Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 11(6), pp. 3322 - 3333
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110608
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The Effect of Car and Motorcycle Ownership on Traffic Flow in Tourism Area in Kuta Bali


Ida Bagus Wirahaji 1,*, Putu Alit Suthanaya 2, Dewa Made Priyantha Wedagama 2, Anak Agung Gde Agung Yana 2
1 Engineering Study Program, Udayana University, Indonesia
2 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Udayana University, Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Transport is a fundamental sector of the tourism industry. Transport provides access to tourist attractions and is itself a tourism activity. Tourism plays a key role in stimulating economic growth and attracting more workers, thereby promoting the urbanization of the population. Due to rapid population growth and lack of adequate public transport, private vehicle (cars and motorcycles) ownership is on the rise. In developing countries, private vehicles severely impede urban transport systems. Low-income people are more likely to buy motorcycles, and high-income people are more likely to buy cars. Therefore, these two types of vehicles are usually considered substitutes for each other. The purpose of this study was to analyze people's perceptions of car ownership, motorcycle ownership, use of private vehicles, and traffic flow, and analyze the influence of perceptions of car and motorcycle ownership on perceptions of private vehicle use and perceptions of traffic flow. Perceptions of car and motorcycle ownership are used as exogenous variables. Perceptions of private vehicle use are used as intervening endogenous variables. Perception of traffic flow is used as the endogenous variable. Primary data collection was performed by distributing questionnaires to 200 respondents living in the tourist area of Kuta, Bali, a very popular tourist destination, especially for surfing fans. Respondents were asked about their perceptions, which were analyzed using structural equation models (SEM). Perceptions of car and motorcycle ownership have a significant effect on perceptions of private vehicle use. Perceptions of car ownership and the use of private vehicles have a significant effect on perceptions of traffic flow. Perceptions of private vehicle use can mediate the effect of perceptions of car ownership on perceptions of traffic flow. Perceptions of car ownership have been shown to have a greater impact on perceptions of private vehicle use than motorcycle ownership.

KEYWORDS
Perceptions, Car and Motorcycle Ownerships, Private Vehicle Use, Tourism, Traffic Flow

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ida Bagus Wirahaji , Putu Alit Suthanaya , Dewa Made Priyantha Wedagama , Anak Agung Gde Agung Yana , "The Effect of Car and Motorcycle Ownership on Traffic Flow in Tourism Area in Kuta Bali," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 3322 - 3333, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110608.

(b). APA Format:
Ida Bagus Wirahaji , Putu Alit Suthanaya , Dewa Made Priyantha Wedagama , Anak Agung Gde Agung Yana (2023). The Effect of Car and Motorcycle Ownership on Traffic Flow in Tourism Area in Kuta Bali. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(6), 3322 - 3333. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110608.