstract

Cycling during youth is characterized in many countries by two trends: its decline over the course of several decades (termed the generation effect) and its decline over the life course of individuals (the age effect). This paper addresses the age effect through a survey carried out among young people aged 12–20 (n = 1,358) in a Swiss city. It goes beyond the cyclist/non-cyclist dichotomy and identifies several cases in terms of skills (ability to ride a bike), access (ownership of a bike), and uses (reasons for and frequency of cycling). While most young people (98%) learned how to ride a bike as a child, an important minority do not continue cycling beyond childhood. Among those who continue, the use of the bike often changes over time to become less utilitarian and more recreational and occasional. The main determinants explaining cycling practices among young people are socialization (the parents’ cycling practices and level of education), gender, and the spaces of everyday life (place of residence and school). The results point to several levers to foster cycling among young people, to anchor sustainable mobility practices for years to come.

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青年时期自行车运动的对比演变。自行车拥有和使用的决定因素

在许多国家，青少年时期骑自行车有两种趋势：一是在几十年的时间里逐渐减少（称为代际效应），二是在个人的一生中逐渐减少（年龄效应）。本文通过对瑞士某城市 12-20 岁的年轻人（n = 1,358 人）进行调查，探讨了年龄效应。它超越了骑自行车与不骑自行车的二分法，从技能（骑自行车的能力）、机会（拥有自行车）和用途（骑自行车的原因和频率）方面确定了几种情况。虽然大多数年轻人（98%）在孩提时代就学会了骑自行车，但有相当一部分人在孩提时代之后就不再骑自行车了。在那些继续骑自行车的人中，自行车的用途往往会随着时间的推移而发生变化，功利性减弱，娱乐性和偶然性增强。年轻人骑自行车的主要决定因素是社会化（父母骑自行车的习惯和教育水平）、性别和日常生活空间（居住地和学校）。研究结果指出了促进年轻人骑自行车的几个杠杆，以便在未来的岁月中巩固可持续的交通实践。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Sustainable Transportation provides a discussion forum for the exchange of new and innovative ideas on sustainable transportation research in the context of environmental, economical, social, and engineering aspects, as well as current and future interactions of transportation systems and other urban subsystems. The scope includes the examination of overall sustainability of any transportation system, including its infrastructure, vehicle, operation, and maintenance; the integration of social science disciplines, engineering, and information technology with transportation; the understanding of the comparative aspects of different transportation systems from a global perspective; qualitative and quantitative transportation studies; and case studies, surveys, and expository papers in an international or local context. Equal emphasis is placed on the problems of sustainable transportation that are associated with passenger and freight transportation modes in both industrialized and non-industrialized areas. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial evaluation by the Editors and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert reviewers. All peer review is single-blind. Submissions are made online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.