2018 Volume 16 Issue 4 Pages 367-370
This study focused on ride-share using the private vehicles of local people to examine the possibility of its introduction as a means of daily transportation in low population density regions. When nuclear disasters (nuclear power plant accidents, etc.) occur, it is necessary to evacuate areas contaminated by radiation as soon as possible. However, there will be many people particularly in low population density areas lacking a means to do so. Therefore, this research set the following theoretical hypotheses: 1) there is a linear relationship between the number of people lacking private means of transportation and acceptance of ride-share and 2) there is also a linear relationship between awareness of the danger of nuclear disaster and the acceptance of ride-share. To validate these hypotheses, we conducted an awareness survey of people living near nuclear power facilities, which indicated support for the hypotheses that were established.
