Good day my good friend.
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The latest on the home situation. The dog is still in his bandage and is most unhappy at the lack of walkies. I am taking some very strong painkillers while waiting for an NHS Dentist, but it still hurts so newsletters will be pretty to the point until this is sorted. Fun times.
If you have any suggestions for interesting news items or bits of research to include in this newsletter, you can email me.
You should also join a lot of like-minded people at Mobility Camp in Bristol in September. Get your tickets now.
James
Using predictors of automobility to see where shared used mobility might take off
Many of us know that there are certain indicators that identify whether a person is likely to take up use of the car if given the chance. Primarily psychological ones. This comprehensive study used 40 questions, and identified 7 factors that helped to identify what people are likely to be more positive towards shared mobility.
We conduct exploratory factor analysis and identify seven factors, such as “Car Identity” and “Societal Concern”. We then explore the role of these factors in consumer interest in ride-hailing, carsharing, fully automated vehicles, and electric vehicles through regression analyses. We find that “Societal Concern” predicts interest in all innovations but carsharing, while other factors are more specific.
The elderly use trains differently, and we need to account for that
This study of how elderly people use the high speed rail network in China is brilliant. Really, really, insightful. We know that transport systems are designed with a certain typology in mind – in the UK that is a white, male, middle aged commuter. But designing to such typologies is similar all over the world. It is no different in China.
What I found really interesting was how the ‘sales funnel’ (buying a ticket) of high speed rail effectively excludes the elderly. They tend to travel with companions, while the sales portals are focussed on single sales. They are also less likely to travel at night time.
Random things
These links are meant to make you think about the things that affect our world in transport, and not just think about transport itself. I hope that you enjoy them.
It’s Bailout Season for Crypto Companies (Observer)
Oil Markets Could Face A Doomsday Scenario This Week (Oil Price)
When Security Locks You Out of Everything (Schneier on Security)
World’s largest direct air carbon capture facility will reduce CO2 by .0001% (Electrek)
Something interesting
Now this amazes me. We are feeding more people than ever, but with less land compared to the peak. This is very encouraging indeed.
If you do nothing else today, then do this
Read the Climate Change Committee’s Report to Parliament for 2022. A comprehensive summary of abject failure.
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