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“Transportation for A Better Life:
                                                                              Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

                                                                                    23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

             residents. However, it can be seen that the ratings for
             safety  by  the  residents  aged  69-78  are  low  which   "Habal-Habal" Rating vs. Age
             could  probably  be  due  to  the  reason  that  some   5
             tricycles are too exposed and too fast which for older   4.5
             people can cause anxiety. Another reason could be is   3.5 4
             that they have already experienced a lot of accidents   3                          Comfort
             in this mode.                                         Average Rating  2.5          Travel Time
                                                                    1.5 2                       Cleanliness

                         Jeepney Rating vs. Age                      1
                                                                    0.5                         Safety
                    5                                                0                          Connectivity
                  4.5
                    4
                 Average Rating  2.5          Comfort                Fig. 12. Habal-Habal Rating vs. Age
                  3.5
                                                                                Age
                    3
                                              Travel Time
                    2
                  1.5
                                              Cleanliness
                    1
                  0.5                         Safety                 As seen from the fig. 12, ages 19-28 gave
                    0                         Connectivity    high ratings for habal-habal mainly because of their
                                                              current  ages  which  give  them  more  stamina,
                                                              endurance  and  more  flexibility  to  choose  a  mode
                              Age                             such  as  this  mode  which  is  very  fast  and  very
                                                              exposed. The safety rating is evidently higher for this
                      Fig. 11. Jeepney Rating vs. Age         age  range  because  of  the  aforementioned  reason.
                                                              Oppositely, safety is rated lowest for those aged 69-
                    As  seen  from  the  fig.  11,  the  comfort   78 because there are more safe alternatives instead
             attribute stands out again for having a high grade.   of a speeding motorcycle.
             This could be because jeepneys have a high capacity
             that could accommodate a large number of people
             and  the  commuters  of  all  ages  might  prefer  this     Private Car Rating vs. Age
             situation because they are able to seat comfortably.    5
             Especially those from the commuters aged 69-78 as      4.5
             they would prefer to be able to sit down comfortably   3.5 4
             on a public vehicle which a jeepney provides. It can    3                          Comfort
             also be noticed that the connectivity among all the   Average  Rating  2.5
             age ranges is rated very low which could probably       2                          Travel Time
             be because jeepneys have designated routes and are     1.5                         Cleanliness
             not flexible when it comes to the desired destinations   0.5 1                     Safety
             of the passengers.                                      0                          Connectivity


                                                                                Age

                                                                      Fig. 13. Private Car Rating vs. Age

                                                                     As  seen  from  the  figure,  the  participants
                                                              aged 69-78 evidently prefers the safety private cars
                                                              provide  more  than  the  other  ranges.  This  could
                                                              probably because at this age, these residents would
                                                              prefer modes wherein they are safely seated inside
                                                              an  enclosed  vehicle,  free  from  outside  factors.
                                                              Another seemingly highly rated factor by all ages is
                                                              the  cleanliness  in  private  cars.  The  main  reason



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