Problems and Obstacles of People Who Cycling in Hatyai City Municipality and Khohong Town Municipality, Songkhla Province

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Published: Jan 1, 2018
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Poonyanuch Ruthirako
Geo-informatic Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hatyai University, Songkhla

Abstract

The research aimed to study the problems and obstacles of people who cycling in Hatyai City Municipality and Khohong Town Municipality, Hatyai District, Songkla Province. The samples of 400 population were selected by convenience sampling method. A questionnaire was used as a research instrument and t-test and F-test were utilized to analyze the data. The results showed that most of people are do not cycling in daily life (67.5 percents). There are only 32.5 percent do cycling and the objective of cycling is for exercise (24.8 percent). The frequency of cycling are 1-2 days per week (13.8 percent). The cycling distance is about 1.1-3.0 km (9.8 percent) and time of cycling is 15-30 minutes (11.3 percent). The top three problems and obstacles that affected the people to cycling in Hatyai City Municipality and Khohong Town Municipality are feeling unsafety, no bike lane, and no bicycle parking area. But the least problems and obstacles is the feeling of
being looked down as poor people.

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Ruthirako, P. (2018). Problems and Obstacles of People Who Cycling in Hatyai City Municipality and Khohong Town Municipality, Songkhla Province. University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Journal Humanities and Social Sciences, 38(1), 54–70. Retrieved from https://so06.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/utccjournalhs/article/view/153933
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Vol. 38 No. 1 (2018): January - March 2018
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Research Articles

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ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยหอการค้าไทย ห้ามมิให้นำเนื้อหา ทัศนะ หรือข้อคิดเห็นใด ๆ ของผลงานไปทำซ้ำ ดัดแปลง หรือเผยแพร่ ไม่ว่าทั้งหมดหรือบางส่วนโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากมหาวิทยาลัยหอการค้าไทยก่อน

 

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