| Abstrak/Abstract |
There are a lot of research on automobile dependency and the factors influencing
it that has been done. However, these studies were mostly conducted in developed
countries by using a car as the object of research. While the growth in the use of
motorcycles in developing countries, especially in Asia has become a
phenomenon that is inevitable now, not much is known about the processes and
factors that affect motorcycle ownership and dependency in developing countries.
Yet according to some studies the majority of motorcyclists are low-income
people who should have get more attention from the policy maker. There are
allegations that low income people are forced to have a motorcycle because their
specific needs cannot be met by existing public transport services. Therefore, by
using the urban areas of Yogyakarta as a case study, this study intends to: 1)
demonstrate the occurrence of motorcycle dependency in low income people; and
2) model the process of motorcycle dependency in low-income people in terms of
spatial and socio-economic factors that influence it. The process of data
collection is done through a questionnaire to a sample of 437 low-income
households, and interviews with 40 informants. Data from the questionnaire is
processed using descriptive and inferential statistics method, while the interview
data processed by content analysis method. Based on the analysis it can be
concluded that the motorcycle dependency has occurred in low-income people in
Yogyakarta urbanized area. The information from the interview was also used for
modelling the process of someone becoming a captive users of motorcycle based
on their spatial and socioeconomic characteristics. It was found out that there is
the different processes that occur for low-income people living in areas with good
transport service and the poor one. This assessment of the factors that affect
motorcycle dependency on low-income people are expected to give a picture of
the areas that should be prioritized in an inclusive policy to increase accessibility
of a region, either through improved public transport services or the provision of
public facilities that are accessible within a walking distance. |
