Journal of Transportation Engineering and Its Applications ISSN: 3107-4499 (Online)

Authors: Amit Vashisth, Dr. Praveen Aggarwal

Abstract: Increase in traffic volumes associated with school trips give rise to highly congested area also getting diverted from the sustainable development. Traffic generated by the schools put extra stress on the transportation system of that area where the school is located [2]. A case study involving the pupils of nine Bahadurgarh schools was carried out. Pupils as well as their parents were encouraged to take part in the survey and to give their views about mode choice and factors responsible for choosing mode. Pupils as well as their parents were encouraged to take part in the survey and to give their views about mode choice and factors responsible for choosing mode. We observe that 15.93% of pupils surveyed travel to school by car/bike, 39.16% by school bus, 31.13% walk, and 10.66% by bicycle.