Hello and thank you for doing this survey. This should take you about 15 minutes. If it takes lots more, just say and I’ll compensate you with a cake, cookie, or cycle ride.
It has four parts.
(1) your transport habits and your cycling experience.
(2) what you would do if there were bike lanes.
(3) a few questions that may be related to cycling.
(4) demographics such as your age, job, location and favourite colour.
If you are currently not based in Singapore, please answer based on your most recent or most likely transport patterns in Singapore.
This survey started out as university academic work. Now I'm in the Singapore civil service, and out of personal interest, I'm hoping to gather enough responses for the results to the relevant to public policy.
Any links you click on should open in a new window. It might be useful to keep these open for reference. Don’t worry, there are no correct answers and it’s not a memory test. And it's fine if you haven’t decided your favourite colour, I haven’t either. Ok here we go.
(And here’s some fine print if you like reading the stuff. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can withdraw from the survey at any point.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you can contact me by email at the address specified below.) Think about the usual journeys that you make on weekdays. What modes of transport do you usually use for these journeys? (tick all that apply)
On average, on a weekday, how much time do you spend on each mode of transport? Think about the usual journeys that you make on weekends. What modes of transport do you usually use for these journeys? (tick all that apply)
On average, on a Saturday or Sunday, how much time do you spend on each mode of transport?
How often do you cycle, on average?
Do you cycle for transport or for recreation?
Do you own a bike, or have convenient access to a bike?
Have you cycled as a mode of transport in other countries?
Have you seen bike lanes or cycling as a mode of transport in other countries?
Which countries? (optional) Before continuing, please click here to read some information
(if you take a while a reminder will pop up saying you will time out of the survey after 15 minutes - just click on one of the answers below and change it later) Let’s assume you can cycle, you have a bike, and other people cycle for transport too.
Taking into consideration all the information provided earlier, if Singapore had a cycling system as described above, would you cycle as a mode of transport?
Suppose Singapore had a cycling system as described earlier, with lanes, parking, licenses and laws. You indicated that you would cycle, or would consider cycling. Why would you cycle? (tick all that apply)
Think about what would be your most frequent journey by bike. What would be the distance of this journey? (click here to measure your journey)
If this is a there-and-back journey with just one destination, use the one-way distance.
If this is a round trip with several stops, use the entire loop distance.
And what would be the main purpose of this journey?
How often would you make this journey by bike?
This journey by bike - what current modes of transport would it replace? (tick all that apply)
Select the option even if this is a partial replacement, e.g. if your journey by bike replaces 3 stations on the MRT, but you still have to take the MRT after that --> still select MRT.
How long does this journey take, using your current modes of transport?
This refers to the total amount of the journey that you would change to cycling. If you already cycle this journey, just select the journey time.
Are there other journeys you would make regularly by bike?
Think about what would be your next most frequent journey by bike. What would be the distance of this journey? (click here to measure your journey)
If this is a there-and-back journey with just one destination, use the one-way distance.
If this is a round trip with several stops, use the entire loop distance.
And what would be the main purpose of this journey?
How often would you make this journey by bike?
This journey by bike - what current modes of transport would it replace? (tick all that apply)
Select the option even if this is a partial replacement, e.g. if your journey by bike replaces 3 stations on the MRT, but you still have to take the MRT after that --> still select MRT.
How long does this journey take, using your current modes of transport?
This refers to the total amount of the journey that you would change to cycling.
Are there other journeys you would make regularly by bike?
Think about what would be your next most frequent journey by bike. What would be the distance of this journey? (click here to measure your journey)
If this is a there-and-back journey with just one destination, use the one-way distance.
If this is a round trip with several stops, use the entire loop distance.
And what would be the main purpose of this journey?
How often would you make this journey by bike?
This journey by bike - what current modes of transport would it replace? (tick all that apply)
Select the option even if this is a partial replacement, e.g. if your journey by bike replaces 3 stations on the MRT, but you still have to take the MRT after that --> still select MRT.
How long does this journey take, using your current modes of transport?
This refers to the total amount of the journey that you would change to cycling.
Are there other journeys you would make regularly by bike?
That's great. Now to save you clicking through the questions yet again, just fill in the details of your journey in the text boxes below, thanks.
If there's more than one journey you'd like to detail here, please indicate their separate details clearly.
For example,
distance - (1) 10km, (2) 5km
purpose - (1) visit grandparents, (2) go music lesson
frequency - (1) once a week, (2) twice a week
Click here for distance measurement.
Modes of transport replaced Travel time with current modes of transport Suppose that Singapore has a cycling system as described earlier, with lanes, parking, licences and laws. To use the bike lanes, you have to pass a safety test to obtain a licence, and renew your licence each year.
Suppose that you have to pay for this cyclist licence, and pay a renewal fee each year. This money would go towards the cost of building and maintaining the cycling system.
