ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered day-to-day life worldwide, including the perceived risks associated with travel. Ride-sourcing can augment the mobility of those without access to private vehicles and who are reluctant to use public transit. Using data from a web-based survey, this study investigates the influence of the first wave of the pandemic on ride-sourcing use in the Greater Toronto Area. Among pre-pandemic ride-sourcing users, 18% use ride-sourcing more frequently during the pandemic, while 54% are using it less frequently. From the econometric model, the most notable finding is that several attributes that influenced ride-sourcing frequency pre-pandemic did not affect ride-sourcing frequency during the pandemic. Attitudinal factors were also found to influence ride-sourcing frequency. The results suggest that the pandemic has had a short-term effect on the frequency of ride-sourcing usage; however, further research is required to determine whether COVID-19 will have long-term impacts on ride-sourcing usage.

摘要

COVID-19 大流行改变了全世界的日常生活，包括与旅行相关的感知风险。拼车服务可以增强那些无法使用私家车和不愿使用公共交通的人的流动性。本研究使用基于网络的调查数据，调查第一波大流行对大多伦多地区打车服务使用的影响。在大流行前的打车用户中，18% 的人在大流行期间更频繁地使用打车服务，而 54% 的人使用频率较低。从计量经济学模型中，最显着的发现是，在大流行前影响打车频率的几个属性并没有影响大流行期间的打车频率。还发现态度因素会影响乘车频率。结果表明，大流行对打车服务的使用频率产生了短期影响；然而，需要进一步研究来确定 COVID-19 是否会对拼车服务的使用产生长期影响。