Rachel Cahill Transport Infrastructure Ireland IN THESE PANDEMIC times, we have seen women bearing a huge share of the load of this crisis.
The study focuses on the travel behaviours of women in Ireland and shows that women have transport needs that are often unmet by current system design. It identifies design challenges and ways to improve equal access to the transport network and found a growing desire among women to take up more sustainable modes of transport.
The study identified life-stage as a critical determinant of travel behaviour. Researchers observed young women juggling many duties such as work, education, household responsibilities and community activities. Interestingly, as many women interviewed grew older, they turned to walking, cycling and public transport for a break from the car on weekends and holidays.The report also found that women feel “heavily responsible” for their safety when travelling. There was an ingrained fear and burden for women going about their daily lives.
19-year-old Alice told researchers that she and her friends are always thinking ahead when getting ready to go out – developing their own workaround to feel safe:
Feels safe? Feels safe If is safe was there ok everyone should be safe but feels safe ? A person's feelings are internal is your solution to put shrinks on buses and trains? Or as some other ridiculous posts have suggested segregation cook coo
what about indigenous trans people of colour?