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The Effect of Weather Conditions on Transit Ridership

기상조건이 대중교통수요에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

  • 최상기 (경기대학교 대학원) ;
  • 이종호 (경기대학교 도시.교통공학과) ;
  • 오승훈 (경기대학교 도시.교통공학과)
  • Received : 2013.09.17
  • Accepted : 2013.10.05
  • Published : 2013.11.30

Abstract

In this study, the effects of weather conditions such as rainfall, discomfort index, snowfall, and sensible temperature on public transport demand in Seoul were analyzed using statistical data. The reasons were also derived from the survey. The data for the analysis were collected over the weekdays and weekends, and seasonal data of summer and winter were also gathered separately. Rainfall amount, discomfort index, and sensible temperature except snowfall amount, whose samples were insufficient, decreased the public transport demand by 2-7%. Rainfall amount and sensible temperature were statistically significant. Correlation analysis also showed that rainfall amount and sensible temperature are highly correlated with the demand. To find the reasons, the survey was conducted on citizens living in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. About 30% of the respondents wished to give up using bus when rainfall was heavy or temperature was low. On the contrary, auto and subway users increased by 10%. The results of this study could be used as the basic data when the public transportation planning or operation related policies according to the weather condition are concerned.

본 연구에서는 강우, 불쾌지수, 강설, 체감온도 등 4가지 기상조건이 대중교통수요에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 관련 통계자료를 이용해 분석을 실시하고, 설문조사를 통해 그 이유를 도출하였다. 모든 자료는 일단위로 수집하였고, 평일-주말과 여름-겨울로 구분하여 분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과, 샘플수가 부족한 강설을 제외하고는 강우, 불쾌지수, 체감온도의 기상조건이 대중교통 수요를 약 2~7% 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 수요의 감소폭이 통계적으로 유의한지 알아보기 위해 t-검정을 실시하였는데, 이중 강우와 체감온도가 통계적으로 유의하다는 결과를 얻었다. 상관분석 결과도 강우와 체감온도 2가지 지표가 상대적으로 높은 상관관계를 나타냈으며, 야외에 노출되어있는 버스가 지하철에 비해 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 그리고 통계적으로 유의한 결과가 나온 강우와 체감온도, 2가지 지표에 관한 설문을 실시하였다. 수도권에 거주하는 일반시민을 대상으로 설문을 실시한 결과, 평상시에 응답자 중 약 50%가 버스를 이용하였는데, 이중 강우가 발생하거나 체감온도가 낮아지면 버스 이용이 약 30%대로 감소되는 반면, 승용차와 지하철통행은 약 10% 증가되는 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구 결과는 기후변화에 따른 대중교통정책 및 운영방법 결정에 기초자료로 사용되어질 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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