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Title:: Research on students school trip characteristics in compulsory education stage in small and mediumsized

Author(s):: GAO Yue-er; CHEN Xiao-hong; LI Jia; FAN Hui; 1. School of Architecture, Huaqiao University， Xiamen 361021, Fujian, China; 2. School of Transportation Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China; 3. Institute of Urban and Integrated Transport planning, Shanxi Transportation Research Institute, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China

Keywords:: traffic environment; school trip characteristics; survey design; primary and junior high school students; small and mediumsized city; weekend trip

Abstract:: Students’ school trip is their main trip during compulsory education stage. Take Jinjiang in Fujian province as example, this paper studied 2 026 primary and junior high school students school trip characteristics in compulsory education stage. Combined with students school trip modes and differences in cognitive development, a sophisticated survey was designed. The results show that, the nonboarding rate for pupils is over 90%, regular primary school students mainly walk to school, and most of them walk independently in the traffic environment; demonstration primary school students mainly use private motorized vehicles. The nonboarding rate for students in junior high school with accommodation is around 50%, regular junior high school students weekday school trip primarily use nonmotorized mode, and private motorized trip mode is still the key mode for high quality junior high school students weekday trip and weekend trip. 