Articles

Evaluation of Travel Time and Cost Burden for Working: A Case Study of Jalalabad City, Nangarhar, Afghanistan

/in /by

Evaluating travel time and cost burden for working in Jalalabad city is one of the key challenges for employees to use their modes of transportation for working place and as well as to examine the travel time difficulties encountered by those traveling to work in Jalalabad city. The everyday commute in urban areas has a substantial influence on the overall quality of life as a whole with longer travel times and congestion putting a strain on commuters’ fulfilment, efficiency, and happiness. Understanding and properly measuring these are critical for politicians and urban planners when developing successful transportation systems and policies. To meet the goals, multiple methods for estimating trip times were used, including survey-based techniques. To gather data on travel behaviors and trip times, declared preference questionnaires and indicated preference surveys were undertaken. The research investigated the average commute time and expense for several professional subjects and places, providing light on the differences in challenges faced by persons in various sectors. In addition, the overall average trip time and cost for various means of transportation were investigated to determine the effectiveness and affordability of every choice. The study’s findings add to the current research by focusing on Jalalabad city, Nangarhar and evaluating commute time burdens for work in the city. This small study wants to improve Jalalabad’s transit system and employees’ well-being by identifying suitable modes of transportation for commuters and important variables impacting these burdens and suggesting feasible solutions. The findings give useful insights for politicians and urban planners in developing specific programs to reduce commuter travel time barriers.

The Relationship between Stress and the Number of Hours That Students in Bangkok Spend Traveling to and Back from School

/in /by

People living in Thailand spend approximately 2 hours traveling every day due to traffic jams and long distances from their home to the destination.[1] The problem is also faced by Thai adolescents, particularly high school students, who are susceptible to experience stress due to traveling to and from school. Thus, this study analyzes the relationship between stress and the number of hours high school students in Bangkok spend commuting to and from school by conducting survey research. The survey was conducted using online questionnaires given out to Thai high school students in Bangkok, where a total of 273 responses were collected and analyzed using Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS). The result shows that commute time, leisure, and the change of transportation types are significantly related to stress with the p values of 0.27, 0.005, and 0.045, respectively. This indicates that stress increases in high school students are due to long commute times greater than 2 hours, less leisure time less than 3 hours, and transportation. Nonetheless, there is no considerable relationship between students’ grades and stress. Thus, travel time can influence teenagers’ stress levels, so children may consider studying near their home to prevent themselves from being stressed.