Masalah kesesakan lalu lintas dan pencemaran alam sekitar telah menyebabkan pihak universiti cenderung untuk menggalakkan para pelajar berbasikal dalam kawasan kampus. Aktiviti berbasikal memberi impak banyak positif berbanding penggunaan kenderaan bermotor. Justeru, untuk meningkatkan budaya berbasikal dalam kalangan pelajar, adalah sangat penting untuk memahami faktor- faktor yang mempengaruhi dan menghalang pelajar berbasikal dalam kawasan kampus. Data kajian telah diperoleh melalui 7 hari kajian diari diikuti dengan dua tinjaun soal selidik. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis corak perjalanan pelajar yang berbasikal di Kampus Kejuruteraan, Universiti Sains Malaysia serta untuk menyiasat tahap kesedaran mereka terhadap jejak karbon. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa corak perjalanan mempunyai perbezaan besar antara hari- hari biasa dan hujung minggu. Selain itu, penyediaan kemudahan berbasikal yang mencukupi merupakan inisiatif dalam mengintegrasikan budaya berbasikal di universiti. Di samping itu, berkenaan tahap kesedaran pelajar terhadap jejak karbon hanya 16.3 % dari 86 responden memahami informasi tersebut. Model- model Regrasi Ordinal juga dibangunkan untu mengenal pasti faktor- faktor dan maklumat dari peranti yang mempengaruhi tanggapan pelajar dalam berbasikal di kampus. Keputusan kajian mendapati lelaki lebih tertarik pada maklumat jarak perjalanan dan halaju, manakala perempuan lenih tertarik pada pengunaan kalori dan jarak perjalanan. Maklumat- maklumat dari kajian ini merupakan salah satu strategi dalam menggalakkan budaya berbasikal untuk kelestarian kampus.
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The increased road congestion problem and environmental pollution has led to as an interest in promoting cycling for utilitarian purposes in the campus. Commuting by bicycle has advantages over other modes of transport. Therefore, in order to increase the cycling culture among the students it is essential to understand the obstacles and the influencing factors that could affecting the students’ interest to cycle. In this study, the data were collected through 7 days travel log survey together with two phases of questionnaires. Targeted respondents for the survey were 86 cyclists which was 19.8% of the total cyclist population in this campus. The objectives of this study is to determine the characteristics and travel patterns of the students that cycling in Engineering Campus and to investigate the awareness towards carbon footprint among the students that cycling in the campus. The results from the survey showed that there are major differences in travel pattern between weekdays and weekends. Besides, improving the cycling facilities and encourage cycling culture through policies and practices appear to inspire students to commute by bicycle more frequently. In term of awareness towards carbon footprint information there are only 16.3% out of 86 respondents fully understand and appreciate it. Ordinal Regressions models were also developed in order to identify which factors and information from the cycling devices had affected the students’ perception towards cycling in the campus. In a state of gender, male likely interested to the information such as trip distance and speed information, whereas female are more interested to calorie consumption and trip distance information. This information is a plausible strategy to encourage active transportation such as cycling among students in the campus for the sustainability of the campus.
The effect on carbon footprint information to encourage cycling among students in Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia / Khairunnisa Zulkifly