Note: The licence is for you as a cyclist, not for your bike.
For information on the costs of other forms of transport - road tax for cars click here ; bus, train, taxi fares click here. How much would you pay for a cyclist licence?
Tick 'yes' for the highest value you would pay.
Tick 'maybe' for the values you might be willing to pay.
Tick 'no' for the first value you would not pay.
For example:
I'm happy to pay up to $10 = $10 --> Yes
But $30 is too much = $30 --> No
Values in between = $15, $20 --> Maybe
How much would you pay for a renewal fee each year?
Tick 'yes' for the highest value you would pay.
Tick 'maybe' for the values you might be willing to pay.
Tick 'no' for the first value you would not pay.
Did you find these last two questions confusing to answer?
And if with a cycling system, you would cycle more than you do now, what factors currently deter you from cycling? (tick all that apply)
You indicated that you would not cycle even if Singapore had a cycling system as described earlier, with lanes, parking, licenses and laws. Why? (tick all that apply)
Would you still support the idea of bike lanes and cyclist licences for others?
If you would not cycle, why would you still support a cycling system for others? (tick all that apply)
Suppose the government decides to build a cycling system as described earlier, with lanes, parking, licences and laws. In order to cover the costs, taxes have to be increased for one year. How much more tax (for one year) would you pay in support of the cycling system?
Tick 'yes' for the highest value you would pay.
Tick 'maybe' for the values you might be willing to pay.
Tick 'no' for the first value you would not pay.
In the lowest category of income tax ($20,000 – $30,000), the maximum possible tax is $350. In the highest category of income tax (above $320,000), the minimum tax is $42,700.
(click here for current rates of income tax.)
Are you, in principle, against paying tax?
Did you find the payment question above confusing to answer?
Why would you not support a cycling system for others? (tick all that apply)
Do you drive more often than you take public transport? (if you don’t hold a driving licence please select no)
Suppose that due to increasing pressure on the transport system, road tax has to be increased. How much more road tax per year would you pay before you would change your mode of transport?
Tick 'yes' for the highest value you would pay.
Tick 'maybe' for the values you might be willing to pay.
Tick 'no' for the first value you would not pay.
In the lowest category of road tax (600cc and below), the maximum possible tax is $313. In the highest category of road tax (3,000cc and above), the minimum tax is $2,387.
(click here for current rates of road tax)
Which mode of transport would you change to? (click here for bus, train, taxi fares; click here for car road tax rates)
Did you find the payment question above confusing to answer?
Suppose that due to increasing pressure on the transport system, public transport fares have to be increased. How much more would you pay per ride before you would change your mode of transport?
Tick 'yes' for the highest value you would pay.
Tick 'maybe' for the values you might be willing to pay.
Tick 'no' for the first value you would not pay.
Most bus rides cost between $0.64 and $2.25 for adults, $0.64 and $0.69 for senior citizens, and $0.39 and $0.44 for students.
MRT rides cost between $0.68 and $1.82 for adults, $0.68 and $0.73 for senior citizens, and $0.39 and $0.49 for students. (click here for more details) Which mode of transport would you change to? (click here for bus, train, taxi fares; click here for car road tax rates)
Did you find the payment question above confusing to answer?
A few questions - you don't have to think about cycling to answer these. Please indicate how true each of the following statements are with regards to your own behaviour.
0 = Never true; 5 = Half-true; 10 = Always true How healthy do you consider yourself to be?
How often do you engage in the following types of exercise?
Last set of questions! Just to find out a bit about you - all details will be kept strictly confidential. How old are you? What is your ethnicity? What is your highest educational qualification? What type of job do you do? What is your annual household income before tax, from all sources?
(household refers to family members and/or partners you live with) What type of housing do you live in? Which part of Singapore do you live in?
(go according to your nearest MRT station) Are you Singaporean or a PR? If you are not Singaporean, how long have you lived in Singapore? What is your name and/or email address? (optional) Any criticisms of this survey? (tick all that apply)
Lastly, how do you feel about the idea of bike lanes in Singapore?
Please click 'continue' below - this is to ensure your response is registered as complete. Thank you! Any feedback or questions are welcome: Thank so much for your time and sorry it took so long. Please click 'continue' below - this is to ensure your response is recorded as complete.
Since I can’t buy you a drink online, here are two neat little videos from Transport for London. If you’ve seen that already, try this from Danny Macaskill. In addition, here's an article I wrote on cycling for the gem of a website, Red Sports.
My dissertation report was written in September 2009, click here to read it. I'm still collecting survey responses in hope of writing a policy paper on the topic, so please help spread the word! Send it round - http://abetterride.wordpress.com.
Any more questions or thoughts are welcome on the blog, A Better Ride. Thank you once again. |
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