Prediction and analysis the causes of increasing an illegal e-taxi in Bangladesh municipalities: A case study of Pabna municipality

International Journal of Crowd Science

Md Sohel Rana^1¹  Mital Chakma^1² 

[1] Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Pabna University of Science and Technology , Pabna, Bangladesh ...Show all authors^2;Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Pabna University of Science and Technology , Pabna, Bangladesh^1

关键词: Citizen science;    E-taxi;    Door to door service;    Local public transport;   

DOI  :  10.1108/IJCS-06-2018-0010

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

来源: Emerald Publishing

【 摘 要 】

Purpose This study aims to find out the causes for an increase in the number illegal E-taxis and the extent of these vehicles in the municipalities of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach Based on extensive literature review and field investigation, a set of questionnaires was developed to explore the actual causes for an increase in the number of illegal E-taxis, where ten predicted hypotheses were tested. Findings The result proved that the illegal E-taxi is very active in the study area. Besides the socio-economic condition of the commuter, education level of taxi drivers and commuter satisfaction level (safety and comfort) and provision of continuous and door-to-door service system are the main causes for increasing number of E-taxis in the municipality of Bangladesh. Originality/value Moreover, this study provides an effective thinking on socio-economic condition of drivers and the legalization of illegal E-taxis in the study area.

【 授权许可】

CC BY