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Taking the Moral High Ground?: The Reduction of Private Car Usage Through a Sense of Obligation

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  • David Broadstock
  • Alan Collins
  • Adam Cox
  • Neil Ferguson
  • Lee Woods

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This study investigates the extent to which a sense of moral pressure to reduce car usage is influenced by household decisions about vehicle use. There is a higher probability of feeling moral pressure among those driving more, those driving larger vehicles, and those using more fuel-efficient vehicles. This moral pressure is found to decrease for households with higher income and households further away from a city centre. Results suggest that there is room to shape transport policies to focus on those households that feel less moral pressure in reducing use of personal automotive vehicles.

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  • David Broadstock & Alan Collins & Adam Cox & Neil Ferguson & Lee Woods, 2020. "Taking the Moral High Ground?: The Reduction of Private Car Usage Through a Sense of Obligation," Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath, vol. 54(3), pages 177-17-198.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpe:jtecpo:2020:54:3:177--198
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