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More motorists driven to public transport: Study

By Wang Qian (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-06-24 06:49

Beijing resident Zhuang Yan uses her car mostly on weekends, for drives to the outskirts of the capital.

On weekdays, the 29-year-old public servant simply forgets that she has a car.

She and her husband seldom drive to work, "because it sometimes takes longer by car than on foot, especially during rush hour".

What is more, car maintenance costs too much, Zhuang told China Daily over the phone.

"As oil prices soar, public transport is a wise choice for avoiding traffic jams and parking problems in the capital," she said.

Zhuang is part of a group researchers call "owners of idle cars" - people who have cars but seldom drive them.

One in 10 car owners in the country belongs to such a group, the 2008 Foton Chinese Index for Mobility released on June 11 showed.

The index was derived from a mobility survey jointly conducted by Beijing-based Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd and the Horizon Research Consultancy Group.

The two groups started releasing the index in 2005, offering an insight into the transport habits of the Chinese.

It showed the extent of people's reliance on motor vehicles in social and economic activities, and how private cars could further influence people's lifestyles and way of thinking.

The latest study polled 4,545 people aged between 18 and 60 in 36 cities and towns nationwide.

It saw the Chinese scoring 61.42 points out of a maximum 100 for this year's index, 3.09 points higher than in 2005, showing great strides taken in mobility, the survey said.

However, corresponding developments in the automobile industry have also had negative impacts such as serious traffic congestion and greater strain on limited oil resources in the country.

These factors have prompted more motorists to become owners of idle cars, researchers said.

Four out of 10 of such owners had done so because of spiraling gasoline prices, researchers found.

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