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

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Fig. 4.5 Car Ownership and occupation relationship
of commuters Fig 4.6 P2P Serviceability ratings by commuters

Fig. 4.5 shows that the number of Fig 4.6 shows serviceability factors of P2P
respondents that owns private vehicles in their rated by commuters. Based on the figure above,
household having a total of 243 which is about convenience obtained the highest rating with 9.031.
72.54% of the total respondents while the lowest This is because commuters tend to choose a more
number of respondents that owns and does not own convenient mode for them when going to a specific
a car are those who work in the government. destination. Safety and security and comfortability
were rated 8.866 and 8.860, respectively. P2P has
Private employees are the highest number of CCTV cameras inside the mode which increases the
respondents who already tried riding the P2P level of safety of the mode. Moreover, commuters
compared to other working and non-working adults. have their own personal space and the staff only
One factor that affects this result is the location of accommodates passengers based on the capacity.
the terminal and bus stop of the P2P. It was observed Hence, overcrowding is prevented. Fixed stops and
that the location and bus stop can be found in malls schedules obtained a rate of 8.749 and 8.668,
which are owned by private companies. Some of the respectively. Fixed stops are important since it
terminals are also close to the buildings where these lessens the travel time the bus has to do in order to
respondents work. Hence, private employees have load and unload passengers. On the other hand, fixed
the highest possibility of using the mode due to these schedules are important because it enables
reasons. commuters to manage their time and increase
productivity. Another is less travel time and
Aside from the private employees, it can be cleanliness which resulted to a rating of 8.386 and
observed from the graph that students are next to 8.519, respectively. Less travel time results to earlier
those who work in the private sector in having car time of arrival to the point of destination while
ownership. One reason as to why it ranked second is cleanliness is important for hygienic purposes of
because students tend to choose the most convenient mode. Affordability and organized system were
mode of transportation which is by having a car. The rated as 8.3 and 8.315, respectively. This is because
socio-economic background of the students also commuters have different income and their level of
plays a major role in car ownership since some that affordability differs as well. Organized system was
were interviewed stated that the cars that they own considered since commuters tend to prefer a
were presents on special occasions by their parents systematic and organized service. The introduction
while some of them use it as their home to school of BEEP cards as a mode of payment was also
transportation mode. considered having a rating of 8.232 while proximity
of P2P terminal has a rating of 8.172 due to
accessibility reasons. Amenities obtained a lower
rating of 7.985 compared to other factors.
The factors that have the least ratings
obtained are Availability of Parking Space,
Professional Staff, and Shorter Queues having 7.337,
7.818 and 7.918, respectively.

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