Authors:
Afolayan Isaac Olayinka, Olagbemiro Joshua Olayemi, Olakulehin Tiamiyu Hammed, Oyeleye Amos Olumuyiwa, Ogundele Ayodele Victor and Babalola Obasanjo James |
Abstract:
The post-mobile era presents us with countless challenges in every facet of our lives. For instance, in
order to make a purchase, we must travel to the market, but thanks to mobile commerce, mobile phones
enable us to conduct business from the comfort of our homes. Today's traffic system needs to improve
in efficiency to handle the demand for travel that is only going to increase as well as the need to lessen
its impact on the environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate how GSM has affected the
city of Ibadan's travel demand. Stratified random sample and purposive sampling strategies were
employed in the study to deliver 125 well-structured questionnaires to the chosen road users from the
chosen vehicle park within the city of Ibadan. The results indicate that the majority of respondents, or
53.6% of the sample, make trips with a purpose. Trip purpose is significant in the study area and
contributes to an increase in traffic flow. Due to the many businesses that each study participant
operates, it was found that minibuses and taxis were the most readily available modes of transportation
for mobility along the study's chosen routes. Additionally, the study's findings indicate that the usage
of GSM can occasionally have a substantial impact on the influence of travel demand. The findings
demonstrated that, at a significance level of 0.05, each of the three selected indices (cost of travel,
purpose of journey, and traffic reduction) had a statistically significant difference between the group
means, with R equal to 0.74. The study's findings revealed that, the purpose of a journey plays a
significant role in the study area and increases traffic flow using the available transportation options.
The cost of services, the cost of the journey, and other factors were taken into account to determine
the demand for travel. Similarly, there is a favorable correlation between human conduct and cell
phones. In order to ensure efficient and long-lasting communication, it was suggested that the
government create a policy requiring all mobile phone service providers to meet certain standards. |
