With more than 15 million infected people, Brazil ranks as the Latin American country with the most Covid-19 cases reported to date, a fact that has caused a decline in the number of passengers on public transport, which has dropped from 89 % to 79% according to a report by software company Moovit.
Among the information collected during the first quarter of 2021, it was learned that 74% of the population requests an increase in the frequency of transport units, in order to avoid any type of agglomeration.
In the same order of ideas, 57% of those surveyed asked for more information in real time about the arrival of the buses in order to avoid crowds at the stops; in a country that has more than 211 million inhabitants.
The frequency of walkers received an increase of more than double, and is that this aspect increased from 3% to 7%, while shared transport also increased its popularity, which went from 1% to 5%.
Brazilian preferences
36% of the population revealed that even in the midst of the pandemic, they prefer to use public transport. These numbers have almost the same margin of coincidence with the 33% who request greater social distancing and a better distribution of spaces within vehicles.
They don’t feel safe
Of the citizens approached, only 2% showed that they felt safe when using the transport units, a rather worrying figure considering that 45% of Brazilians move through public transport because they have no other way to travel.
Finally, 16% of the opinions agreed that payment systems should be implemented without physical contact, as well as the possibility of acquiring digital tickets through the cell phone.
MaaS (more) on mobility in Latin America
If you are interested in knowing more details and analysis on the state of public transport, specifically in Colombia, sign up and participate for free in the meeting “Latam Mobility Virtual Summit: Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean” that will be held during June 9 and 10.
The virtual event will feature the participation of great references in the sector, from companies such as Autocab, Beat, Moovit, Optibus and Waze, who will participate in the panel called “The state of Mobility as a service (MaaS) in Colombia”.
Register free of charge at: www.latamobilitysummit.com.
Download the Moovit report HERE.
Data: Juan Palacio – Country Manager Latam at Moovit
