Factors Impacting of Travels by Bus for the Visually Impaired in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Authors

  • สาวิตรี ศรีพยัคฆ์
  • เหมือนมาศ วิเชียรสินธุ์

Keywords:

Visually Impaired, Mode Choice, Binary Logit Model, Bangkok Metropolitan Region

Abstract

This article presented the recommendation to support the visually impaired in traveling to schools or workplaces by using a questionnaire to collect data and making a binary logit model. The model was based on the utility theory using SPSS program. The study indicated that at present most of the visually impaired decide to travel by the public buses about 24.7%. The factors that significantly affected the choices of bus mode were the fares and the level of education. The model was well estimated with the accuracy of 84.0 %. The findings are useful for the relevant authorities to understand visually impaired. The authorities should control the fares for them at a price range from 20 to 30 baht per trip or at 25.50 baht average per trip.

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Published

2020-06-22

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ศรีพยัคฆ์ ส. . . and วิเชียรสินธุ์ เ. . ., “Factors Impacting of Travels by Bus for the Visually Impaired in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region”, Eng. & Technol. Horiz., vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 56–62, Jun. 2020.

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2017): April -June

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Research Articles

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