Uttley, J. and Fotios, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-2410-7641 (2017) Using the daylight savings clock change to show ambient light conditions significantly influence active travel. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 53. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0272-4944
Abstract
This article reports a novel procedure used to investigate whether ambient light conditions affect the number of people who choose to walk or cycle. Pedestrian and cyclist count data were analysed using the biannual daylight-saving clock changes to compare daylight and after-dark conditions whilst keeping seasonal and time-of-day factors constant. Changes in frequencies during a one-hour case period before and after a clock change, when light conditions varied significantly between daylight and darkness, were compared against control periods when the light condition did not change. Odds ratios indicated the numbers of pedestrians and cyclists during the case period were significantly higher during daylight conditions than after-dark, resulting in a 62% increase in pedestrians and a 38% increase in cyclists. These results show the importance of light conditions on the numbers of pedestrian and cyclists, and highlight the potential of road lighting as a policy measure to encourage active travel after-dark.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | Active travel; Walking; Cycling; Daylight; Lighting |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) EP/M02900X/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2017 14:35 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jun 2017 08:36 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.06.003 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.06.003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:117648 |