This is among the first studies to provide empirical evidence on active school travel rates and determinants before and after the first Covid-19 lockdown in spring 2020. We have collected and analyzed primary survey data on the school travel patterns of 472 school-age children in Hanoi, Vietnam. The findings show that the Covid-19 pandemic has been quite detrimental: once schools reopened, the prevalence of active school travel decreased from 53% to less than 31%. Where parents, especially mothers, did not face barriers to motorized travel, they assumed the role of chauffeur. Parents who were more concerned about community infections were more motivated to shift children to motorized modes. Walking was more affected than cycling because it was seen as more likely to lead to physical contact and virus transmission. Active school travel dropped more steeply in urban districts (as opposed to poorer, non-urban districts) and in those areas where home-school distances were the largest. It appears that the most common perceptions around barriers to active school travel have been exacerbated during the pandemic as parents and children adapt to “the new normal”.

这是首批提供关于 2020 年春季第一次 Covid-19 封锁前后积极学校旅行率和决定因素的实证研究之一。我们收集并分析了关于 472 名学龄儿童学校旅行模式的初步调查数据越南河内。调查结果表明，Covid-19 大流行非常有害：一旦学校重新开学，积极的学校旅行的流行率从 53% 下降到不到 31%。在父母，尤其是母亲，没有面临机动车出行障碍的情况下，他们承担了司机的角色。更担心社区感染的父母更有动力将孩子转移到机动模式。步行比骑自行车受到的影响更大，因为它被认为更有可能导致身体接触和病毒传播。在城市地区（相对于较贫穷的非城市地区）和家庭与学校距离最大的地区，积极的学校旅行下降得更快。随着家长和孩子适应“新常态”，在大流行期间，围绕积极学校旅行障碍的最常见看法似乎有所加剧。