This study reports variation in safety perceptions in transit environments, based on samples of university students in 18 cities on six continents who responded to an identical 45-question survey (N= 13,323 university students). We explore potential links between students’ fears and sexual victimization and conclude that sexual harassment affects their behavior and mobility. Student mobility was affected by avoidance strategies prompting some transit riders to travel at particular times, on travel routes and settings that are deemed especially risky, or even avoiding using transit completely. Findings highlight the importance of city–country contexts for transit safety.

这项研究报告了交通环境中安全感知的变化，基于对六大洲 18 个城市的大学生样本的回答，他们对相同的 45 个问题的调查（N = 13,323 名大学生）做出了回应。我们探索学生的恐惧和性受害之间的潜在联系，并得出结论，性骚扰会影响他们的行为和流动性。学生的流动性受到回避策略的影响，这些策略促使一些公交乘客在特定时间、在被认为特别危险的旅行路线和环境中旅行，甚至完全避免使用公交。研究结果强调了城乡环境对交通安全的重要性。