ABSTRACT

The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) significantly impacts all sectors and brings the whole population to stuck at home due to a countrywide lockdown in India. Due to the lockdown, the major influence is on students and education systems all over the world. The present study attempts to study the effect of COVID-19 on traffic patterns and choice of mode for the students to reach their host institute. The response survey was carried out, and the pre- and post-travel patterns were investigated for the participants. The interesting finding is that irrespective of the income level, parents are more serious about the safety of their child against COVID-19. As the available infrastructure is not adequate to follow the COVID-19 protocol, parents have insisted on using their personalized mode to send their children to school subject to the utmost social distancing norms followed by schools. Policymakers and planners may use the outcome of the present study to see the impact of educational trips

摘要

由于印度全国范围内的封锁，新型冠状病毒 (COVID-19) 对所有部门都产生了重大影响，并使所有人都呆在家里。由于封锁，主要影响是世界各地的学生和教育系统。本研究试图研究 COVID-19 对交通模式和学生到达其所在学院的模式选择的影响。进行了响应调查，并调查了参与者的旅行前和旅行后模式。有趣的发现是，无论收入水平如何，父母都更加重视孩子对抗 COVID-19 的安全性。由于可用的基础设施不足以遵循 COVID-19 协议，父母坚持使用他们的个性化模式送孩子上学，但要遵守学校遵循的最大社交距离规范。政策制定者和规划者可以使用本研究的结果来了解教育旅行的影响